My career as a musician crystallized at a young age while learning to play the piano, guitar and violin.
After 18 years of studying classical music, a change in style was inevitable: I finally realized my childhood dream of buying an electric guitar.
The rest was then history.
The proper use of technology and the design of a unique sound was always important to me.
Only with the right equipment and effects was it possible to achieve my true guitar sound.
Milestones
- 1994 Formation of the first metal band Torn To Rise
- Progress of songwriting and live performance
- 1996 Studies in Jazz-guitar at Gustav Mahler Conservatory with Edi Köhldorfer
- 1998 First album Framed
- 1997 Billy Cobham´s album Spectrum changes Rupert´s sight in musical style
- 1998 Formation of the contemporary jazz-fusion band quadrant4
- 1999 Show bands Telefunken and The Jelly Beans
- 2000 Diploma in Jazz-guitar
- 2000 Dorretta Carter And Her Funkmonsters
- 2002 Funkombination – EP Going Back To Brooklyn
- 2002 The Shepherds On a Day in June – qualifier for Songcontest
- 2004 Music schools Wieselburg and Alpenvorland (2007)
- 2005 quadrant4 – album vortex
- 2005 Progressive rock band Glass Moon – EP Once In A Studio
- 2006 Studies in instrumental/vocal education (IGP)
- 2007 EP Glass Moon
- 2007 Diploma IGP
- 2008 German Pop/Rock Band Muttermilch
- 2008-09 Albums Weiss and Zeig dein Verlangen
- 2009 Formation of the progressive rock band Circle of Illusion
- 2009 SoulJazzDub Band Wet Cookies – Album Soul Protection
- 2010 70´s show band Crazy Heels
- 2010 Ray Shames – Recordings for the album Kiss The Muse
- 2011 Waterstone – a European Tour de Chant with modern, mainly self composed chansons in 6 languages
- 2012 Modern-Jazz Band In The Beginning
- 2012 Grooveheadz – live shows in Austria, Turkey, Poland
- 2012 Muttermilch album Colours
- 2013 Energia tour with Russkaja – Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Hungary
- 2013 Circle of Illusion – Album Jeremias – Foreshadow of Forgotten Realms
- 2014 Ray Shames – Album Alleskönner
- 2015 Austrian Newcomer Award for Jacobs Moor
- 2015 Ray Shames – Recordings for the new album Zirkus des Lebens
- 2015 EP release The Evil In Me from Jacobs Moor
- 2015 NEW ENDORSEMENT: Paul Zagler Custom Guitars
- 2015 Formation of the brandnew band Elephants in Paradise
- 2016 Working with Jacobs Moor on new songs for the upcoming LP
- 2016 LP Zirkus des Lebens Ray Shames will be released in autumn
- 2016 Working with Elephants in Paradise on new songs!
- 2016 Ray Shames – new album Zirkus des Lebens
- 2017 LP release Self from Jacobs Moor
- 2017 Jacobs Moor Lyric Video Watching Atrocities
- 2017 New Videos and single releases from Elephants in Paradise
- 2017 Jacobs Moor Release Tour Austria
- 2017 Recordings completed for Elephants in Paradise
- 2017 Single & Video Releases Breaking Bad & Feeding A Lie from EIP
- 2018 Elephants in Paradise LP release Wake Up
- 2018 Alternative Charts Germany #9
- 2018 ARTIST DEAL with sE Electronics
- 2018 Holy Moly Jazzband Deluxe album Hold On For A Minute
- 2019 Holy Moly Jazzband Deluxe album Baby
- 2019 Cooperation with Anubis Artist Service
- 2019 ARTIST DEAL with Auly Guitars
- 2020 ARTIST DEAL with Pyramid Saiten
- 2020 Holy Moly Jazzband Deluxe album Back To Swing!
- 2020 Wake Up Tour Elephants in Paradise & Crematory postponed
- 2021 Elephants in Paradise LP release Extinction – Appetite (chapter I)
- 2021 Elephants in Paradise LP release Extinction – Ignorance (chapter II)
- 2021 Elephants in Paradise LP release Extinction – Destruction (chapter III)
- 2021 Holy Moly Jazzband Deluxe album Let There Be Jazz – A Tribute To AC/DC
- 2022 Elephants in Paradise album Extinction – Trilogy
- 2022 Studio recording for Ray Shames
- 2022 Elephants in Paradise planned Europe Tour with Imperial Age
- 2022 Holy Moly Jazzband Deluxe album For Those About To Jazz – A Tribute To AC/DC
- 2023 many many Holy Moly Jazzband Deluxe shows
- 2023 I-REEN – guitar work for 11-piece band
- 2023 Alex Lovrek – cabaret music show
- 2023 Holy Moly Jazzband Deluxe album Amy! A Tribute To Amy Winehouse
- 2024 work work work…
