Owner of the Tian An Men 89 record label. Author of the "Discography of Eastern European Punk Music 1977-1999" book published in 2000. Episodic contributor to Maximum Rock'n'roll fanzine since 1986. He has been living in Strasbourg, Herat, Kitgum, Tirana, Ternate, Erbil/Hawler, Ahvaz, Rweishid, Dushanbe, Geneva, Goma, Pyongyang, Sukhumi/Akua, Cairo and Jakarta. He also created the cover artwork for some of the releases on his label.