As a drummer Casual-T studied with Prof. Horst Berger, Prof. Wolfgang Schuster, and Prof. Kurt Prihoda, who, at the time, were all members of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, as well as Prof, Gerhard Fromme from the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra.

He also studied privately with renowned drum set artists Kenwood Dennard, Jojo Mayer, Gene Lake, and Marimbaphone soloist Neboja Zivkovic.

[1] As a drummer he has performed with orchestras and chamber music ensembles throughout Europe, as well as numerous bands worldwide.

Amongst these bands was the Austrian Indie-band Bomb Circle,[2][3] as well as NYC-Glam Rock Darlings The Drown.

[4][5] He also performed as a drummer for the Broadway productions of the musicals Chicago (revival) and Spring Awakening, as well as off-broadway, off-off broadway productions and theater festivals such as the world-premiere of "This One Girl's Story", a musical inspired by the proud life of Sakia Gunn, at the 2010 Gayfest NYC, New York International Fringe Festival, and The Gallery Players (whose production for the musical Urinetown, won Outstanding Production of a Musical at the 2007 New York Innovative Theatre Awards.