Duesmann explains, “I was born 1996 in Leipzig, Germany. In my childhood I had 7 years piano and violin lessons. But till the end I had a hard time reading music and keeping on practicing. Instead I started composing my own songs. In 2014 I started teaching myself Fingerstyle. First I was strongly influenced by Pop music and thus by Sungha Jung and the Candyrats Record artists. Later I focused more on the origin of Fingerstyle and taught myself Travis-Picking, Slide and Lap Steel. So my style combines classical and modern elements of Fingerstyle. Today I’m living in Hamburg and am working as a project manager for Steinway and Sons. Till now the music is more a hobby, but it is growing. I think the tracks I wrote have a value and need to be heard.”
“I wrote these tunes while in my teens and recently rediscovered then. Hearing again what I created back then made something in me click. These songs are more than just a sequence of tones or a collection of techniques. They are real and need to be heard. That is when I decided to publish and share them with you. Enjoy!” – Thomas Duesmann
Below you can hear an example of Duesmann's amazing playing on this track called “Survival.” To listen to more, please click the link at the bottom of this page.
