Christian Maurer is crossing the borders of musical styles. For many years he has mainly worked as a highly respected sideman (as keyboarder and drummer), before starting his own project: crima. After graduating from the classical conservatory and an additional degree in jazz studies his musical work ranged from jazz to pop music, from Chanson to Latin American music, from electronic music to contemporary classical music. He played with many international artists like drummer Keith Copeland, Allen Blairman, Pete York, saxophonists Olaf Schönborn and Tony Lakatos; singer Viviane de Farias, Nubya, Xavier Naidoo, Hans Hartz, Rolf Stahlhofen, Philippe Huguet, Georg „Mary“ Preuße; guitarist Dany „Labana“ Martinez, keyboarder Jason Wright…. His musical influences started with French electronic pioneer Jean-Michel Jarre, the Beatles, ABBA but also classical musicians like Bach, Beethoven, Chopin. As an adolescent he discovered jazz artists like Bud Powell, Charlie Parker and Miles Davis. The list of musical influences has grown a lot by now as well as the quest for integrating these influences in his personal musical language.