Drummer, Percussionist and Producer Gregor Hilbe has created a catalogue of productions in many different aesthetic and ethnic contexts over years of shaping a personal musical language. Growing up in a cosmopolitan, jazzophile family, his early fascination for the sounds of Miles Davis, Weather Report and the sounds of the 80ies brought him to share a bandroom with his brother and his friends. There, 11 years old, he fell in love with the Minimoog: Electronics became his second instrument. Taking lessons with Jojo Mayer at 16 and following his footsteps as drummer of the Vienna Art Orchestra went along with countless freelance activities including performances with Artists Mark Murphy, Theo Bleckman, Nguyen Lê, Nils Petter Molvaer, Sheila Jordan, Andy Bey, Dave Liebman, Kurt Elling, Joe Lovano, Art Farmer, Bob Mintzer, Joseph Bowie, Monica Zetterlund, Sebastian Studnitzky, Jorge Rossy, Guillermo Klein, Michelle Hendricks etc. Establishing “Tribal Poetry” (tribal drums & electronica) with the ToySun Collective during the 90ies in Paris, he shared the profound experience of meeting Tony Allen, being labelmates on Comet Records. Further collaborations were “Avril” with Laurent Garnier’s Label F-Comm followed by extensive touring (Glastonbury, Montreux, Dour etc.). The cosmopolitan history of the family and the 20 years spent in Paris, London & Berlin have shaped a sound, that connects the zeitgeist with ethnic influences.