KLAUS LEVEN, born 1960 in Recklinghausen, Germany.

Sept. 1969 - Jan. 1977
- Secondary school
1972 - 1977
- Drummer of the school band and first attempts at drawing
1974 - 1976
- First own drums and band
1976 - 1978
- drum lessons by Pit Potlawski, drummer of the band 'Iktus'
1979
- First own apartment in Bochum, Germany
1980 - 1985
- Cartoonist for the 'Revier Markt' publishers in Bochum
1981 - 1983
- Drummer of the latin rock band 'Tudo Bem'
1982 - 1984
- Privat drum lessons with a drums professor of the University of Muenster, Germany
1984 - 1988
- Temporary jobs as a session- and studio drummer
1989
- Co-owner of a music instruments shop until the sale of his share to his partner in 1995
1990 - 1993
- Privat drum lessons with Rainer Schumacher, teacher of the Music school of Bochum
1991
- First pupils
1995 - 1996
- Drummer of the Band 'Lauster's Revier'
July 1996
- First trip to the south of the USA
Nov 1996
- Second trip to the USA and first meeting with the artists and the founder & president of 'CartoonistsAcrossAmerica & TheWorld'
(CAA&TW) in California
1997 - 2007
- Agent and representative of CAA&TW in Europe and session drummer
2004
- Publishing his first non-violent comic book for kids with the aid of sponsors
2006
- Publishing his second comic for kids
1998 - 2006
- Organisation of painting events, drum and cartoon workshops for children with guest artists from the USA in Germany and the Netherlands
1997 - 2006
- Guest artist for different events and workshops in the USA
2006
- Awarded by the California State Assembly and the US Congress

Since 2006
- Session drummer and mainly working as a drums and drawing teacher in Germany

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