Martin Weber - My Life
02 February 1971 Born in Tettnang near Lake Constance (Germany); second child of Walter Weber and Hedwig Weber. Sister Waltraud and brother Bernd

1975	First musical role at the farewell of my brother Bernd from the kindergarten.
1980	First and only appearance as soloist at a christmas concert of the Steyler Mission's residential school in Aulendorf.
1985	Expulsion from the Accordion Orchestra Meckenbeuren due to missing musicality.
1987	First experiences as musician (bass) and singer in a dance band (one season).
1989	A rainy night in November. Created a first song during a guitar session with Markus Weber.
08 Jan 1990	Appearance during a fund-raising event for Aid for Bolivia.
1990	Shortly after Germany became world champion of soccer, I won a second place in a song contest with my song "SHE".
19 Mar 1993	First concert with own songs in the Graf-Zeppelin-Haus in Friedrichshafen.
13 Nov 1993	First presentation of a musical in the Graf-Zeppelin-Haus in Friedrichshafen.
19 Mar 1995	First presentation of a musical on the main stage in the Graf-Zeppelin-Haus in Friedrichshafen.
1995 - 1997	Attempted Cultural Management studies.
1998	Founded NAVISMO GbR, together with Bernd Weber and Waltraud Weber.
1997 - 1999	Attempted African/Phonetics studies.
2000 - 2002	Staging of the series of four Zeppelin musicals in Friedrichshafen.
2000	First visit to New York "Festival of New Musicals".
2002	Second visit to New York "3-day Intensive Program for New Producers".
2002	Meeting with Gundula Reinig, former assistent to Guenter Irmler, head of STELLA: "Mr. Weber, one day you'll write something nice - but Zeppelin doesn't sell!"
2002	Third visit to New York "3-day Intensive Program for New Producers".
Early 2003	Two-month stay in Hamburg. Conclusion by Mr. Struppek, Artistic Director of STAGE HOLDING: "Try to write something different than Zeppelin".
2003	Two-weeks stay in London. Met Douglas Botting. Started to research for "Lady Zeppelin".
July 2003	Premiere of the children's musical "Land der Blumen" (Land of Flowers) in Friedrichshafen. First time I believe a musical to be good enough to send it to a publishing house.
Dec 2003	Staging of "Marias Kind" (Marias Child). Although being an amateur production, the visitors were enthusiastic.
2004	Founding of the Musical Club Friedrichshafen, elaborating the German-Austrian production "Alamanni", membership in "Mercury Musicals Development", an composer's association.
August 2004	In Memorian of Hugo Eckener: "The Eckener Case", a play with music, staged on his 50th day of death.
December 2004	Several concerts with gospels, partly based on texts from a 19th century book.
2005	Further visits to London. "Lady Zeppelin" premieres in July.
November 2005	Moved to Gelnhausen/Hesse/Germany.
June 2006	Starting work at Frankfurt Airport.
December 2006	Soloist in the German-American-Community-Choir in Frankfurt.
August 2007	Moved to Raunheim/Hesse/Germany.
December 2007	After more than two years finally a new piece - "Mein Zeppelin (My Zeppelin)".
May 2008	Shooting for an image movie about "Magic Meersburg" (a small village at Lake Constance).

This page has been updated 26 July 2008