achim kämper started listening to music and buying lps seriously at age of eight. in his youth he studied fine art in the netherlands and made a decision to primairly channel this multidisciplinary sensibility in to his work as a musician, improvisor and songwriter after choosing to leave the academy. now based in dortmund, germany, some of his recent achievements have been: awarded the jazzwerkruhr prize in 2006 for his dvd 'kuhzunft', featuring his films and music videos; establishment & curation of the first freeform college radio show in the ruhr area, 2005-present; long-time member of the innovative large band/improv collective 'the dorf'; completely DIY production of his latest cd 'choose your favorite nothing' featuring original artwork in a hand-made limited edition.