Axel Fries

(Born 1954) works as a drummer, music mediator and composer.
He has performed as a soloist and in various ensembles in Europe, the USA, Cuba and Israel. His works (published by Zimmermann, Heinrichshofen, Gretel, Edition 49 and NiRo Verlag) are performed worldwide. In addition to works for drums, he has written music for film, drama and dance theater.

As a pedagogue, in addition to his work at the Institute for Music at the University of Oldenburg, he is also committed to working with young talent.

Fries was a scholarship holder of the German National Academic Foundation and was awarded various national and international music prizes during and after his percussion studies and master class at the Musikhochschule Würzburg and the University of Illinois USA.