Born in 1963. Composer and performer of new and improvised music. Studied trumpet and composition at the Graz Academy of Music and the Performing Arts and at the Vienna Conservatory. Since 1989 he teaches ensemble, composition, and arrangement at the Vienna University of Music and the Performing Arts. He is (guest-)soloist in various ensembles, partner in international art cooperations (e.g. of Elliott Sharp, Ben Patterson, Joachim Kuhn, Tony Oxley, Otomo Yosihide, John Cale, Zeitkratzer), and creator of his own projects: "Franz Hautzinger Speakers Corner", "Dachte Musik", "Regenorchester", ...