Born in Aschaffenburg, Germany in 1964. First he played in a rockabilly band called "Blue Moon Boys", then in 1982 he formed Depro Art with Yorck Beickert and later Ralf Hamm. Together with Ralf and producer Claus Zundel they formed N.T. Gang and worked with Sydney Youngblood and their own projects B.S.O.G., Pasion Flamenca and Grammy nominated Sacred Spirit. After working with Zundel and Hamm, Staab created Ameaba in 2004. (died Sep 22, 2024)