On June 23th, 1980, Simon Daum was born in Freiburg, Germany as the last of 8 children. Being raised up in a family where everyone was playing an instrument, Simon soon discovered his love for composing. At the age of 11, Simon's desire to become a full time musician grew tremendously after he got to know the music of the american pianist and composer Jon Schmidt. Having Jon Schmidt and Kurt Bestor as his first