Tristan Brusch is a German pop musician, composer, and songwriter born in [highlight]1988 in Gelsenkirchen, Germany[/highlight]. He grew up in Tübingen and was influenced by his musically inclined parents—a professional classical violinist father and a pianist mother. Brusch began his musical career in 2008 with the release of his debut album, [highlight]"My Ivory Mind"[/highlight]. He gained significant recognition in 2012 when the hip-hop group Die Orsons used a sample from his song "Little Funny Man" in their track "Jetzt.