Vita

Justus Wolf, born 2000 in Mainz, is a German composer, arranger and keyboardist.

When he was nine years old he started playing the pipe organ, at the age of eleven he discovered the saxophone. During his teenage years, he performed in concerts as an organist, including with the cathedral choir in Mainz. He also played saxophone in a Big Band and at the state theater of Mainz. After completing his classical and church musical education at the age of 17, his interest shifted towards synthesizers and Jazz/Pop music. He began focusing on playing keyboards in bands and started composing and producing his own songs. He gained a wealth of experience as a keyboardist in two Funk/Pop bands, where he continues to perform today. These experiences have been instrumental in helping him develop his musical language and aesthetic approaches in his compositions.

In October 2022, he commenced his studies in Jazz/Rock/Pop composition and piano at the 'Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber' in Dresden. Since then, he has had the opportunity to work on exciting projects for various ensembles, including arrangements for small orchestra and vocals, performed by members of the Metropole Orchestra and Carla Stoop, as well as compositions for the German Army Orchestra and the state theater Dresden as part of an opera production.
Since March 2024 he is working on his debut album together with the composer and vibist Arthur Clees.
In the same month, he created part of the film score for the documentary “Healing Roots”, which was nominated and awarded at numerous international festivals.

In addition to his compositional projects, he is active as a keyboardist with a focus on pop and experimental sound design in various bands and project ensembles. With the band “Steplight,” he performs regularly at major events in front of audiences of several thousand people.

Furthermore, from March 2023-Febuary 2024 he has been the recipient of the German scholarship (“Deutschlandstipendium”) from the Hans Thomann Foundation.
Since October 2024 he has been a scholarship holder of the German National Academic Foundation (“Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes”.

Justus has always been fascinated by the versatility of contemporary musical styles. His approach of thinking about music as a whole - rather than separating it into individual genres or boxes - inspires him to combine elements and sounds from these styles in his compositions, creating something new in the process. For him, the musical interpretation of emotional and social themes, as well as the portrayal of imaginative visual impressions, is also a central focus of his work.