Özi

SEBASTIAN "ÖZI" JENAL

• born 1977 in goch in the flat lower rhineland, germany
  
• was baptized sebastian jenal, but after a mix-up of names in third grade decided to stick to the name "özi" (which at that time was not yet afflicted by neither the finding of a stiff in a glacier nor the unfortunate appearance of a certain dj)
  
• autodidact; completed 2 years of useless studies of "comic" at insitut st luc in brussels
  
• dreamjob: tomato-farmer on mars
  
• survived 2 years in brussels, 1 year in washington dc, 1 year in brazil and has travelled 22 countries of this beautiful planet
  
• speaks german, english, and portuguese - and dutch and french and spanish well enough
  
• likes to drink cold beer while taking a hot shower
  
• keeps his aging bones in shape with capoeira
  
• likes to listen to wdr5, jazz, prog rock, Jethro Tull, Pink Floyd, Frank Zappa and Helge Schneider, drum&bass, and ambient while working
  
• comissioned work for (among others):
  Allegra, Atelier Pulido, Bayer, Coupé, German Embassy Quito, Deutsche Welle, for you!, Gocher Wochenblatt, IPP, Karstadt, Lego, National Children's Museum Washington D.C., Neogas do Brasil, Optifree, Oro Verde, Rheinische Post, Rüdiger Nehberg (target), Salsa-macht-Spass, Soccx, Takko, ZDF neo, various schools and other social institutions