▁to ▁him ▁by ▁his ▁grand father ▁were ▁learned ▁in ▁private ▁study . ▁ ▁South ▁Africa , ▁Canada , ▁Philippines ▁( 1 9 7 2 – 1 9 8 3 ) ▁A ged ▁ 2 0 , ▁he ▁left ▁Austria ▁with ▁his ▁girl friend ▁and ▁re located ▁to ▁South ▁Africa ▁where ▁he ▁worked ▁in ▁a ▁chemical ▁labor atory . ▁He ▁became ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁struggle ▁against ▁apart heid ▁but ▁returned ▁to ▁Austria ▁five ▁years ▁later . ▁There ▁he ▁married ▁his ▁Canadian ▁wife ▁and ▁adopted ▁her ▁surname ▁S ull ivan . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 2 7 ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁professional ▁music ian . ▁He ▁studied ▁guitar ▁in ▁Toronto ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁and ▁learned ▁to ▁play ▁fl amen co ▁music . ▁After ▁separ ating ▁from ▁his ▁wife , ▁he ▁went ▁on ▁another ▁journey ▁and ▁learned ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁nose ▁fl ute ▁on ▁the ▁Philippines . ▁This ▁was ▁also ▁where ▁he ▁began ▁to ▁develop ▁his ▁own ▁musical ▁style ▁by ▁incorpor ating ▁elements ▁of ▁a ▁foreign ▁traditional ▁music ▁into ▁the ▁traditional ▁music ▁of ▁his ▁home ▁country ▁Austria . ▁ ▁Austria : ▁the ▁Al p ink at zen ▁( 1 9 8 4 – 1 9 9 5 ) ▁Back ▁in ▁Austria ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁fre el ance ▁music ian ▁and ▁composer ▁and ▁studied ▁electro ac oust ics ▁and ▁experimental ▁music ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Music ▁and ▁Perform ing ▁Arts , ▁Vienna . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁he ▁and ▁Wolfgang ▁Star ib acher ▁founded