Karunesh于1956出生在德國科隆。他從小就就與音樂結下了不解之緣，并加入了各式各樣的少年樂隊參加了很多演出表演。他修的是圖形設計專業，但卻經常感覺到這不是他生命中真正想期待的東西。在經歷了那場車禍，一場差點讓他喪命的車禍后，他毅然決定放棄他的原有的工作。這次"接近死亡"的經歷被證實成為他生命中靈魂的一次轉折點。Karunesh旅行至印度，他在poona的阿什拉姆（印度教徒隱居地）遇到 Osho 奧修，正式為自己取了個宗教名字——Karunesh，梵文譯中為"同情，憐憫"。 回到德國后Karunesh在漢堡附近的Rajneesh生活了5年。那里為他音樂的發展提供了精神源泉。在那他結識了許許多多來自世界各地的音樂家，把各種文化中不同風格和情感的音樂巧妙的聯系在一起，創作并收錄在里。那音樂里的氣氛和節奏，會讓你禁不住舞動起來。 1984年，他的第一張專輯《Sound of the Heart 心靈之聲》發行了，并迅速成為"新世紀音樂"市場中銷量最好的一張專輯。憑著《Sound of the Heart 心靈之聲》450000張CD的銷售量，Karunesh確立了自己在世界頂尖New Age藝術家之中的地位。而在接下來的一年內，他的另5張專輯也同樣取得了較好的銷售業績。 作為第一個把世界音樂緊密融入新世紀音樂的藝術家，他的作品贏得了無數的榮譽和尊敬。其被命名為World beat或world fusion的樂風成了眾相模仿的對象。 1992年，Karunesh移居夏威夷毛伊島。 Karunesh took an active interest in music during his youth in Germany, back when he was still known as Bruno Reuter. But it wasn't until he was 23 and took a mean spill off his motorbike that Reuter received his epiphany in the form of new age spiritualism. A pilgrimage to India followed, where he reemerged as Karunesh (Sanskrit for "compassion"). He issued his debut LP, Sounds of the Heart, in 1984, and never looked back. Karunesh was remarkably consistent over the next 20 years, releasing numerous albums influenced by the windy landscape of world music and punctuated with breathy flutes, introspective guitars, and hints of vocal and electronics. He worked with the Nightingale, Oreade, Etherean, and Real Music imprints, among others; album highlights include Heart Chakra Meditation (1992), Secrets of Life (first issued in 1996), and 2001's Zen Breakfast, which leaned toward the new age subgenre of music for massage/relaxation.