Oliver Kendl.
Marketing, digitalisation, photography and stories.
Authorised officer and Head of Marketing & Digitalisation at Schagerl Music, photographer for more than 20 years and author of a novel in progress. Since 2022 he has been building apps, websites and games with AI.

Short biography
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Oliver Kendl ist Prokurist und Head of Marketing & Digitalisierung bei Schagerl Music, einem Hersteller von Blechblasinstrumenten in Mank, Niederösterreich. Der diplomierte Online-Marketing- und Social-Media-Manager verantwortet Marke, Website, Shop und die Digitalisierung der Abläufe. Daneben fotografiert er seit über 20 Jahren Musikerinnen, Musiker und Instrumente, arbeitet seit 2022 mit KI und schreibt an einem Roman.
Oliver Kendl is authorised officer and Head of Marketing & Digitalisation at Schagerl Music, a maker of brass instruments in Mank, Lower Austria. A certified online marketing and social media manager, he is responsible for the brand, website, shop and the digitalisation of processes. He has also been photographing musicians and instruments for more than 20 years, has been working with AI since 2022 and is writing a novel.
In full
Oliver Kendl lebt in St. Leonhard am Forst in Niederösterreich. Als Prokurist und Head of Marketing & Digitalisierung bei Schagerl Music sorgt er dafür, dass großartige Instrumente gefunden, verstanden und gekauft werden: mit Digitalstrategie und E-Commerce, Markenführung und Prozessautomatisierung. Viele seiner Projekte entstehen dort, von der Produktfotografie des Sortiments über einen Datenblatt-Generator in fünf Sprachen bis zu Browser-Spielen, die Rabattcodes für den Shop freischalten.
Fotografiert hat er schon lange davor. Seit 2003 steht er mit der Kamera im Studio, auf der Bühne und im Konzerthaus. Er porträtiert Musikerinnen und Musiker wie Selina Ott, James Morrison oder Mitglieder der Wiener Symphoniker, und seine Bilder erschienen in Magazinen wie Foto-Digital, COLOR FOTO und CLARINO.
Seit 2022 arbeitet er mit KI und setzt damit Ideen um, die früher in der Schublade gelandet wären: Lernprogramme, Websites, Spiele und den Einsteigerkurs „KI verstehen. KI nutzen.“ Nebenbei schreibt er an „Logensitz“, einem Roman über die Generation zwischen analog und digital.
Oliver Kendl lives in St. Leonhard am Forst in Lower Austria. As authorised officer and Head of Marketing & Digitalisation at Schagerl Music, he makes sure that great instruments are found, understood and bought: through digital strategy and e-commerce, brand management and process automation. Many of his projects start there, from product photography of the range and a data sheet generator in five languages to browser games that unlock discount codes for the shop.
He was taking photographs long before that. Since 2003 he has worked in the studio, on stage and in the concert hall, portraying musicians such as Selina Ott, James Morrison and members of the Vienna Symphony. His pictures have appeared in magazines such as Foto-Digital, COLOR FOTO and CLARINO.
Since 2022 he has been working with AI, turning ideas that would once have stayed in a drawer into learning apps, websites, games and the beginners’ course “KI verstehen. KI nutzen.” On the side he is writing “Logensitz”, a novel about the generation between analogue and digital.
Key facts
- Position
- Authorised officer (Prokurist), Head of Marketing & Digitalisation at Schagerl Music GmbH
- Focus
- Digital strategy & e-commerce · brand management · process automation
- Education
- Certified online marketing and social media manager
- Photography
- Since 2003. Musicians, portraits, products
- AI
- Since 2022, with Claude since 2026
- In progress
- “Logensitz”, a novel
- Based in
- St. Leonhard am Forst, Lower Austria
What he works on
MarketingFor Schagerl Music: product photography of the range, a data sheet generator in five languages, browser games and a marketing portal.
AI & DigitalLearning apps, websites, games and the beginners’ course “KI verstehen. KI nutzen.” (in German).
PhotographyPortraits of musicians such as Selina Ott, James Morrison and members of the Vienna Symphony.
Stories“Logensitz”, a novel about the generation between analogue and digital, plus the stories behind the pictures.
Press photos
Free to use in connection with coverage of Oliver Kendl. Photo credit: Oliver Kendl.


Publications & awards
- 2011Foto-Salon · 1st placeFoto-Digital, issue 5–6/2011
- 2011Magazine coverFoto-Digital, issue 5–6/2011
- 2011, 2012PortfolioCOLOR FOTO, issues 12/2011 and 09/2012
- 2012Trierenberg Super CircuitThree prints
- variousCovers and annual calendarCLARINO, magazine for wind music
- 2016Fine art calendarCharity project