George A. Speckert is originally from St. Louis, Mo. and studied music in the US, England and Germany. He was active in the music school system in Germany and was head of the City Music School Hannover. He is the author of many music editions.

Among the awards he has been honored with, he received the Hannover Prize and the Third European Prize City for Children.

George Speckert teaches film music on a college level and does workshops for film making Europe wide.