Coming from Minden/Westfalen, Big Toni dances since 1996. With his former crew “Never Out Of Style” Big Toni was part of the Battle of the Year in 1998. After “Never Out Of Style” split up, Toni met several members of the German “Battle Bunch” crew and after a short while joined their crew. With “Battle Bunch” Big Toni danced in all the major German B-Boy events and battles. He was also invited to the IBE in Rotterdam to join the German all-stars team. He was one of the judges at the Battle of the Year in 2005.