Karl Safaric learned playing the zither and the trombone in his hometon Niklasdorf. At the age of 20 he moved to the Carinthian capital Klagenfurt, joining the military band and studying at the Klagenfurt Conservatory. Since 1972, Karl Safaric is self-employed composer and arranger. He wrote about 900 compositions and arrangements for concert band, traditional groups and big band.