Heike Ressel initially studied violin in Münster, Germany, and in Bern, Switzerland. After several years as a member of the Osnabrück Theatre Orchestra, she moved to Bremen to pursue an MA in cultural management. She worked as tour manager for the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen for seven years before taking a job at the Career Center of the Hamburg University of Music and Theatre, where she coached students and was in charge of the development and realisation of external concert series and new concert formats.
Since 2016, she has been working for Ensemble Resonanz as concert planner and head of project management.