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Musical resume
  • Date of birth: November 10, 1972 in Ludwigshafen am Rhein (Germany)
  • Main instrument: Electric and acoustic bass guitar (fretted & fretless), upright bass, background vocals
  • Side instruments: Vocals, electric and acoustic guitar, keyboards
  • Musical genres: Rock, Pop, Top 40, Jazz, Fusion, Funk, Classical, Musical
Experience
  • 20 years of bass playing experience with around 1000 live gigs, tours, TV performances, video clips
  • Recording credits on ca. 30 albums
  • Clinician for Gallien-Krueger and Line 6, presentations at Musikmesse Frankfurt, NAMM Show Anaheim, European Bass Day, local music fairs
  • Retail sales experience for basses and guitars, pro audio and recording
  • Author of bass playing workshops and reviews for several music magazines
  • Independent bass teacher for beginner and advanced bass players
  • Composer for German TV station “ProSieben” (www.pro7.com)
Credit list (excerpt)
Live credits
  • Ian Paice (Deep Purple)
  • Uli Jon Roth (Scorpions)
  • Gregg Bissonette (David Lee Roth, Ringo Starr, Carlos Santana etc.)
  • Mugs Cain (Michael Bolton, Sammy Hagar, Eric Martin)
  • Ray Parker Jr.
  • Marco Minnemann (Paul Gilbert)
  • Walfredo Reyes Jr. (Christina Aguilera Band)
  • Don Dokken (Dokken)
  • Doug Aldrich (Whitesnake)
  • Alex Skolnick (Testament)
  • Doug Bossi (David Coverdale, Jennifer Paige, Don Henley etc.)
  • Akira Jimbo (Casiopea)
  • Wolfgang Schmid/Peter Wölpl/Libor Shima (Passport)
Recording credits
  • Gregg Bissonette (David Lee Roth, Ringo Starr, Carlos Santana etc.)
  • Matt Bissonette (Don Henley, Joe Satriani etc.)
  • Chad Wackerman (Frank Zappa)
  • Chris Slade (AC/DC, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, Tom Jones, Asia)
  • Mattias "IA" Eklundh (on Steve Vai's label Favored Nations)
  • Harold Faltermeyer (Composer “Top Gun”, “Beverly Hills Cop” etc.; producer Billy Idol, Jennifer Rush etc.)
  • World's Apart (European platinum awarded band)
  • Martha Wash feat. RuPaul
  • ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG
Discography/Recordings on CD (excerpt):
  • Worlds Apart – Everlasting love (single) - ©1996 Arista/BMG, BMG Eurodisc Ltd.
  • The Body & Soul Allstars – Best things in life are free (single) - ©1996 Sony Music
  • The Winners – Island of sun (LP) - ©1996 Weltbild Verlag GmbH - CD 703447
  • Dan Lucas – News (LP) - ©1996 Arcade Music Company GmbH - CD 8800576
  • O2 – Oxygene (single) - ©1996 ZYX Music GmbH - CD 8536-8
  • Martha Wash feat RuPaul – It's raining man ... The Sequel (single) - ©1997 BMG/Logic Records
  • Clueless – Don't speak (single) - ©1998 ZYX Music GmbH & Co. KG - CD 2145-8
  • What4 – What4 (LP) - ©1999 Kintom Music KM-199001-2
  • What4 – All behind (single) - ©2003 Kintom Music KM-103001-1
  • Graham Bonney – Der letzte Rock'n'roll (single) - ©2003 Emi Electrola GmbH
  • What4 Fourward (LP) – ©2004 Kintom Music - KM-104001-2
  • Darkseed – Ultimate Darkness (LP) - ©2005 Massacre Records GmbH - MAS CD 0454
  • Martin Motnik with Gregg Bissonette – Bass Invader (LP) feat. Mattias IA Eklundh - ©2005 Kintom Music – 023144
  • Atargatis – Wasteland (LP) ©2006 Massacre Records GmbH – MAS CD 0492
  • “Gitarre & Bass” workshop playbacks (German guitar player magazine) © 2006 Musik Media Verlag
  • “Sticks” workshop playbacks (German guitar player magazine) © 2006 Musik Media Verlag
  • Harold Faltermeyer feat. Ambermoon – "Two Worlds" Computer game soundtrack - ©2007 Topware
  • The Roxx – Unleash your demon (LP) - ©2007 Rockville Music
  • Q-Ten-Peck – Prestige (LP) - ©2008
  • Die Zeitmaschine – Film music, German TV documentary about watchmaker Helmut Sinn ©2008 frame-spotting mediaport
  • Beyond the void – Gloom is a trip for two (LP) - ©2008
  • Jason Sadites – Weve (LP) feat. Chad Wackerman, Tony Levin, Kenny Aronoff, Gregg Bissonette - ©2008
  • Ralf Jung – Art of Pop (LP) feat. Gregg Bissonette - ©2010

Tour history

  • Uli Jon Roth: U.S. tour 2008, U.S. west coast tour 2009
  • "The Roxx": European tour 2008 (support for Graham Bonnet)
  • "Eisbrecher": European tour 2007, Germany tour 2006
  • “Darkseed”: European tour 2003
  • “The Winners”: Video clip shooting in the Philippines, TV appearances in several European TV shows (nation-wide broadcasting) 1996/97
  • Ca. 1000 live gigs, TV appearances, performances with different acts

Endorsements

  • Ritter Basses
  • Gallien-Krueger amps
  • Line 6 effects
  • Elixir strings
  • Gator cases

References

  • available upon request

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