
Inspired by the sound of the 1960s and 1970s, I have been playing the electric bass in various bands since 1979. I learned a lot from other local musicians, from playing music from the radio, from tapes and records as well as from different teachers and making music together in the band and various appearances. Jam sessions, my own music and improvisation were always part of my playing.
One of my first bands "The Masters Choice" was a jam band and a pool of many different musicians. There I played, among other things. also with Wally B. and MC Pacman, the later members of the hip hop band "N-Factor".
Here are some other bands and projects I worked with: BRG (Funk, Reggae, Rock), The Master´s Choice (Funk, Reggae, Rock), Cool Tour (Soul, Funk), Matrix (Jazz, Rock), Beyond (Funk), Human Beans (TripHopJazz; Winner North-Rhine/Westphalian improvisation competition “the trio in the jazz”), Sonus Quartet (Jazz), Kaselowsky Quartet (Jazz), Swampbubble (Soul, Funk, Rock), Flowtone (Soul, Funk, Reggae), Nordend Duo (Jazz), MC Pacman (Hip Hop, Funk), Boom (Jazz), Random Collective (Modern Jazz), Waranema (Rock), Sunsonics (Groove, Funk), Das Duale System (Jazz), M.U.A. (Hip Hop), Bass is the Place (Jazz), New Spirits (World), NinjaGo (Electro), Disturber (ElectroFunk), Idris Ackemoor & the Paramids + Music is the healing force of the Universe Orchestra (Spiritual Jazz), π Banda (World/Groove), Gerry Brown, Clemens Marktl, Die Kofler Buam (Rock, Jazz), Peter Herbert Bass-Group feat. Peter Herbert, Margarethe Herbert, Wolfgang Maye, Michael Voß, Sir Nose Reloaded (Rock), Jazzy Breeze_later Mario Senge Group (Latin Jazz), Ancient Fire (Reggae), Matthias Scheffel Michael Voß Duo (Jazz), Surfahs (Reggae), OrganX (JazzRock),...
My musical output is very much influenced by different music schools, national and international workshops:
1993 graduate of the workshop "Jazz & Rock in Process", Academy Remscheid; 1994/95 graduate of the Bass School Munich, Cologne with a diploma; 1998 graduate of the workshop "The bass guitar and the human musical experience" - Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Musikforum Viktring, Klagenfurt, Austria; 1999 graduate of the workshop "Groovy Bass Basics" - Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Musikforum Viktring, Klagenfurt, Austria; 2011 graduate of the workshop "Jazz, Funk & More, New dimensions in Music" - Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Musikforum Viktring, Klagenfurt, Austria; 2012 graduate of the workshop "Jazz, Funk & More, New dimensions in Music" - Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Musikforum Viktring, Klagenfurt, Austria; 2016 graduate of the workshop "Jazz, Funk & More, New dimensions in Music" - Peter Herbert, Musikforum Viktring, Klagenfurt, Austria. 2017, 2018 & 2019 graduate of the workshop "Jazz Ensemble" with Peter Herbert and Jazz Combo with Vito Lesczak, 2021 "The Music of Eddie Harris" with Vito Lesczak, Musikforum Viktring, Klagenfurt, Austria. 2022 & 2023 "The Music of Miles Davis" mit Vito Lesczak, Musikforum Viktring, Klagenfurt, Austria
For many years I have been working in various projects as a bass player, but also in the field of composition and arrangement ("Night of the Sounds", 2007, 2008, 2013, 2014, 2023, University of Bielefeld; "Night of the Sciences", University of Bielefeld, 2008 and 2011, bass player for the musical presentation of "Dance around the Cauldron", 2010 and MuKu Royal in 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2019. Bassplayer Pop Opera "Tilda" in 2016/17. Bassplayer Gota-Project in 2018. Bassplayer Sinfonic Rock in 2023. I played in different locations, clubs and at various festivals (Bunker Ulmenwall Bielefeld, AJZ Bielefeld, Bielefelder Jazzclub, Willie´s Heartbreak Hotel Paderborn, Chattanooga Bielefeld, Cafe Mint Bielefeld, Domicil Dortmund, Mampf-Frankfurt/M., Werkhaus Krefeld, Celeste Wien, Ravensberger Spinnerei, t-on Wien, Ponderosa Festival, Leinewebermarkt Bielefeld, raj Klagenfurt, Festival contre le racisme, @on Bad Salzuflen, Stadthalle Bielefeld, Hot Jazz Club Münster, Cafe Flamme Fulda, OstJazzfalenFestival, Jazzherbst in der Burg, Kaiserkeller Detmold, Alte Pauline, Detmold, Zwe Wien, Herser Mühle in Bad Salzuflen, Potemkin Bar Bielefeld, Reset Festival Münster, Oetkerhalle Bielefeld, University of Klagenfurt, FH Detmold, NK Berlin, Roter Salon @ Volksbühne Berlin, Ameise Kulturzentrum Minden, Neue Schmiede Bielefeld, Sputnik Paderborn, Kultur- und Kommunikationszentrum Sieker, Bielefeld, Kulturzentrum Senne, Bielefeld, Schloss Stietencron Bad Salzuflen- Schötmar, Lustgarten Klagenfurt, New Amsterdam Klagenfurt, Festival „At the Watergate“, Leeuwarden, NL, Beatles Festival 2018, Villa for Forest, Klagenfurt, Alte Burg, Gmünd, Hafenstadt Urban Area, Klagenfurt, FuGo - Freizeitpark, Kleblach, Oetkerhalle Bielefeld, Water tower, Gütersloh, Galerie Bahnhof Pörtschach, Altstadtschule Gütersloh, KuKs Bielefeld, ... Yo, and for 7 years I have also been working as a DJ in different clubs!
Thanks to all the players and my musical teachers: Claus Fischer, Christoph Stowasser, Werner Neumann, Udo Dahmen, Martin Engelien, Peter Wölpl, Manfred Bründl, T. M. Stevens, Gustavo Bergalli, Michael Erian, Reinhardt Winkler, Peter Herbert, Vito Lescak, Peter O´Mara, Daryl Burgee, Rick Iannacone, Wolfgang Puschnig, Jean-Paul Bourelly, Jamaaladeen Tacuma.