René Moreno Band

Since September I’m the new bass player of the René Moreno Band. The music is quite different from what I used to do most of the time and maybe you can describe it as something like “Reggae-Latin-Dirty-Highgloss-Funk-Pop” 🙂 It’s definitely a lot of fun to play and for me it’s a step in the afro-cubanContinue reading “René Moreno Band”

What makes a professional musician professional?

Over the years I’ve played with a lot professional musicians and sometimes I was suprised by their, in my eyes, unprofessionalism. On the other hand I played with hobby musicians who took it serious and had a very professional work attitude. So I thought about what makes a professional musician and particularly a professional bassist,Continue reading “What makes a professional musician professional?”

True Collins at Kieler Woche again

Last Tuesday TRUE COLLINS hit the stage at Kieler Woche for the 4th year in a row! And again it was great and worth the 650 Km drive for me to get there. Like the years before the atmosphere and the audience were fantastic and this time the weather was nice, too. Check out someContinue reading “True Collins at Kieler Woche again”

At Mono Case, Musikmesse Frankfurt

As I am traveling to gigs by plane or train more and more Mono Case caught my attention. I’ve been using a M80 hybrid case to carry my bass for about 6 months and I love it for many reasons. The most important ones to me are the large packing space that it offers, theContinue reading “At Mono Case, Musikmesse Frankfurt”

Never without my bass ;-)

Recently I got a new gig bag to carry my bass around especially when I travel to gigs by train or by plane. The Mono Case M80 makes carrying my bass so comfortable that I literally take it wherever I go 🙂 It’s light, it’s protective and it’s small enough to fit into a overheadContinue reading “Never without my bass ;-)”

Got a new bass!

As I allready mentioned in the last post, I’ve just picked up my new Schack Guitars bass! I immediately fell in love with it when I picked it up at Schacks’s open house presentation last Sunday and I really got to have it. To me it sounds, feels, plays and looks amazing! Of course itContinue reading “Got a new bass!”

Review: 30th Anniversary of Schack Guitars – open house presentation

Nico Schack organized that open house presentation to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Schack Guitars. The company was found by his father Andy Schack and Nico took over business two years ago. It was a cool event with a lot of old and new friends of Schack Guitars. I was there to celebrate, to checkContinue reading “Review: 30th Anniversary of Schack Guitars – open house presentation”