Last Sunday, Sept. 7th, I made my debut on double bass at the Sunday morning open air TV-show Fernsehgarten which is broadcasted live by ZDF. I was there with Peter Kraus, the “German Elvis”, who became famous when Germany discovered Rock’n’Roll in the mid 50s. Lately he made an album with hit songs from todayContinue reading “Double bass on German TV show”
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The Bass Sleeve
You know that I have been enthusiastically using various products by MONO, including gig bags, bags, guitar straps, wallet etc. Now they introduced the Bass Sleeve & Guitar Sleeve. It’s light, slim, protective and has a unique, stylish design. Check out that video and then tell me you don’t like it. I can’t wait toContinue reading “The Bass Sleeve”
Lee Sklar’s tips
Do you remember my post What makes a professional musician professional? Leland “Lee” Sklar, one of my bass heroes who needs no introduction for sure, offers his 5 top tips for bassists here which fit to the points in my article. Good to see we share the same opinion, Leland 🙂
Appearance on German television
On August 10th I had the great pleasure to be a part of the backing band for Tom Gaebel, a German singer who is famous for his powerful and punchy Big Band Tunes. Together we did 2 songs on a Sunday morning live open air TV-show called Fernsehgarten which has been running on ZDF (meaningContinue reading “Appearance on German television”
Awesome: True Collins at Nahetal-Arena
Last Saturday I played a awesome concert with True Collins near my hometown. The venue is called Nahetal-Arena. It’s an amphitheater with a capacity of 1200 people and it is technically very well equipped . We played there for the first time and it was almost sold out. The atmosphere was awesome and the audienceContinue reading “Awesome: True Collins at Nahetal-Arena”
Miss Kavila White Deluxe Night
Miss Kavila is a female singer who’s band I joined in early 2013. We’ve played many great gigs together including the once a month Miss Kavila Live Music Sessions. The Miss Kavila Deluxe Night is a series of special events where she presents a selection of well known singers who where guests at her sessionsContinue reading “Miss Kavila White Deluxe Night”
True Collins at Kiel Week again
The Kiel Week (German: Kieler Woche) is an annual sailing event in Kiel, Germany. It is the largest sailing event in the world, and also one of the largest carnivals in Germany.It is held annually in the last complete week in June. Music lovers can enjoy about 300 concerts on 16 stages distributed over theContinue reading “True Collins at Kiel Week again”
True Collins feat. The Brass Connection
Although True Collins has received a lot of compliments for his authentic live sound and has been called the most authentic Phil Collins and Genesis tribute band in Germany by many critics, we always knew that a horn section is the missing piece to make the band sound even more authentic. We have been lookingContinue reading “True Collins feat. The Brass Connection”
Musikmesse Frankfurt, 2014
The time at Musikmesse Frankfurt is a kind of annual family meeting for me. And every year the family is getting bigger. Thanks to everyone who came to meet me at the Markbass booth and thanks to all of you I had the pleasure to meet there at other places. I’m looking forward to seeContinue reading “Musikmesse Frankfurt, 2014”
Happy New Year!
Looking back at the year 2013 I am happy to say that to me it was a great one! I enjoyed playing a lot great gigs and it was big fun to work on some cool projects. Therefore I want to thank all the great, nice people I met, I had the pleasure to workContinue reading “Happy New Year!”