Finest Bass from Berlin.

Q: How would you describe your style?

A: James Jamerson with a modern, rockier edge. Bit of Me'shell, Tim Lefebvre and Lee Sklar in it... Fat and warm, spot on!

Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

A: I work on Pop/Rock/Soul/RnB/HipHop stuff a lot, also Jazz and Rockabilly. I am a big Reggae fan and love those basslines!

Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

A: I use vintage and modern Instruments, Fenders, MusicMan, Laklands, Höfner, Moog etc. I will record through analog preamps from BAE (Neve), Noble Amps and Universal Audio (my LA610 is specially tube modded and sounds amazing!) using my UAD Apollo Interface. I use Logic X for recording and editing.

Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

A: I will make you happy with some great basslines on your track!

Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

A: What's the direction/player/style/vibe you are thinking of and when do you need the tracks?

Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

A: I played double bass on Fran Healy's solo album. He is the singer and songwriter of the scottish group TRAVIS. That alone is pretty amazing! But while I was recording with him at Berlin's Hansa Studio he told me, at the same time Sir Paul McCartney would also contribute a track to his album - sitting in his own studio in London right now. So my name appears right next to Sir Paul's in the credits on Fran's album!!!! It's so fantastic and crazy at the same time!

Q: Analog or digital and why?

A: Both. It sounds different, but both worlds are great to work with. I love the tape feel but I also appreciate the modern workflow and direct sound while going digital.

Q: What do you like most about your job?

A: To create some great music and to help the artist or producer with their songs and projects!

Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

A: 1) My Fender Jazzbass from 1965. I got it in 1996 and it feels like a part of my body. 2) Ok, my 1961 Fender P-Bass with LaBella Flats would have to come, too. 3) The Noble DI. It just so easy and always sounds awesome! 4) Vintage EHX BigMuff Fuzz. Love that! 5) My 70s SVT head and the 8x10 cabinet - I could just play as loud as I want to on the island!

Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

A: I started playing bass as a teenager in my punkrock school band. The other guys had already picked their instruments and only the bass was left... I got into it more and more over the years and startetd studying Jazz & popular music at Hanns Eisler University in Berlin. From then on I immediately got "real" gigs and started working as a professional musician.

Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

A: I get hired as a bass player in profesional work situations like touring, clubdates or studio recordings. I'll play Electric Bass, Double Bass and Synthbass. I do a lot of live playing from the smallest club to the biggest venues. Also I have my own studio where I do recordings for various clients.

Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

A: Customer: "Can you come up with a really cool and fat bass line for my song?" Me: "Yes, of course! Looking forward to hear your tracks!"

Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

A: I have been so lucky to work with such great artist so far, it's been such a great ride. But yes, I would help out

Q: Can you share one music production tip?

A: Listen first and then contribute what is necessary to the song. It's about your music and not about some fancy lick or whatever! Make the track come alive!

Q: What do you bring to a song?

A: You'll get warm and fat sounding bass tracks from me. Wether it is funky, agrresive, laid back or just what it needs to be on your song/project - people say, it brings their tracks alive and pushes it groovewise on a new level.

Q: What's your typical work process?

A: Clients deliver the files online. I will talk to them about their expectations and ideas. Usually I deliver a very basic track or something similiar to their demo/idea. Then add more takes with fills and different variations. If I think a track could use something else, I would offer a take from a completely different persepective as well.