Michael Frick
Michael Frick (born December 4, 1971 in Berlin-Wedding ) is a German double bass player , singer , instrument maker and founding member of the Berlin band The BossHoss . He is currently the bass player in the band Hot Boogie Chillun and in the medieval band Corvus Corax .
biography
Frick has been a double bass player since 1986 and was part of the German psychobilly scene from the late 1980s . However, he never committed himself to a certain musical style and also played in various rockabilly , rock 'n' roll and swing / jazz bands. In 2004 he founded the band The BossHoss with Sascha Vollmer , with whom he had already played in Hot Boogie Chillun, and Alec Völkel . He left the group in the same year, but still played the Langnese commercial song Like Ice in the Sunshine .
In 2006 he accepted the offer of the Psychobilly musician P. Paul Fenech at the Meteors to fill the vacant position of bassist. In between he plays in various bands and projects, including Ray & The Rockets . Since February 2017, Frick has been supporting the medieval band Corvus Corax at the Bass Citole . The band Hot Boogie Chillun has been performing again since April 2018.
In addition to his musical activities, Frick founded the company Frickbass Instrumentenbau in 2002, which primarily deals with the exclusive construction of double basses. His clientele includes bands and musicians such as Mad Sin , Bonsai Kitten , Hervé Jeanne , Rafi Kirder and The BossHoss. The VW Autostadt in Wolfsburg regularly lends a Frickbass for its events and a with Vijay Iyer or Mitch Winehouse , the father of Amy Winehouse . With the electro-swing / jazz band The Drapers, who realized the song We No Speak Americano for Yolanda Be Cool , Frick performed in 2010 a. a. at Sat.1 . He also plays in Bill Haley Orchestra and Bill Haley Comets new, with the youngest daughter of since 2011. Bill Haley tours, Gina Haley. Frick lives and works in Berlin.
Sound carrier (selection)
- Lota Red, Doomsday , Mental Disorder Records
- Lota Red, Five Graves to Cairo , Mental Disorder Records
- Lota Red, Rampage , Planet Records 10 Japan
- Avaricious Sam, Innocent / Heartless Baby / Sometimes
- Desperado5, Treat Me Wrong , Crazy Love Rec.
- Desperado5, Two! Three! Four! , Crazy Love Rec.
- Hot Boogie Chillun, Comeback , Gogo Disques
- Hot Boogie Chillun, 15 Reasons To R´n`R , Drunkabilly Records
- Hot Wire / Handsome Devils, Highway Patrol , Rithem Bomb Records
- PP Fenech, The F Word , People Like You Records
- The Drapers, We No Speak Americano , Superstar Recordings
- The Drapers, Yakety Yak , Superstar Recordings
- Bill Haley's new Comets, Bill Turner & Gina Haley, Rock The Joint Again , Cultsound Records
- Hot Boogie Chillun, 18 Reasons To R´n`R , Universal Music
- Corvus Corax, The Curse of the Dragon, Universal Music
- Corvus Corax, Skál, Behszmokum Records
Filmography
- 1991 - How good that Maria exists - Season 2
- 1992 - Soundtrack for His Last Fall with Lota Red
- 2002 - Film music for Paula and Julia with Desperado 5
- 2003 - Handful of Letters , directed by Peter Kahane with Ray & The Rockets
- 2006 - Meteors Report , Tracks at arte
- 2016 - Ku'damm 56 , ZDF television film
Web links
- Michael Frick on Facebook
- Michael Frick at Discogs (English)
- Michael Frick at Laut.de
- "The man of deep tones" - contribution to Deutschlandfunk
Individual evidence
- ↑ Oliver Wagner: "Micha Frick-The true life", Dynamits! Magazine The World Of Rock´n´Roll No. 1/2011
- ↑ Corvus Corax :: Official Website: News. Retrieved March 19, 2017 .
- ↑ Christiane Schliekmann: "The right sound - Michael Frick from Brunswick makes double basses for musicians from all over the world", North German Crafts Lower Saxony , March 31, 2011
- ↑ The Drapers in "Germany versus Turkey - The Duel" on Sat.1, YouTube 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Frick, Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German double bass player, singer and instrument maker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th December 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |