Funkmeister Matty M@tt

My Name Is Matthias Schaefer. I was born in Germany. MUSIC EDUCATION '84-'91 private classical upright bass lessons by RobertMoats , 1992-94 BASS SCHOOL MUNICH(Horst Polland ,Georg Kolb, Master Classes with John Pattitucci and Greg Willis) Graduated with Diploma 1996-'97 MUSIC CONSERVATORY NUREMBERG (Frank Moebus), did not gratuate BANDS: Germany: "HEAD ON COLLISION" (crossover funk),(video footage below) ."EUGEN DE RYCK and the funcomatic Hippies" (funk, fusion, world music) ,http://www.myspace.com/eugenderyckguitar "DARKLOOP"(fusion, jazz), (video footage below), "UNIVERSAL SUPERSESSION" (world music) , New York: "ORDINARY K" (video footage below) www.myspace.com/ordinaryk, "PLASMA" (video footage below) (music sample "sinner bass"), "PLASTIC HOLLIDAY" (Peter Cavynar's band, previous "4th Floor), "YOWZA" (coverband), "THE ITENERANTS" (rock/pop with Irish influences), "MYSTERIOSO" (funk/jazz dub etc.)(music sample "Bedtime for Bunny"), "ROB SBAR NOESIS" (fusion) http://www.myspace.com/therobsbarnoesis , DISCOGRAPHY: "HEAD ON COLLISION" self titled EP, "EUGEN DE RYCK and the Funkomatic Hippies" : Take you Higher"(Schneeball/Indigo), Ein Komet ist ein schmutziger Schneeball":Sampler (CD) (Schneeball/Indigo), "ROB SBAR NOESIS" 'Wagon Wheels and AtomBombs ,http://www.guitar9.com/wagonwheels.html (guitar9 reocords), "Thai.net Guitar virtuoso music compilation" with Rob Sbar, "MALACHI" (dub) w/ Tim Jordan, "ORDINARY K" 2006 official bootleg, "PLASMA" (HOP Records), "DARKLOOP" Live at the Loft NBG , MUSICIANS I have played with: While Touring with Eugen de Ryck and the Universal Supersession Project I got to Meet/pLay with an array of great musicians from all over the word to name a few: Fred Braceful (Chick Corea, Dauner, Corryell), Christian Burchard (Embryo), Edgar Hofman (Embryo), Dwayne Cornelius DC Phat Cat (Womack&Womack, Scatman, George Clinton), Ziut Gralak (Tie Break, Twinkle Brothers, Nick Cave), Macumbo (Darkloop,K2, Head on Collision, Winsbacher Knaben Chor), Abdelmajid Domnati, Abdullah Harruch In New York I got to play with: Luther Thomas (Defunkt, Art Blakey)http://www.myspace.com/lutherthomas Nick Gianni http://www.myspace.com/nickgiannimusic Ricky Bottari http://www.myspace.com/rickbottari Jimmy Bones ( Enrique Eglesiais) James Kluz http://www.myspace.com/jameskluz Andrew Wotman http://www.myspace.com/andrewwotman Dan Walsh and many many more people down on Bleeker street like the Peter May Experience