Hey, it’s me,
After decades of being a band bass player and sideman, I'm exploring my Funky ME. Join my journey as a solo artist.
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The bass is the foundation of almost every band. But what happens when the foundation becomes the lead?
Funky ME is not a bass project in the usual sense. It is electronic instrumental music whose sonic identity grows out of the creative potential of the electric bass.
Sometimes it takes decades for an idea to find its own musical universe.
For more than 30 years, Michael Ende gave other artists’ music its foundation — as a bassist, sideman, studio musician and producer. But one question kept following him:
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Debut CD
Creating Funk & Variations was a long, intense, beautiful process. This Deep Dive gives you full access to that journey — raw, unfiltered, and real. I'm excited to share it with you.
11 Videos (73 Minutes) / 55 Demo Mixes / Secrets and Insights
Above all, every track radiates an unmistakable joy in the groove" (Jazz Thing Magazine)
" Instead of catering to genre boundaries, this album explores the bass as the narrative voice of an independent artistic identity." (Bass Musician Magazine)
"It's a little treasure chest for all lovers of bass-driven music – created by a bold and creative mind unafraid to craft something truly original." (Musik+message)
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