Dal Martino

Bassist, Produzent, Komponist

volker.vaessen@loopcode.de  


  
born in 1959, Hilden, Germany under the name of Volker Vaessen
music college Wuppertal until 1984 plays in several German bands such as Groove Congress 
1987- 89 staying in L.A., Calif.
touring, hanging, living, playing with several bands in the U.S.A. 
up to now living in Europe as professional musician, producer & composer
1991 / 92 staying and working in Bucarest / Romania with Romanian musicians 
1993 founding Spinner Ace Recording Studio - connected to Peak Top / Toneteam Studios in Düsseldorf, Germany
start working on filmscores, advertising, remixing & producing several bands
start working with Trance Groove
1995 working in Colombo Sri Lanka, with Prema Siri Kemadasa on filmscores
1997 founding Nighthawks with trumpetplayer Rainer Winterschladen 
1999 founding a music publishing company - Loopcode in Hamburg together with film producer Hinnerk Jensen 
2000  founding the label Spinner Ace Records, signing artists such as Neven Dayvid and Dirx 
Recordings 
1978 Cobraa - Cobraa (EMI) 
1984 D.Räpp Gruuve - Break Party (BMG) 
1986 Groove Congress - Jungle (tiger-tiger) 
Kagermann - Kagermann (Hansa) 
1988 Kagermann - Hinter den Wolken (Hansa) 
DV 8 - Somebody to Love (Capitol) 
1990  Phoenix - Symphoenix (electrochord) 
1991  Wolf Maahn - Der Himmel ist hier (EMI) 
1992  Heilhecker - Strange Sex (EMI) 
1993  Culture Cross - Culture Cross (EMI) 
Wolf Maahn - Direkt ins Blut (EMI) 
Trance Groove - Solid Gold Easy Action (VeraBra) 
1994  Crescent Camp - The Secret Surf 
Toni Putrino - Putrino (Hansa) 
Trance Groove - Paramount (Intuition) 
Wolf Maahn - Libero (EMI) 
Voila - Voila 
1997  Nighthawks - Citizen Wayne (Intuition) 
1998  Toni Putrino - Tu Mi Piaci (Polydor) 
Trance Groove - Musique Légère (Intuition)
Neven Dayvid - Unstar (Spinner Ace) 
DV 8 - Real Me (MGM) 
1999  Sphinx 
Czech (Virgin) 
Trance Groove - Driving South (Intuition) 
Nico - Reich der Träume (Indigo) 
2000  Phoenix - In Umbra Marelui Urs (Cat Music) 
Andres Ballinas (BMG) 
Interstellar Overdrive - Paris Taboo 
Dirx - Tar (Spinner Ace) 
Trance Groove - Les Zigarillos (Intuition) 
2001  Wolf Maahn - Absolute Best Of (Koch) 
Nighthawks - Metro Bar (Intuition / Schott) 
2002  Dirx - Tar (Spinner Ace) 
Trance Club - Luba (Spinner Ace) 
Tours
1988  USA Rugburns - California Dates - Support for Nina Hagen 
USA Model J - Bay Area 
1990  GER Wolf Maahn - Maahnsinn Tour
1991  ROM Phoenix - Symphoenix Tour 
1992  GER Heilhecker - Strange Sex Tour 
1993  GER Culture Cross - Support for Jonny Clegg 
EUR Wolf Maahn - Unplugged 
GER Culture Cross - Support for Deep Purple 
1994  EUR Wolf Maahn - Direkt ins Blut 
1995  EUR Wolf Maahn - Libero 
1996  GER Wolf Maahn - Libero 
1999  EUR Wolf Maahn - SoulMaahn 
2000  EUR Wolf Maahn - SoulMaahn 
ROM Phoenix - OraHora 
GER Phoenix - OraHora 
2001  GER Wolf Maahn - Absolut Best Of 
2002  EUR Wolf Maahn - Absolut Best Of 
ROM Phoenix - Anniversary Tour 
2003 ROM Phoenix - Anniversary Tour II
2004 GER Wolf Maahn - Zauberstrassen Tour
Sessions & Gigs 
Ivan Neville (Neville Brothers)
Eric Burdon
Rugburns
Modell J
Unknown Cases
Walk of the Elephants
Phantomband
Farfarello
Zikato
Tokapi 
Film Music 
1994  ARD (TV) Leo & Charlotte 
1995  WDR (TV) Samantha 
1997  WDR (TV) Hinter Gittern 
1997  WDR (TV) Leinen Los 
1998  ARD (TV) Tanja 
2002  Cinema TodLebeLiebe
Cinema Freunde 
Advertising TV - Radio / Agencies 
Ramazzotti (EBD)
VW
Marakesh DDBO
Guinness
Drillisch (BUS)
E - Plus (Grey)
Fa
Toyota (BMZ / FCA)
Ramazzotti - 2001 / 2002 (Saatchi + Saatchi) 
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