Marius Goldhammer has worked as a professional bassplayer since 1988. A Cologne native, he has been playing in countless international bands ranging from Funk, Soul, Rock, Jazz, Pop, Folk to theater, film, television, musical, studio and dancefloor productions. His tours – he plays around 150 to 200 concerts each year – have brought him all over Europe, Sibiria, Japan, Emirates, India, Australia as well as North and South Africa. Being a busy studio bassist in Germany also, he has played on more than 250 CD productions/jingles/soundtracks. Marius is lecturer for electric bass at the conservatories of music in Cologne and Osnabrück and tought masterclasses at the universities of Maastricht, Enschede and Arnhem (NL). He also works as a musical director and composes/produces for his own Electrojazz projects. In March 2003, he opened the “1st European Bassday” in Venlo (NL) with his band “SpaceTribez”. Currently, Marius tours with goldhammer, Rüdiger Baldauf, Jackson Trip, Superstuff and many others. His first solo album “Goldhammer” was released in 2009, its current “XYZ” followed in 2014.