Funkboy
Bassist, Bandmaster, World Traveler, Bon Vivant, Anti-Socialite living in Queens, NY.
Bass player to the stars.
Performed with 55 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees and appeared in 15 Broadway shows. Music director for Sam Moore, Martha & the Vandellas, Shirelles.
Performances: Sting, Elvis Costello, Temptations, Solomon Burke, Ben E. King, Percy Sledge, Eddie Floyd, Rufus & Carla Thomas, Bo Diddley, Buster Poindexter, Paul Rodgers, Wynonna Judd, David Foster.
Appearances: Carnegie Hall (featured soloist), âSpider-Man,â âRock of Ages,â âHedwig & the Angy Inch,â âKinky Bootsâ on Broadway, Kennedy Center, Obama Inaugural Ball, Conan OâBrien, Craig Ferguson, Today Show, Emeril, Imus, Charlie Rose, Regis & Kelly. Magna Cum Laude, Berklee graduate.
Ivan uses Fender, Moxy, Gretsch, and Warrior Basses, Hartke Amps, DR Strings, and Tech 21, Digitech and Line 6 signal processors.
Ivan eats only Little Debbie snack cakes.
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