Through the years... ... I had the opportunity to work with many great musicians from all over the world. A lot of live playing and recording sessions not only made me an experienced and versatile bass player, but also inspired me to create my own music. I’m truly grateful to be able to do all this, to be able to live my dream........ to live music....... Let your inspiration take control........ Florian started... ... making music at the age of ten, when he played the classical piano for three years. He began to play the electric bass when he was 16 years old and soon he was recognized as a respected musician in all kind of different styles like Jazz, Funk, Fusion, Rock and Latin. 1997 he moved from Germany to the Netherlands and submitted to the Hilversum Conservatory, a conservatory best known for it's strong Jazz history drawing musician's from all over Europe. There he studied electric- and upright-bass and when he graduated in 2001 he already had become an in-demand bass player in the Netherlands and Germany. Countless jam-sessions, gigs and recording-sessions ensured to develop his own style and sound and made him an unique and versatile bass player in all styles. 2004-2005 he worked as an editor for the renown dutch Bass Magazine. He tested new bass-amplifiers and effects and wrote the reviews. 2005-2006 he played several TV-Broadcastings with international stars like Julio Iglesias (ESP) and the Sugababes (UK). 2009-2010 Flow plays with dutch popstar Rajae. They tour through the Netherlands, including a national TV-Broadcasting at Vrije Geluiden. They also record a video-clip, featuing Malcolm Lateef Shabazz, the grandson of Malcolm X. 2010 he publishes his first CD as a leader ‘Moving South’. On tour with cabaret-star Sven Ratzke with whom he played a lot of nice concerts in the Netherlands, Germany and Switzerland. He also recorded the live-CD ‘Sven Ratzke - Macht Musik at the Bimhuis’ at the famous Bimhuis in Amsterdam and had several TV-broadcastings. 2011 The work with Sven Ratzke included an amazing Late Night show at the DeLaMar theatre in Amsterdam, where he played every saturday from December ’10 until May’11 and accompanied various dutch artists like Ellen Ten Damme, Mathilde Santing, Frank Boeijen, Spymonkey (GB), Wouter Hamel, Claron McFadden (US) and many more. The tour with cabaret-star Sven Ratzke continues in the beginning of the year 2010 and after the summer-break. They will have a reprise of the show “Debut” through the Netherlands, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In the meantime Florian is touring with Rock ‘n Roll sensation Johnny & the Gansters of Love during the summer 2011. The fastest Rock ‘n Roll Band ever.... 2012 Opera-star Miss Claron McFadden & Sevn Ratzke joining forces in de three penny opera show ‘Ich hab den Dreigroschenblues’. They tour through the Netherlands and Bulgaria from february until april 2012.The band also includes Charlie Zastrau (piano), Fay Lovsky (singing saw, theremin) and Tatiana Koleva (percussion). It’s gonna be extremely cool!!! PS: As for the name FLOW.... it had always been my nickname. So I decided to name the projects where I act as a leader after it.