photo © 2021 Holger Probst
Past dates 2018–2024
Musician
Bassist, guitarist, arranger, songwriter.
Current projects
in alphabetical order
- Anna Lu — bass guitar with Anna Lu’s pop-rock band since 2019
- Big Boy Billy & Daddy Lou — bass guitar and percussion as a rockabilly duo with Australian guitarist and singer Will Caddy since 2019, and with guests on drums and saxophone
- bluesalot.ch — upright bass, bass guitar and percussion, sometimes also guitar, with acoustic blues combo since 2006
- “Lou Kash schpiut en Art vo Blues” — singer/songwriter solo program since 2017
- Safrabin — upright bass and bass guitar with Sabine Bürgin’s afro-latin-jazz combo since 2023 as a follow-up to Betti Bossa and Bossa Bin
Formerly member of various projects and bands like Ugly Blues Connection (1984–1985), Ugly Bluz […]ected (1985–1988), Freistoss (1985–1997), Im böhmischen Wald (1989–1993), Stiller Has (1990–1991), Ü (1990–1992), Circo Morelli (1993–1994, 1998), The Plookers (1993–1999), Frustpuppies (1995, 1998), M·Ø·P·P (1997–1998), Morelli S&M (1998–2000), Madam Gladyola & Das Grausen (2000), Thomas Belmont Workshop Band (2001–2003), Meniello & Lou Kash (2018–2019), Vybespace (2018–2021), Betti Bossa alias Bossa Bin (2018–2023), Voix du bois (2020–2022), Dabagage (2020–2024), guesting with the SMB Big Band (2022–2023), Maximum Pogo Jazz (2024), and numerous one-off or short-term live productions.
Guitar tutor 1989–1999, and again since 2019.
Producer
LP & CD compilation producer for Vampisoul & Munster Records (Madrid, Spain) since 2007, specialized on music licensed from the catalog of the Czech label Supraphon. On the respective releases responsible for track selection and sequencing, research, liner notes writing, graphic design, and since 2013 also for audio mastering.
1995–1999 mobile studio engineer and recording supervisor for various local bands in Berne, Switzerland. Producer of Marco Morelli’s first solo album “Tätsch” in 1998, co-producer of “Morelli S&M” in 2000. Co-producer of Dänu Boemle’s “Columbiana” radio play and CD for EditioNovembre in 2002.
DJ Lou Kash
Digital set focused on 20th century dance music, particularly 1960s & 1970s oldies, soul, funk & disco.
Options
- Notebook with thousands of tracks, pluggable directly into an amplifier.
- Tablet with hundreds of preselected tracks per request, mixed “freestyle” and headphone-less, pluggable directly into an amplifier.
- Exclusive vinyl-only jazz & soul “lounge” set. Professional quality DJ turntables with mixing console required.
Available for public or private parties, birthdays, weddings, or corporate events.
History
1993–2009 club DJ with funk, soul, jazz, hip-hop, disco & oldies vinyl repertoire, initially performing as “DJ van Øgl”, resident at Reitschule Bern, Wasserwerk Bern, Silo Bern, Atlantis Basel, and primarily 1996–2009 at Kuppel Basel.
1997–1998 radio DJ and presenter of the weekly show “Hmm… mir gfallt das!” at Radio RaBe.
