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A graduate from Bass School MunichSir Paul McCartney’s fame school LIPA and the Royal Northern College Of Music Manchester, Philipp Moll joined Universal UK London in 2004 and lent his ‘growling, rumbling double bass sound’ (Gary Mulholland, Uncut) to various Universal label artists in the US and the UK for half a decade. In 2011 Phil set up a base in Bern, Switzerland, from where he is touring all across Europe, amongst others with his award-winning contemporary alpine folk ensemble Jütz and Bjørk-drummer Manu Delago. The ‘Impressive Bassist‘ (Londonjazz) has shared stages and recording rooms with the following artists

Tour Support   Simply Red (full UK & Ireland tour)  Jamie Cullum (full UK tour)  Jimmy Cliff  John Butler  KD Lang  Morcheeba  Kosheen  Belleruche 

Pop, Jazz & World  New York Sound Liberation  Nate James  Jon Allen  Julia Biel  Manu Delago  Jorge Rossy  Adam Holzman  Lew Soloff  Michael Wolff  David Taylor  John Clark  Stuart McCallum  Trevor Tomkins  Chris Batchelor  Dana Masters  Buddy Casino  Matthieu Michel  Jean-Paul Brodbeck  Colin Vallon  Francis Coletta  Adam Taubitz  Regula Küffer  Nicole Johänntgen  Ganesh Geymeier  Michael Zisman  Adrian Mears  Thomas Dobler  Franz Treichler  Fiji  Daniel Schnyder  Franco Ambrosetti  Lada Obradovic

Classical  Thomas Demenga  Kristjan Järvi & Baltic Sea Philharmonic Orchestra (Germany & Italy tour: premiere Steve Reich’s Music for Ensemble & Orchestra)  Berner Symphonieorchester & Arno Camenisch  Treppenhausorchester Hannover  Philharmonie Mecklenburg-Vorpommern  Tiroler Kammerorchester InnStrumenti  Variaton Projektorchester  Musica Movendi  Neues Zürcher Orchester  Kammerorchester Neufeld  Ensemble Divertimento 

Venues & Festivals  Royal Albert Hall  The Roundhouse London  Jazz Café London  606 Club Chelsea  Manchester MEN Arena  Sheffield Hallam Arena  Apollo Hammersmith  Dublin Point  Liverpool Summerpops  Edinburgh Fringe Festival  King Tut’s Wah-Wah-Hut Glasgow  SXSW Texas  LA Downtown Theatre  Knitting Factory New York  Colors of Ostrava CZ  Shambala UK  Greenfields UK  Paradiso Amsterdam  Harpa Reykjavik  Blå Oslo  Wiener Musikverein  Philharmonie Berlin  Philharmonie Luxembourg  Klangfeste Bozen  Usedomer Musikfestival  Theaterhaus Stuttgart  Brucknerhaus Linz  Jazzfestival Saalfelden  Elbjazz  Palatia Jazz  Cully Jazz

Session Work with producers  Steven Harris (Kaiser Chiefs)  Ian Grimble (U2, Travis)  Marc Ellis  Denis Ingoldsby (t.a.t.t.o.o.)  Rune Langhelle  Dan Gatreau  Andrea Wright  Matt Roberts (Bjørk, Chemical Brothers)  James Mellor  Yvonne Ellis (Simply Red) 

 

WRITING  

Philipp Moll is a sought-after writer/arranger/sound designer for orchestra, dance, theatre, film & TV. See below for a works extract. Rough Trade likened his Killerfernandez debut album Feitaboogie to ’Massive Attack, Lamb, Ninja Tune’. His collaboration with Japanese singer Naomi Suzuki, AJ Unity, received rave international reviews and resulted in a No 14 spot in the FMQB US Official Radio Chart, pushing aside the likes of Coldplay and Adele, whilst maintaining No 1 on the tastemaker site kingsofspins.com for several weeks.

 

AWARDS

2022  nominated Best Soundtrack Preis der Deutschen Filmkritik (»Das Mädchen und die Spinne«)

2021  winner Best Sound Design Award at Ann Arbor Film Festival 2021 (»Piz Regolith«)

2018  winner Album of the Year on folknews.de (Jütz »hin&über«)

2017  winner Austrian Salzfassl for Best Live Performance (Jütz)

2015  nominated Bestenliste der Deutschen Schallplattenkritik (»Jütz«)

 

CURRENT RESIDENCIES & CURATING

curator & host  12PM Sunday Jazz concert residency, Mahogany Hall Bern CH

board member  Jazz Unleashed music festival & networking platform, Bern CH

bass player  Sous Les Étoiles, Les Amis Bern CH

 

PAST RESIDENCIES & CURATING

2006 – 2011  Notting Hill Brasserie Sunday Roast with Pink-Floyd Reunion-keyboarder JonJo Grisdale

2009 – 2012  ACF London  Phil co-launched, curated and hosted the Austrian Cultural Forum London music series Sound Park Austria which stimulates the creative exchange between Austrian and British musicians. The concerts are hosted regularly in London.

2012 – 2021  board member & host Tuesday Jam, 5iéme Étage Bern CH

 

WORKS EXTRACT

2023 comp. full length feature Queer Glauben, Director: Madeleine Corbat. Swiss national release.

2022 comp. full length feature Für Immer Sonntag, Director: Steven Vit. Swiss national release.

2021 comp. Trio Concerto for Schwyzerörgeli, E-Bass & Double Bass. Commission Kammerorchester Neufeld.

2020 comp./sound design short film Piz Regolith, Director: Yannick Mosimann. Best Sound Design Award at Ann Arbor Film Festival 2021.

2020 comp. full length feature Das Mädchen und die Spinne, Director: Ramon Zürcher. International release.

2019 comp./arr. studio recording Killerfernandez Universal Love, Motor Museum Liverpool UK

2019 comp./orchestr. Bergwärts, Jütz & Bern Symphony Orchestra & Arno Camenisch

2019 comp./arr. TV series 3 Experiment Schneuwly, Director: Juri Steinhart. Swiss national release

2019 comp. (partial) full length feature Tscharniblues 2, Director: Aron Nick. Swiss national release

2018 comp./orchestr. Bergwärts, Jütz & Tyrolean Chamber Orchestra InnStrumenti, Innsbruck Austria

2018 comp. full length feature Die Vierte Gewalt, Director: Dieter Fahrer. Swiss national release

2018 comp. full length feature Rudolf Häsler – Odisea d.u.v. Director: Enrique Ros. Swiss national release

2018 comp./arr. studio recording Jütz – hin & über, Publisher: Bauer Studios Ludwigsburg, Germany

2017 comp. Klangbild, performance for solo double bass & visual design. Schloss Holligen, Bern CH

2017 comp./orchestr. Bergwärts – keltisch-alpenländische Spurensuche, Jütz & Orch. Divertimento

2016 comp./arr. Wie Im Himmel, Passionsspielverein Erl, Austria. Director: Markus Plattner

2016 comp./arr. studio recording Hello Truffle – Malen nach Mahler, Unit Records

2016-2018 comp. Windibops, Moxie Brawl UK. Currently on UK Tour

2015 comp./orchestr. Bergtonsuiten, Jütz & Neues Zürcher Orchester

2015 comp. dance production Losing Leonie, Unplush CH. Heitere Fahne Wabern CH

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2006 comp./arr.  Schleudergang, T.E.M.A. IT. Italy tour

2004 comp./arr. dance production Camille, Bottlefed UK. The Place, London UK

© Julia Moll
© Julia Moll