MY ALBUMS
Music to buy
Standard Version
Today I Rise
Floy & The Messengers
The Band
Floy and the Messengers
Jonty Banks
(vocals & bass)
Born in England but currently living in Hamburg, Jonty is a member of the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain and has worked, both on stage and on TV with Robbie Williams, Madness, The Kaiser Chiefs, Yusuf (Cat Stevens), Louisiana Red, Ray Davies and John Mayall to name a few, also appearing on numerous CDs with many other artists.
He has performed in many countries worldwide and in venues such as the Sydney Opera House, Carnegie hall, Royal Albert hall and the Dresden Semper Opera.
He likes cricket, aeroplanes and German sausages.
„Great bass playing.“ – Pete Townshend
(After seeing a live performance of his Musical „Tommy“)
„The voice of an angel“ – Colin Murray, BBC Radio 1
He plays Fender electric basses and a Stevens U-Bass.
Johannes Hoffmann
(producer, composer, drums, percussion)
After finishing school, Hannes Hoffmann studied drums at the PIT in Los Angeles as well as popular music at the University of Hamburg.
Whether playing live concerts and tours or recording in the studio, Hannes has worked with a significant number of well-known artists including Semino Rossi, Roger Cicero, Klaus Lage, Gunter Gabriel, Otto, Al Bano und Romina Power, Truckstop, Jack Bruce, Rolf Zuckowski, Ian Cussick, Stefan Gwildis and Floy.
Since 90s, Hannes has owned a professional recording studio in the centre of Hamburg – Spalding Studios (www.spaldingstudio.de).
Hannes has produced, composed and arranged music for various record companies, TV stations and advertising agencies (for example Sony/CBS, EMI, Pro7, Sat1, Mercedes-Benz, Telekom).
Hannes plays exclusively on Pearl Drums using Zildjian Cymbals and Sticks.
PRODUCTIONS/ CLIENTS:
EMIProduction Music, Telekom, Mercedes Benz,Buderus, Das Telefonbuch, Mentos, Siemens, Rowolt, Sony Columbia, Edel, Universal, Sat1, Studio Hamburg, ARD, ZDF, Pro7 etc.
Tomas Ferko
(piano, keyboards)
Born 1987 in Kosice in Slovakia, Tomas Ferko studied classical piano as well as dramatic art at the conservatory of Kosice.
In his home country he worked with prestigious bands and artists such as “Kristina”, “No Name” or “Nicole Mcloud” before moving to Hamburg where he has broken into the music scene with his outstanding talent as a pianist and arranger of music.
