hermann niklas – Literatur – Projekte – Performance
maria seisenbacher | lyriker*in / poetry
Josef Wagner is an Austrian bassist/composer currently leading his own group "Memory Control" which released their debut album "The Wonderful Music Gives Happy You" in 2012 and the followup "Mardo" in 2015. Besides that, he works as composer for "Punches & Judies" as well as bassist/composer for the "LA Big Band" and bassist/arranger for "Thekla & The Freewheelin'". On this page you can find out more about Josef and his music.
Josef Wagner, born in 1982 in Amstetten (Austria), started playing electric bass at the age of 11. Soon he played in several bands around the Amstetten area. In 2001 he continued his bass studies at the University for Music and performing Arts Vienna with Willi Langer and Albert Kreuzer. With the trio "Morchestra" which played mainly Josef’s compositions he won the third prize of the "Austrian Young Lions Award" in 2002.
In the next few years the wide variety of his musical interests made him explore music styles as diverse as techno/electronica (with Breaking Pavel 2003-2008), world music (with Edward Powell 2003-2004, Livonia since 2007), poetry/music/improvisation (with Hermann Niklas and schalldicht 2005-2009), jazz (with Wolfgang Bräuer Trio since 2004, Verena Zeiner Trio 2010/2011), folkrock (with Tuskulum 2006-2009) and others.
hermann niklas – Literatur – Projekte – Performance
maria seisenbacher | lyriker*in / poetry