Fusion-Trio-From-Hell
Founded in summer 2001 by keyboarder Berthold Fehmer and guitarist Benjamin Schippritt. During a boring student party they had the idea to form the best jazz-trio of the Ruhrgebiet in Germany. With Michael Sticken the perfect man behind the drums was found. Although the band has a strong jazz attitude, their metal roots turned the whole thing into something different - the Fusion-Trio-From-Hell!
Junk Farm combines Jazz and Funk with hard Metal-riffs. Marvellous melodies and dissonant harmonies alternate. Very often their driving grooves move across broken measures. Always in search of the perfect musical "kick", they create a modern sound that keeps its distance to the Dancefloor-two-chord-only-monoculture as well as to those Jazz- and Rock-traditionalists.. A sound that breaks all the borders between demanding, experimental compositions and catchy tunes with ease, spiced with caustic-sarcastic lyrics.
Michael Sticken
(drums, backing vocals)
Studied classical percussion at the Hochschule für Musik Dortmund in Germany. He played with bands like House Of Spirits, Stendal Blast, Angel Dust. Toured throughout Germany and the United States of America. Current projects are Womper 3000 and Doc Brown. Furthermore he is working as an orchestra musician (at the Opera House in Dortmund and Starlight-Express).
Benjamin Schippritt
(guitar, lead-vocals)
Finished his jazz-guitar study at the Institute for the arts Arnhem in the Netherlands. He was the longstanding guitarist and composer of the Heavy-Metal-act House Of Spirits. Besides being Junk Farm's guitarist and composer, he is also the singer of the band.
Berthold Fehmer
(hammond organ & keys, backing vocals)
Berthold is like a miracle, two in one, organist
and bass player, and all that at the same time!
He is playing the organ since the tender age of 6.
Longstanding live musician in bands like
Catfever, Metropolis and Womper 3000.
His hobby is big talking and his permanent question is:
Benjamin, Michael, I'd really like to know:
What did you two guys do your studies for ?
