26 Facts About Martin Motnik

Martin Motnik was born on 10 November 1972 and is a German bassist and studio musician, best known as the bassist for the heavy metal band Accept.

Martin Motnik was born in Ludwigshafen, Germany on 10 November 1972.

Martin Motnik's parents agreed to buy him an acoustic guitar a couple of years later.

Martin Motnik has named them his biggest influences and role models.

At the age of 16, Martin Motnik started playing in bands, and in the following years, he played in several bands in the Mannheim-Heidelberg area.

Martin Motnik moved to Munich for better opportunities to focus professionally on a musical career.

Martin Motnik plays on the band's 2005 album Ultimate Darkness.

Darkseed announced in August 2006 that singer Stefan Hertrich and bassist Martin Motnik would leave the band and focus on their other projects.

Martin Motnik plays on the band's Unleash Your Demon, released in 2007, and on the live recording The Roxx Unleash The Demon.

Only shortly after moving to the US, Martin Motnik joined Uli Jon Roth's North American tour as a bassist.

Later, in 2009 and 2012, Martin Motnik played again with Uli Jon Roth on his North American tours.

In 2010 Martin Motnik moved to Las Vegas and played as a professional musician in casinos.

Martin Motnik worked for Carnival Cruise Lines from 2014 to 2018, first as a bassist and later on as musical director.

Martin Motnik started playing as a studio musician already in the 1990s.

Martin Motnik plays on Dan Lucas's album News, among others.

Martin Motnik has worked as a studio musician with several artists playing many different styles, such as The Wrecking Crew's Hal Blaine and Don Rand, Gregg Bissonette, Phil Campbell, Paul Sabu and Bruce Kulick, and Ralf Scheepers.

Martin Motnik has said that he enjoys as much working in the studio as in live concerts:.

Martin Motnik continues as a studio musician after joining Accept.

In February 2019, shortly after Peter Baltes had left Accept, Martin Motnik moved to Nashville.

Martin Motnik contacted the band, and after a while, he got an answer from Wolf Hoffmann, who invited him to a jam session.

Martin Motnik joined the band just before the Symphonic Terror tour, and Motnik had a week and a half to learn the 22 songs.

Martin Motnik did compose songs for the album and actively participated as part of the team in making all the songs.

In 2005 Martin Motnik made, in collaboration with drummer Gregg Bissonette, a solo CD Bass Invader.

Martin Motnik uses different playing techniques like tapping, slapping, plucking, picking, and impressive use of harmonics.

Martin Motnik seems to know where the bass is traditionally supposed to be when combined with guitar and drums.

Since 2004, Martin Motnik has been using a five-string Jens Ritter Roya bass guitar.