Funkboy aka Ivan Bodley is a bass player and music director for the stars.  He has performed with 57 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees and in 15 Broadway Shows. Music director for Sam Moore (Sam & Dave), Martha Reeves & the Vandellas, The Shirelles. Performed with: Sting, Elvis Costello, Temptations, Solomon Burke, Ben E. King, Percy Sledge, Eddie Floyd, Rufus & Carla Thomas, Bo Diddley, Buster Poindexter, Uptown Horns, Paul Rodgers, Wynonna Judd, and David Foster. More info on the Credits page.

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Funkboy's latest music is out now on Color Red. He may also be seen on tour with Humble Pie Legacy.

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Appearances: Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, “Rock of Ages,” “Spider-Man,” “Hedwig & the Angry Inch,” "SpongeBob," "Ain't Too Proud," "Once on This Island," "The Donna Summer Musical," “Kinky Boots,” "Escape to Margaritaville," "Fun Home," "The Prom," and "Amazing Grace" on Broadway, Conan O’Brien, Craig Ferguson, Today Show, Emeril Live, and Regis & Kelly.

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A magna cum laude graduate of the Berklee College of Music, Funkboy has traveled to 31 countries, played to audiences of up to 82,000 people in jazz duos on up to 150-member symphony orchestras, and has authored several instructional books. He is a New York Blues Hall of Fame inductee.

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Funkboy uses Fender, Moxy, Gretsch & Warrior basses, Hartke amplification, DR Neon strings, PRA Audio wireless, and Tech 21, Digitech & Line 6 signal processors.  Ivan eats only Little Debbie snack cakes.