PERFORMANCES (Alphabetically)CREDITS - SUMMARY
Magna Cum Laude Berklee College of Music graduate with diverse music industry experience. Creative and versatile bassist, performer, producer, musical director, composer, arranger, vocalist, and instructor. Acoustic, electric, fretted, fretless, four-string, and five-string basses. Solid professional experience in diverse musical genres: hip-hop to bebop. Particular expertise in major-label publicity and promotion, radio, retail, and booking. Ivan uses Warrior basses, Hartke amplification, Dean Markley strings, Digitech and Line 6 signal processors, and Bartolini pickups..
| Alive ‘n Kickin’ | Lee Andrews & the Hearts | The Angels | |
| Teodross Avery | Bacon Brothers | Eric Bazilian (the Hooters) | |
| The Blue Note House Band | Gary US Bonds RBFBA | Bowzer (Sha-Na-Na) | |
| Bridgeport, CT Symphony Orchestra | Jackson Browne RRHF | Massimo Bubola (WEA/Italy) | |
| King Solomon Burke RRHF, RBFPA | Bursa State Symphony Orchestra, Turkey | Freddy"Boom Boom"Cannon/td> | |
| Felix Cavaliere (Rascals) RRHF | Lester Chambers (Chambers Bros.) | Gene Chandler RBFPA | |
| The Chiffons | The Chi-Lites RBFPA | Lou Christie | |
| The Coasters RRHF, RBFPA | Marc Cohn | John Ford Coley (England Dan) | |
| Harry Connick, Jr | Johnny Copeland | The Crystals | |
| Dash Riprock | Spencer Davis | Bo Diddley RRHF, RBFPA | |
| The Drifters RRHF | Eskisehir State Symphony Orchestra, Turkey | Fabian | |
| Johnny Farina (Santo & Johnny) | Eddie Floyd RBFPA | Frankie Ford | |
| Bernard Fowler (Rolling Stones) | Harvey Fuqua & the Moonglows> RRHF, RBFPA | Gloria Gaynor | |
| Sonny Geraci (Outsiders, Climax) | Corey Glover (Living Colour) | Jeff Golub | |
| Eddie Holman | Israel Symphony Orchestra, Rishon LeZion | Istanbul State Symphony Orchestra, Turkey | |
| Izmir State Symphony Orchestra, Turkey | J. (Polydor) | Jazz/Funk Unit | |
| Chuck Jackson RBFPA | David Johansen | Ben E. King RRHF, RBFPA | |
| Earl King | Al Kooper | Dickey Lee | |
| Phoebe Legere | The Limelites | Stephen Lynch | |
| King Nino & the Slave Girls | Rick Margitzaz | Alexander Markov | |
| The Marvelettes RBFPA | Mighty Sam McClain | Rudy Ray Moore (Dolemite) | |
| Sam Moore (Sam & Dave) RRHF, RBFPA | Bob Neuwirth | Bob Neuwirth | |
| Willie Nile | Peter Noone (Herman’s Hermits) | The Orioles RRHF | |
| The Orlons | Frankie Paris & Cold Sweat | Freda Payne | |
| Ann Peebles | The Platters RRHF | Buster Poindexter | |
| Finley Quaye (550/Epic) | Radical Shiite God Squad | Martha Reeves & the Vandellas RRHF, RBFPA | |
| Vernon Reid (Living Colour) | The Shangri-Las | The Shirelles RRHF, RBFPA | |
| Muzz Skillings (Living Colour) | Percy Sledge RRHF, RBFPA | David Somerville (Diamonds) | |
| Richard Street (Temptations ’71-‘95) RRHF | Terry Sylvester (Hollies) | Howard Tate | |
| Carla Thomas RBFPA | Rufus Thomas RBFPA | Timothea | |
| The Tokens | Travis Tritt | The Uptown Horns | |
| Jimmy Vivino | Andre Williams | Mary Wilson (Supremes) RRHF | |
| Peter Wolf | Dennis Yost (Classics IV) |
| Eric Bazilian (The Hooters) | BC Fox (Technotronix) | Berklee Studio Projects CD |
| Berman Brothers | Burnzy’s Last Call (soundtrack) | Chocolate Genius |
| Lisa J. Cornelio | Raphael Cruz Grammy Nominated | Dash Riprock |
| Rhett Davies | Don Dixon | Julia Douglass |
| Eye to Eye | Sophie B. Hawkins | Ben Jelen (Maverick Records) |
| Killer Joe | Lauren Echo | Ruth Gerson |
| Corey Glover | Rupert Holmes | Intro (Atlantic) |
| Jazz/Funk Unit | David Johansen | AJ Loria/King Nino |
| Stephen Lynch | Tom “Bones” Malone | Mighty Sam McClain |
| Mercy Beat | Frankie Paris & Cold Sweat | Meredith Patterson |
| Pipes & Drums of the NYPD Emerald Society | Bernard “Pretty” Purdie | Finley Quaye (550/Epic) |
| Julianne Richards (Geffen) | Santana RRHF | 22 Brides |
| Uncle Carl | The Uptown Horns | Kathy Zimmer |
| Eric Bazilian (The Hooters) | The Chiffons | The Chi-Lites RBFPA |
| John Ford Coley (England Dan) | The Crystals | Gloria Gaynor |
| Ruth Gerson | Jazz/Funk Unit | The Limelites |
| AJ Loria | The Marvelettes RBFPA | Sam Moore (Sam & Dave) RRHF, RBFPA |
| Frankie Paris & Cold Sweat | The Platters RRHF | Martha Reeves & the Vandellas RRHF, RBFPA |
| The Shirelles RRHF, RBFPA | Terry Sylvester (Hollies) | Howard Tate |
| Timothea | The Tokens | Mary Wilson (Supremes) RRHF |
| Ivan “Funkboy” Bodley, “iBOD” |
Raphael Cruz, “A Mano” |
Matthew Curran, “Star Spangled Banner/Voodoo Chile” |
| Jazz/Funk Unit, “Jazz/Funk Unit” |
AJ Loria, “King Nino: Louisiana Lounge Lizard” |
Stephen Lynch, “A Little Bit Special” |
| Sherryl Marshall “Family Dysfunction” |
Kathy Zimmer, “Dreamin’” |
| America After Hours (CNBC) | Break a Leg (CNBC) | Burnzy’s Last Call (feature sdtk.) |
| City Arts (WNET, NYC) | Cook'n Music Show, France | CNN |
| The Deli (feature sdtk.) | Howard Tate: Soul Man (documentary) | Israeli TV |
| Italian TV | Live With Regis & Kelly (ABC) | Love Walked In (feature sdtk.) |
| Lowball (actor, sdtk., feature film) | Northfork (feature sdtk. w/Nick Nolte) | N.O.TV (host/producer) |
| Only the Strong Survive (DVD bonus features) |
PBS Channel 39, Ft. Wayne, IN | Restaurant (actor, sdtk., feature film w/Adrien Brody) |
| Revenge of the Not Goods (actor, sdtk., short feature) |
Swedish TV | Swiss TV |
| Today in New York (WNBC) | Turkish TV | UCP Telethon (WWOR, NYC) |
| Del Taco | Lancombe | Listerine |
| NBA | Popeye's | Texaco |
| Chris Botti | Hiram Bullock | Will Calhoun (Living Colour) |
| Dana Carvey | Roseanne Cash | Stanley Clarke |
| Cowboy Mouth | Gavin DeGraw | Rick Derringer |
| Roy Hargrove | Nona Hendryx | Peter Himmelman |
| Stanley Jordan | John Leventhal | Johnny Maestro & the Brooklyn Bridge |
| "Blue Lou" Marini | Raul Midon | Buddy Miles |
| Modern English | Cyril Neville (Neville Bros.) | George Porter, Jr. (Meters) |
| Noel Redding (Jimi Hendrix) RRHF | Sam the Sham | BJ Thomas |
| Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center, NYC | Bridgeport, CT Symphony Orchestra |
| Bursa State Symphony Orchestra, Izmir, Turkey | Celebrate Brooklyn, NY, Prospect Park |
| Hatch Band Shell, Boston, MA | Israel Symphony Orchestra, Rishon LeZion |
| Izmir State Symphony Orchestra, Turkey | JVC Jazz Festival, NYC |
| Nice Jazz Festival, France | New Jersey Performing Arts Center |
| New Oreleans Jazz & Heritage Festival | Newport Jazz Festival at Saratoga, NY |
| Pitea Dansar Och Ler Festival, Sweden | Pori Jazz Festival, Finland |
| PNC Bank/Garden State Arts Arena, NJ | Summer Stage, Central Park, NYC |
| Town Hall, NYC |
| Aruba | Austria | Bermuda |
| Brazil | Canada | England |
| Finland | France | Germany |
| Greece | Honduras | Hong Kong |
| Israel | Italy | Japan |
| Mexico | St. Croix | Scotland |
| Singapore | Spain | Sweden |
| Switzerland | Turkey | USA (32 States) |
- Black 47 (auditioned, didn’t make it)
- Stanley Clarke (auditioned, didn’t make it)
- Larry Coryell (said he would call, but didn’t)
- Al DiMeola (auditioned, didn’t make it)
- Ernie K. Doe (swore on a TV show we were both on that I had played with him. I never had.)
- Joan Jett (wouldn’t audition me: too tall)
- Little Anthony & the Imperials (called, but I was booked)
- Little Eva (was booked with, but another gig preempted it)
- Little Peggy March (was booked with, but another gig preempted it)
- New York Dolls (wouldn’t audition me because of schedule conflicts)
- Wilson Pickett (learned the set and was “in the wings” but never got the call)
- Keith Richards (never got schedule synchronized with producer)
- Santana (I did 3 studio tracks for “Supernatural” CD. All were eventually scrapped.)
- Ronnie Spector (called, but I was booked)
- Rod Stewart (contractor couldn’t find my number in time)
- Hubert Sumlin (was booked on a record date with him that got cancelled last minute)
- Tower of Power (were given my number when Rocco was sick)
- Pat Travers (called, but I was booked)
- Johnny Winter (keeps threatening to call)
| Dishwasher at a Dude Ranch | Envelope Stuffer | Oldies Nightclub DJ |
| College Radio DJ/Music Director | Record Label Promotions College Rep/Intern |
Record Label Publicist |
| Record Label Publicity Assistant | Record Store Clerk | Security Guard |
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