“A distinctive voice in post-punk and art-damaged groove music"

Steve Fishman (aka: The ManFish) is a writer, musician, recording and video artist. He does these things, often simultaneously, on stage, in studio and with a signature AV format... the "Valbum"®. 

As a bassist, he is a prime exponent of punk, post-punk, punk-funk, industrial, art and noise-rock, having worked with an array of Sex Pistols, Damned, Stranglers, Contortions, Beatles and with The Atractions, as a leegendary Late Night TV house band and art industrial punk pioneers Chrome. He moves fluidly from underground post-punk and no-wave to rock royalty.” from ultra-aggressive to dub to diso-funk to mod-comp. 

SELECTED CREDITS:  Paul McCartney (1st live telecast since "All You Need Is Love"), Hugh Cornwell (The Stranglers), Blondie, James Chance (The Contortions, jobshare w/ Flea), Chrome (OG industrial, psych-punk), FKA Twigs, Dave Vanian (The Damned), OK GO!, Elton John, Deadbeats, Roy Orbison, FarFlung, Steve Nieve & The Playboys, (Jonathan Ross' TV series band; Attractions, Iggy & Bowie alumni, David Devant &HSW… For more musician details and CREDITS

ASSOCIATED GENRES: Alternative, R&R, Post-Punk, Psych, Art Rock, Noise-Rock, Industrial, Art-Pop, Dance-Punk, Trip-Hop, HipHop, No Wave, Punk-Funk, Dub, Glam, Punk-Jazz, Experimental, Film & TV, Hybrids… 

Instruments played: Electric and upright basses, guitars, kbds / electronica and synth percussion, ethnic to esoteric devices and toys

MF-13: a new project  fuses industrial, techno, D&B, bass music, dis-funk and other hybrids under the stylistic banner of “Bass Kulture”. 

GLEN MATLOCK & The Maestros featured Clem Burke (RIP xx) & Gilby Clarke of Sex Pistols, Blondie, GnR. 
DIVINE MAN  post-punk trip / hip hop, art-rock, duo. (bass, multi-insts) 
SESSIONS w/ diverse artists  

HERE is a short biog video.                  

 

VIDEO / ART: Post-surreal, pop-art, psychedelic, abstract, glitch and punk no wave mixed media video-art and sculpture… most often paired with music: He has worked at Tate, MOMA, NFL Live. Digital Debris, Coaxial Arts, Shadow Ranch etc...