Raphael Wressnig (born October 14, 1979 in

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) is a

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, funk

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and producer. He recorded 17 albums of his own, as well as appearing on some 35 others as a guest. In 2013 and 2015 he received a nomination for "best organ player of the year" by ''

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Discography

* ''MANIC ORGANIC'' (2002) * ''IN BETWEEN'' (2004) * ''MOSQUITO BITE'' (2006) w/ Enrico Crivellaro * ''BOOM BELLO!'' (2006) * ''CUT A LITTLE DEEPER ON THE FUNK'' (2007) * ''DON'T BE AFRAID TO GROOVE'' (2008) w/ Alex Schultz * ''LIVE AT THE OFF FESTIVAL'' (2009) w/Enrico Crivellaro * ''PARTY FACTOR'' (2010) * ''TRUE BLUE'' (2011) * ''SOUL GIFT'' (2012) w/Alex Schultz * ''SOUL GUMBO'' (2014) * ''THE SOUL CONNECTION'' (2016) w/ Igor Prado * ''CAPTURED LIVE'' (2017) * ''CHICKEN BURRITO'' (2018) w/Alex Schultz * ''Santa Likes To Boogaloo!'' (7" single) (2020) w/Igor Prado * ''GROOVE & GOOD TIMES'' (2021) w/Igor Prado * ''ORGAN GRINDER'' (digital single) (2022) * ''LIVE: MORE GROOVE, MORE GOOD TIMES'' (2023) w/Igor Prado * ''Soulful Christmas (With A Funky Twist)'' (2023) w/Alex Schultz

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wressnig, Raphael 1979 births Living people Austrian male musicians Austrian songwriters Austrian male songwriters Musicians from Graz