associated_acts years_active birth_place name background birth_date instrument genre article_title birth_name occupation
8eme art , heik menghanni show , mtv lebanon 1998 -- present baabdat , lebanon michel `` labex '' labaki non_vocal_instrumentalist 02 february 1978 electric bass funk , jazz , jazz fusion , r & b , rock , latin michel labex labaki
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michel labex labaki

michel labaki -lrb- aka `` labex , '' born february 2 , 1978 -rrb- is a lebanese bassist , composer and producer .
he is best known as the bassist in heik menghanni show `` mtv lebanon '' -lrb- 2010 -- present -rrb- .
he currently lives in beirut , lebanon .
born and raised in beirut , lebanon , labex was influenced by his mother who is a pianist , he developed a longing for music , and particularly the guitar .
labex started off as a guitar player , but switched to the electric bass at the age of 15 .
he soon became one of the prominent bass players in lebanon at the age of 20 .
labex has been involved in the continuing development of various musical techniques and styles -- funk , latin , and fusion world music -- and has stood out in his sense of lyricism and melodic bass lines .
he introduced a new technique to the world of bass -- the stap .
through the stap technique , labex combines drumming on the drums , tapping on the guitar , and slapping on the bass , together to create this amazing skill to perform on the bass guitar .
after tampering and innovation to the technique , labex featured stapping for the first time on his album `` dear mother '' .
today , labex is a main bass player , artist casting manager and a recording engineer in 8e art .
he performs in prime time tv show `` hek menghanne '' on mtv lebanon .
