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# Session Bassist — Musical Bass Parts Built for Your Song

Need a bass part that actually makes the song better?

I'm a professional musician with **20+ years of experience** playing, recording and working across a wide range of musical styles and projects. I'm also a **singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist**, which strongly influences the way I approach bass.

I don't listen to a song only as a bass player. I listen to it as a **musician, songwriter and producer**.

My strongest areas include **indie, rock, pop, country, singer-songwriter and experimental music**, but I'm deliberately not limited by conventional genres. If the song is interesting, I'm interested.

## WHAT YOU GET

**1 song / 1 bass performance**, including:

* Professionally recorded bass performance
* **Clean DI bass**
* **Processed / amp-simulated bass**
* **Mix-ready bass** if your production is already mixed
* Cleanly edited and consolidated audio
* Tempo-synced files
* Stems when required
* WAV files up to **96 kHz**
* Clearly organized files ready to import into your DAW

You receive both the **DI and processed signal**, giving you maximum flexibility during mixing.

## A SONGWRITER'S APPROACH TO BASS

I'm not only a bass player — I'm a **singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist**.

Because I work with songs from multiple perspectives, I think about the **melody, lyrics, harmony, rhythm, arrangement and emotional direction**, not just the bass frequency range.

My preference is to **create bass lines specifically for the song** rather than automatically following the roots or copying a reference.

I'll consider:

* How the bass interacts with the kick and drums
* How it supports the vocal and melody
* Where the arrangement needs movement
* Where it needs restraint
* How the bass should change between sections
* Groove, dynamics and note length
* What tone fits the production

Sometimes the best bass part is simple. Sometimes it needs to be melodic, aggressive, strange or unexpected.

**The goal is always to serve the song.**

## GEAR & RECORDING SETUP

I record through a professional front end based around a **Universal Audio 6176 channel strip into a UA Apollo interface**.

My main basses include:

* **Sandberg P Bass Deluxe**
* **Höfner Beatles Bass**
* **Fender Jazz Bass**

For additional character and texture, I have a selection of analog bass effects including:

* Catalinbread SFT
* Tech 21 SansAmp
* MXR M87 Bass Compressor
* MXR M288 Bass Octave Deluxe
* Electro-Harm