- Eric Bass
Infobox musical artist
Name = Eric Bass
Background = group_or_band
Alias =
Born = October 23rd
Origin =Charleston, South Carolina
Label =Atlantic Records
Instrument =bass guitar piano
Genre =Hard rock Post-grungeAlternative metal Southern rock
Associated_acts =Shinedown
Deepfield Eric Bass (bornWilliam Frederic Bass Jr) is the current bass and piano player for the
Jacksonville ,Florida based, hard rock bandShinedown .Personal life
Eric was born into a very musical family, and was encouraged to sing and play piano from an early age. At 13 he received a trombone, before moving onto guitar the following Christmas. In highschool he played drums in the marching band, which he recalls as being "rhythmically invaluable to me throughout my music career". [ [http://prod.shinedown.com/artist/index/name/Eric%20Bass Eric Bass Profile] ]
Eric currently lives in Charleston, SC with his wife and their two dogs. He owns a recording studio called "Ocean Industries" (www.32tracks.com). [ [http://www.myspace.com/ericbassproductions Eric's MySpace] ]
Career
Deepfield
In 2002 Eric formed Deepfield with Baxter Teal. By 2003 they were signed to In De Goot records/McGathy Promotions, and began to produce their first record. However, Eric soon left the band after becoming more and more drawn by the producing, recording and studio process. [ [http://prod.shinedown.com/artist/index/name/Eric%20Bass Eric Bass Profile] ]
hinedown
Bass joined Shinedown in
2008 , before the release of "The Sound of Madness ", as a permanent replacement forBrad Stewart . He did not record the album with the band, but is now touring with them. In addition to his bass duties, he also plays the keyboard in concert and contributes backing vocals.Influences
Bass players: Robert DeLeo (STP), Chris Wolstenholme (Muse), Tim Commerford (Rage Against The Machine). Producers etc.: Rich Costey, Brendan O'Brien, Howard Benson, Andy Wallace, Chris Lord Alge.
References
External links
* [http://www.shinedown.com Shinedown.com]
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