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Eric Bass (born William Frederic Bass Jr., is an American musician and record producer. He has been the bassist of the rock band Shinedown since 2008.
Bass currently lives in Charleston, SC with his wife and their two dogs. He owned a recording studio called Ocean Industries Studios (www.32tracks.com), which was his second studio, and now owns a studio called "Big Animal Studio", in which he recorded and produced Planet Zero.
Bass is known to suffer from depression, which influenced his work, especially in Shinedown's sixth album, Attention Attention, which was influenced by Bass' condition along with frontman Brent Smith's addiction.
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.
In November 2024 Bass announced a solo project. The first single, "Mind Control", was released on November 13, 2024 as the first single from his solo album titled I Had a Name set for release on February 28, 2025. Then on December 13, 2024 he released Azalia.
He was influenced by bass players Robert DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots), Chris Wolstenholme (Muse), Tim Commerford (Rage Against the Machine), and producers Rich Costey, Brendan O'Brien, Howard Benson, Andy Wallace, Chris Lord-Alge.
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Birth Name: William Frederic Bass Jr.Bass currently lives in Charleston, SC with his wife and their two dogs. He owned a recording studio called Ocean Industries Studios (www.32tracks.com), which was his second studio, and now owns a studio called "Big Animal Studio", in which he recorded and produced Planet Zero.
Bass is known to suffer from depression, which influenced his work, especially in Shinedown's sixth album, Attention Attention, which was influenced by Bass' condition along with frontman Brent Smith's addiction.
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.
In November 2024 Bass announced a solo project. The first single, "Mind Control", was released on November 13, 2024 as the first single from his solo album titled I Had a Name set for release on February 28, 2025. Then on December 13, 2024 he released Azalia.
He was influenced by bass players Robert DeLeo (Stone Temple Pilots), Chris Wolstenholme (Muse), Tim Commerford (Rage Against the Machine), and producers Rich Costey, Brendan O'Brien, Howard Benson, Andy Wallace, Chris Lord-Alge.
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Also Known As: Eric Bass
Born: October 23, 1974 (age 51)
From: Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.
Genre(s): Hard rock, alternative, metal, post-grunge, alternative rock, pop rock, southern rock
Instrument(s): Vocals, Bass
Occupation(s): Musician, record producer, songwriter
Active From: 2002-present
Associated Acts: Shinedown, Deepfield