Jeff Bass

Jeffrey Bass (/bæs/ BAS;^[2] born May 16, 1961), is an American record producer and musician from Detroit, Michigan He is best known as one half of the Bass Brothers and for his work with Eminem. Bass is considered one of the most influential people in Eminem's career.^[3]

Jeff Bass
Birth name	Jeffrey Bass
Born	(1961-05-16) May 16, 1961 (age 63) Shaker Heights, Ohio, U.S.[1]
Origin	Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Genres	Hip hop R&B
Occupation	Record producer

Career

At age 16, Bass, along with four of his childhood friends, formed Detroit-based R&B group Dreamboy.^[4] In 1980, when Bass was 19 years old, Dreamboy was signed to Qwest Records, a record label created by Quincy Jones that same year. The group released their debut album in 1983 and a follow-up in 1984 before their contract expired and they were dropped from the label in 1985.^[5]

Bass would eventually go on to co-produce the song "Lose Yourself" alongside Eminem which won the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 75th Academy Awards.^[3] The song was featured in the film 8 Mile, which starred Eminem in his movie debut. Eminem and Bass previously shared a Grammy Award for 1999's Best Rap Album, The Slim Shady LP.^[6] Bass was also the speaker in "Public Service Announcement" and "Public Service Announcement 2000" (from The Slim Shady LP and The Marshall Mathers LP respectively),^[7] two tracks that serve as introductions to the albums they are featured in.

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Ref.
2002	Academy Awards	Best Original Song	"Lose Yourself" (from 8 Mile)	Won	[8]
2002	Critics' Choice Movie Awards	Best Song		Won	[9]
2002	Golden Globe Awards	Best Original Song		Nominated	[10]
1999	Grammy Awards	Best Rap Album	The Slim Shady LP	Won	[11]
2000		Album of the Year	The Marshall Mathers LP	Nominated
2002			The Eminem Show	Nominated
		Record of the Year	"Without Me"	Nominated
2003		Song of the Year	"Lose Yourself"	Nominated
		Best Rap Song		Won
		Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media		Nominated
2002	Online Film & Television Association Awards	Best Original Song	"Lose Yourself" (from 8 Mile)	Won	[12]
2003	World Soundtrack Awards	Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film		Nominated	[13]

References

1. "Jeff Bass on Apple Music".
2. Barshad, Amos (November 6, 2013). "» Q&A: Producer Jeff Bass on Discovering Young Eminem: 'He Was Sitting on the Toilet, and He Came Up With the Alter Ego'". Retrieved June 26, 2022.
3. "'Lose Yourself' Writer Jeff Bass Reflects On Oscar-Winning Eminem Track 15 Years Later". Billboard. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
4. "Dreamboy (3)". Discogs. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
5. "Discovering and Rising To Fame with Eminem – Rare Jeff Bass Interview Part 1". Youtube. November 11, 2020. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
6. "Eminem and Jeff Bass Find Oscar Triumph With "Lose Yourself"". BMI. March 24, 2003. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
7. "Public Service Announcement 2000". Eminem.com. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
8. "The 75th Academy Awards (2003) Nominees and Winners". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. November 20, 2011. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
9. "The BFCA Critics' Choice Awards :: 2002". Critics Choice Association. January 17, 2003. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2011.
10. "Jeffrey Bass". Golden Globe Awards. April 15, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
11. "Jeff Bass". Grammy Awards. November 19, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
12. "7th Annual Film Awards (2002)". Online Film & Television Association. April 15, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
13. "World Soundtrack Awards". World Soundtrack Awards. April 15, 2024. Retrieved April 15, 2024.

External links

• Jeff Bass at IMDb