Nick Bassett Explained

Nick Bassett
Birth Date:July 28
Origin:Modesto, California
Genre:Shoegaze, dream pop
Occupation:Musician, composer, producer
Instrument:Guitar, bass guitar, piano, keyboards, Digital Audio Workstations
Years Active:2009–present
Label:Tee Pee, Run For Cover, Relapse, Graveface Records, Deathwish
Current Member Of:Whirr, Camera Shy
Past Member Of:Nothing, Deafheaven

Nick Bassett is an American musician, producer and composer from Modesto, California. He was the bassist of shoegaze band Nothing[1] [2] and is the lead guitarist of shoegaze band Whirr.[3] He also played guitar in the original lineup of blackgaze band Deafheaven.[4]

Career

Bassett formed Whirl in October 2009. The band changed its name to Whirr after a musician also named Whirl trademarked the name and threatened legal action.[5] Bassett wrote demo versions of songs and showed them to the other members, after which they decided to play shoegazing-influenced music.

Bassett played bass for Philadelphia shoegaze band Nothing from 2013[6] to 2018. Prior to his joining, Whirr had toured with Nothing in the spring of 2013, during which he collaborated with Nothing frontman Domenic Palermo on a goth-influenced side project called Death of Lovers.[7] Death of Lovers debuted with Buried Under a World of Roses in October 2013,[8] followed by their first full-length album, The Acrobat, in November 2017.[9]

Bassett formed the indie pop duo Camera Shy with ex-Whirr singer Alexandra Morte in 2014.[10] They released their debut EP, Jack-O-Lantern, on June 24, 2014[11] and their eponymous debut album on July 14, 2015.[12]

In 2016, Bassett composed the score for Bret Easton Ellis' television series The Deleted.[13]

Bassett collaborated with Cloakroom on their 2017 album Time Well, contributing piano parts.[14]

Whirr released Feels Like You, their third full-length album, in October 2019.[15]

Discography

With Whirr

With Deafheaven

With Death of Lovers

With Camera Shy

With Nothing

With Cloakroom

With Silence in the Snow

With Pink Slip

With Oubliette

In film and television

Production and audio engineering

Notes and References

  1. News: Nick Bassett of Nothing – KZSC Interviews . 2016-05-13. KZSC Santa Cruz. 2017-02-16. en-US.
  2. News: Nothing Have Something To Live For. Camp. Zoe. 2018-06-05. Stereogum. 2018-07-08.
  3. Web site: WHEN THE SUN HITS: Interview: Nick Bassett of Whirl.. 2011-05-02. WHEN THE SUN HITS. 2017-02-16.
  4. News: Indie-Rock Band Whirr Addresses the Outrage, and Fallout, Over Transphobic Tweets. Billboard. 2017-02-16.
  5. Web site: Local shoegaze band Whirr releases debut LP, Pipe Dreams. Sarah. Gagnon. 2012-04-04. The Bay Bridged – San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music. 2017-02-16.
  6. News: INTERVIEW: Nick Bassett of Whirr – Allston Pudding. 2015-04-06. Allston Pudding. 2017-02-16. en-US.
  7. News: Interview: Some Words with Nick Bassett of Whirr. Noise Love. 2017-02-16. en-US.
  8. Web site: Buried Under A World Of Roses, by Death Of Lovers. Death Of Lovers. 2018-07-08.
  9. Web site: Death of Lovers / The Acrobat. November 24, 2017. Bandcamp.
  10. Web site: Camera Shy is a new project from Nick... – Run For Cover Records Facebook. www.facebook.com. en. 2017-02-16.
  11. Web site: Stream Camera Shy's Jack-O-Lantern EP in full New Music Impose Magazine. www.imposemagazine.com. 23 June 2014 . 2017-02-16.
  12. News: Camera Shy – "Your Only One" Video . 2015-04-21. Stereogum. 2017-02-16.
  13. Web site: Nick Bassett. IMDb.com. 22 December 2020.
  14. Web site: Time Well – Cloakroom . AllMusic. 2018-07-08.
  15. Web site: Feels Like You, by Whirr. 2021-06-10. Whirr.

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