bensnburner

Basslines w/ love & soul

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Pleasure your Track with a dope Bassline that comes with Meaning, Love & Soul! Specialized in HipHop, Beats, Neo-Soul, Funk Based on your preferences the results can sound either "in the Pocket" or like a Dilla Sample (or a combination)

Hi there,

i am offering to write and play a meaningful Bassline for your Track. I got plenty of Experience in recording Basslines for Beatproducers, HipHop Artists and Labels. I've been working with the Label Dopeshit Records and the Producer AOS° laying down Basslines for many Artists.

I like to have Soul, Love and Human Feelings in my Work, so you can tell that it is played by a real person.
Like the approach how Dilla used his samples - of course, they are not perfectly on the grid or sometimes a little bit off tuning, but you always can hear the emotions in there. This has been a huge Inspiration for me and in the end that makes it being „dope“.

I got a degree in Jazz- & Popular Music (Main Instrument E-Bass) at International Music College Freiburg (GER). Earned a Scholarship at Berklee College, but decided against it and learn some real Stuff on the Road touring with many different Artists and doing Studio Jobs for 15 Years now.

My Special:
Because of the heavy use of my past Clients, i'd like to include an additional "Jam-Take" to the Main-Take. This can be used as a small Sample Library (e.g. add different Fills, Transitions or more out-of-the-box stuff).

Looking forward to enhance the Low-End of your Track <3

I'd love to hear about your project. Click the 'Contact' button above to get in touch.

60 Reviews - 10 Repeat Clients

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  1. Review by Andrew O.
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    Super groovy and full of great ideas! Ben is easy & fun to work with

  2. Review by Jesse W.
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    I had a great time recording bass with Ben. Everything went incredibly smoothly. He had no trouble at all creating a grooving bass line for my song. And gave me lots extra to work with as well. I'm a happy customer

  3. Review by Kyle U.
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    took my vision and went above and beyond

  4. Review by Kyle U.
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    Fast, responsive, and easy to work with.

  5. Review by Tom B.
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    Great playing, fast delivery. Highly recommended!!! I look forward to working with him again in the future.

  6. Review by Kyle U.
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    Pro.

  7. Review by Shalini R.
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    Absolutely amazing!! Super talented and fast!

  8. Review by Al
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    Ben is top quality...highly recommended

  9. Review by Eyal Hai
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    Ben was a pleasure to work with!
    The track sounds superb, and the guidelines and communication were nice and easy.
    Would love to work again with Ben, And I highly recommend working with him.

  10. Review by Eyal Hai
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    Ben was a pleasure to work with!
    The track sounds superb, and the guidelines and communication were nice and easy.
    Would love to work again with Ben, And I highly recommend working with him.

  11. Review by noon.wav
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    Working for ben's project has been a great experience since the beginning. He gave me clear instructions and then let me be completely free in my process. From musician to musician I really appreciate that. Definitely would recommend!!

  12. Review by Leela D
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    Super talented and quick!! So happy with the results! Thank you Ben :)

  13. Review by Jacquelyn Owens
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    Ben offered lightening fast and high quality service by providing bass for one of my tracks. He did an awesome job and I'll definitely be returning!

  14. Review by Daniel T.
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    This man is a genius, got great feel and plenty of soul. I don't use anyone else. Professionalism is unrivalled, easy to work with and prompt delivery of parts.. what more could you want? Bloody amazing

  15. Review by Daniel T.
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    you can not go any further than this man. He is a beast on the bass omg!! keep the funk alive!

  16. Review by Stephen C.
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    Amazing work as usual!

  17. Review by Stephen C.
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    Awesome work!

  18. Review by Stephen C.
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    Amazing work!

  19. Review by K-laz
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    My fav bass player for beats and soulful tracks! Hes got some real fire!

  20. Review by Stephen C.
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    Awesome work!

Interview with bensnburner

  1. Q: Is there anyone on SoundBetter you know and would recommend to your clients?

  2. A: André Jenaro (damaa.beats) Grischa Kursawe

  3. Q: Analog or digital and why?

  4. A: doesn’t matter. flylo recorded drums wirh an iphone and it worked. always depends on the project. i can provide both ways of course, if some specific characteristics are demanded

  5. Q: Tell us about a project you worked on you are especially proud of and why. What was your role?

  6. A: My Role as Producer, Songwriter and Musicians within the Production of my 3 Albums „Splendom“, „Patternwirtschaft“ and „noclip“.

  7. Q: What are you working on at the moment?

  8. A: Red Dead Redemption 2

  9. Q: What's your 'promise' to your clients?

  10. A: depends on the job

  11. Q: What do you like most about your job?

  12. A: when you can’t tell if it’s a bassline or a massage

  13. Q: What other musicians or music production professionals inspire you?

  14. A: Squarepusher, Miles Davis, Flylo, Vangelis, David Lynch

  15. Q: What questions do customers most commonly ask you? What's your answer?

  16. A: „How long will it take?“ „not longer than we communicated before“

  17. Q: What's the biggest misconception about what you do?

  18. A: that it’s not „real work“ (lol)

  19. Q: What questions do you ask prospective clients?

  20. A: what was your fav. Band when you were 16?

  21. Q: What advice do you have for a customer looking to hire a provider like you?

  22. A: be as clear as possible in your communication or be open for nee adventures

  23. Q: If you were on a desert island and could take just 5 pieces of gear, what would they be?

  24. A: empress zoia empress zoia TE OP-1 Fender Bass VI Ampeg Fridge

  25. Q: What was your career path? How long have you been doing this?

  26. A: i started playing Bass with 15 years. studied Jazz with main Instrument Bass at the International Music College, Freiburg (Germany) got a Berklee Scholarship, but was fed up with the intellectual side of Music. Now i use the best of both sides and combine it to something with knowledge and emotions. I also work as a Producer/Artist and experiment a lot with Sound/Frequencies and different recording Locations. I recorded my recent Album „noclip“ in an empty, 400sm big hangar in the south of germany. Always scouting good sounding spaces.

  27. Q: How would you describe your style?

  28. A: as a freelancer: flexible, laid back, in the pocket as an artist: emotions>musical perfection

  29. Q: Which artist would you like to work with and why?

  30. A: tyler, the creator because i think he got a magical talent and spirit

  31. Q: Can you share one music production tip?

  32. A: respect the first take as a fundamental & important step in the whole process

  33. Q: What type of music do you usually work on?

  34. A: hiphop, lo-fi beats, experimental, doom metal

  35. Q: What's your strongest skill?

  36. A: connecting people with each other

  37. Q: What do you bring to a song?

  38. A: love, soul, organic mood, emotions, new perspective

  39. Q: What's your typical work process?

  40. A: as the first step i always have the first take tracked: i import the song into my DAW and hit record, then record the process of finding out and searching. sometimes there are gold samples in this takes.

  41. Q: Tell us about your studio setup.

  42. A: we feel good there, thats the most important thing. i can borrow the full range of musical Equipment, High End Mics or different Instruments upon your wishes.

  43. Q: Describe the most common type of work you do for your clients.

  44. A: Most common types in the past were recording basslines for hiphop Beats and Studiojobs for Metal Productions

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normally I offer two different takes - one based upon your Vision and one "Jam"-Take.

GenresSounds Like
  • J Dilla
  • D'Angelo
  • The Internet
Gear Highlights
  • Fender Jazz Bass
  • Fender Starcaster Bass
  • Fender Bass VI
  • Ibanez ATK 1305 Prestige
  • old gnarly fretless Bass
  • Upright Bass
  • Yamaha DX7
  • Vintage Ampeg B-25B Tube Amp (1969)
  • Ampeg SVT 410 Cab
  • Trace Elliot 15" Cab
  • High Quality D.I. Boxes
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  • lofi beats & jazz vibesNov 23, 2021

    hey people, 

    since the last update a few of my tracks got added to Spotify's editorials "lofi beats" & "Jazz Vibes" - biiig surprise and honor for me 🥰

    You can check out the artist profile (with many many examples of my style), just click here


    stay safe everyone!

    ben

  • Next editorial Playlist 🎉Aug 16, 2020

    oh yeah - my tune "Teresina" was added to Spotify's "Focus Flow" Playlist. 

    Bassline from yours truly with love!

    https://open.spotify.com/track/6cv5aG9mQ1tgU4Rj05rewV?si=kpiIJUXxT5-MJFVpCxCnnA

    take care and stay safe everyone!

  • bensnburner bassline @ Lo-Fi BeatsDec 10, 2019

    damaa.beat‘s track „waking dreams“ for which i recorded the bassline is out now and already featured in Spotify‘s Lo-Fi Beats Playlist. 


    epic yeah @ André Jenaro/damaa.beats and thanks for having me!


    since external Links are not allowed, you can find the track by yourself on spotify