Bass Upright in Portland

I've recorded and/or performed with Emmylou Harris, Tom Jones, Elvis Costello, Indigo Girls, Robert Plant, Shawn Colvin, Pete Seeger, Iris Dement, Steve Earle, Rita Wilson, Rufus Wainwright, Kristin Chenoweth, and many others. My corporate clients include ABC, USA, SyFy, Amazon Prime, NFL, EPIX, JWT New York, License Lab, and BIgger Story Music.

Bassist for Grammy Winning Projects Billboard-Charting Arranger Jon Batiste, Quincy Jones, Wynton Marsalis, Harry Connick Jr., Marie Osmond “Phil Kuehn is a master musician and arranger whose musical abilities are unparalleled in his generation. He's also the greatest person you'll ever meet and is my favorite bass player." - Jon Batiste

Versatile bassist and engineer, quick to pick up tunes and bring musicality to move your songs forward. Let me help listeners stomp their feet to your tunes with a solid upright bass part!

Portland's go to bassist for many genre's. Playing in more than 8 bands throughout the metro area, I have curated a fulfilling friendship and business with some of the top performers in PDX.

I'm a freelance bassist in Portland, Oregon. I have a degree in music but I feel the most valuable education I've gotten has been in countless hours of gigs with other musicians, and listening to and studying the playing of other great bassists. I adore the process of crafting a track, and would love the opportunity to help your music be its best!

Touring bassist w/ Eels since 2005 - 7 world tours, major festivals, live DVD/CDs, US & UK TV appearances. Portland-based session recording artist - work w/ producers Ron Nevison, Gus Berry, Jeff Saltzman, Steven Lee Tracy, et al. Play/record/tour w/ Ural Thomas & The Pain, Kathryn Claire, Anita Lee & The Handsome 3, Michael Dean Damron, et al.

Lifelong musician Bryan Daste is maybe best known as a pedal steel guitarist, but also specializes in clawhammer banjo, upright bass, and backing vocals. Also a talented recording engineer and producer, Daste is as skilled as he is versatile. "Bryan Daste seems to be able to play just about anything he wants to" - Joe McSpadden, nodepression.com

I have produced many records for top independant artists, like Local Natives, and Blitzen Trapper, and engineered many like, LCD Soundsystem.

Multi-instrumentalist (piano, keyboard, drums, trumpet, organ, acoustic and electric bass), producer, and arranger will make your project sound great. 34 albums as a leader and 130 as a sideman. Have worked with such diverse artists as John Scofield, Cassandra Wilson, Jack DeJohnette, and many others.