Top Upright Bass Players for hire

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

Currently, the bassist and assistant MD for the Cirque Du Soleil residency show in Las Vegas (Mystere). Some of the artists Joseph has worked with include Earl Klugh, Stewart Copeland (The Police), Bob James, Lisa Kelly/Chloe Agnew (Celtic Woman), Bo Bice (American Idol), and many others.

Whether he’s melding hip-hop and jazz with Masta Ace and Donny McCaslin, playing bass at the Newport Jazz Festival with Dred Scott Trio, or remixing Karsh Kale or WuTang’s Killah Priest, 2x-Grammy-nominated producer/(re)mixer/bassist/composer Ben Rubin (aka Benny Cha Cha) is renowned for making records that are pure or genre-bending or both.

Over 1000 recording credits, member of German pioneers of heavy metal ACCEPT ("Balls To The Wall" 🤘), toured with Uli Jon Roth (Scorpions). Credits excerpt: Joe Satriani, Gregg Bissonette, Hal Blaine. Michael Landau, Missing Persons. German-born studio and session bass guitarist, known for being a very skilled and versatile bass player.

Professional NYC Electric, Upright, Synth Bassist Producer & Music Director.

Need bass? Look no further! Electric, fretless or upright. Bassist for The Four Brasil, The Voice Brasil, Frejat, Simone, Ivan Lins, Milton Nascimento, Marcos Valle, Ana Carolina, Maria Gadú, Paulinho Moska, Lobão, and many others. 30+ years of studio and stage experience put to good use when recording bass tracks for you.

Bass and Cello Player, Latin and Popular music specialist. Wide experience playing live. Specialty on genres from South America and the Caribbean. Solid Bass player, featured in more than 250 songs published, playing Jazz, Rock, Pop, World Music, etc. Arranger for small chamber groups, with specialty on pop music.

UK-based session musician with studio credits including Mahalia, Olivia Dean, Elli Ingram, Jordan Max, Aquilo. Live credits include Tom Walker, Gabrielle Aplin, Ward Thomas, Alex Clare. I also compose and perform as part of Goodfoot, a funk & soul project.

Mult-Instrumentalist, Composer, and Producer with ample experience in both popular and academic music. I am proficient in violin, viola, cello, double bass, flute, piano, guitar and ethnic instruments such as sitar, esraj and dilruba... you name it! 5 International Film Festivals Awards for "Best Original Score" for the Feature Film "AXIOMAS".

I'm a Grammy Award Winner (MTV Unplugged) who recorded studio and live albums, a huge bunch of singles and toured with several artists for +25 years, including Julieta Venegas's band (2004/2013) around Europe, USA and all Americas Continent. Warwick & Fender clinician (Argentina 1995/1998). Since 2006 I'm CEO on CASA POP!!! recording studios.

Nashville based session bass player on many charting songs, major motion pictures, tv shows, commercials and video games.

I am a session bass player based in Italy, available for live studio bass tracks. I have recorded on many records with top selling artists such as Tiziano Ferro, Eros Ramazzotti, Francesco Renga, Adriano Celentano, Gianni Morandi, Giusy Ferreri and many others.

Let me bring my 30+ years experience playing upright and electric bass to your project! Quick turnaround, professionally recorded at my home studio.

Highly versatile bassist with over a decade of live and studio experience alongside artists like Le Juiice and Gary Barone. I deliver dynamic, style-appropriate basslines that will enhance your production and resonate with listeners.

I play violin/viola/cello/upright bass/guitar/synths and can write and record my own arrangements/parts to your songs or compositions.

A qualified sound engineer & trained musician merged into one. Get the best of both worlds working with a guy who understands what it means to be an artist. All without having you pay an absurd amount of money.

I'm a professional session bass player and multi instrumentalist along with being an award winning recording and mixing engineer. Some of my credits include Darryl Worley, The Oak Ridge Boys, Larry Gatlin, Jimmy Fortune and Joe Mullins & The Radio Ramblers to name a few. I've mixed over 10 #1 songs on the country, gospel, and bluegrass charts.

I can offer a lifetime's expertise on making bass parts work, as well as some colorful instrument choices (including Chapman Stick and upright bass) and great part-writing ability. I'm also an award-winning orchestral composer/arranger and an expert in the art of strings. Please contact me and let’s talk.

More than 20 years recording and producing all kinds of music from hip hop, thru Documentary music. I´ve studied contrabass since childhood, and play and produce with many hip hop, rock and pop music bands. Also studied composition, arrangement and sound designing.

Recording & touring bass player for Wheatus ('Teenage Dirtbag') since 2006. Additional credits include Bowling For Soup, Mike Doughty (Soul Coughing), Vernon Reid (Living Colour), Dan Wilson (Semisonic), Money Mark (Beastie Boys), MC Frontalot, MC Lars, etc.

Be it In the studio or on the soundstage I'm here to offer you over 30+ years of experience in providing Only The Best of my services, specializing in foundational grooves that will outline the structure and body of your song perfectly!

I'm a London based bass player and songwriter. I have touring and recording credits with Bryan Ferry, Dido, George Ezra, M. Ward, Mika, Shane Filan, Ronan Keating, Amy Macdonald, Judie Tzuke, Shaun Escoffrey and more.

Since Matchbook Romance signed to Epitaph Records, I've worked with producers Joe Barresi, John Goodmanson, Brett Gurewitz, John Naclerio, Casey Bates, Matt Squire and Ted Young. Having contributed to releases by Emarosa, Thomas Nicholas Band, Hip Hop/NYHC artist Blood Before Pride and Garrett Gardener (The Voice finalist) to name a few.

Versatile Grammy Nominated Bassist with over 25 years of experience available for your next project! My tracks focus on delivering the best performance for your project with emphasis on groove, tone, feel, dynamics and attitude. I strive to serve your vision by enhancing the music without ever distracting from it.

If your song needs bass, you've come to the right place. :o) I am a NYC based session bass player experienced in many different styles that will give what your song needs with the tone that it needs. If you need help with arranging your songs I also do string/horn arrangments and production.

Hi! I´m Francisco Falcon, bass player for almost 35 years. I´m offering record a really good bassline for your music. I can play any style of music. I usually play fretted and fretless bass, but I also play double bass and cello.

Your song deserves the right bass part, and I'm here to provide it.

Bassist with a creative mind, Strong Jazz background. Electric, fretless, and upright bass. Full, professional home recording setup.

Producer and session musician from Argentina, featured on more than 100 albums and +20 years of experience working live and in the studio.

FIRST SONG FREE. I'm a professional bass player in Nashville TN and would love to work with you to add bass to your project. I have a 10+ year long career playing bass professionally both on electric bass and upright bass. My one and only goal is to make sure your song sounds and feels the way you want it to.

I'm a Grammy-winning mix engineer who will mix your tracks with some of the greatest analog outboard gear in the world in one of the best sounding control rooms anywhere. I want to give your music the vibe, energy and depth that only real hardware processing and analog mixing can deliver.

I'm a bass player, arranger and composer currently living in London. During my career I have; played support slots for The Hoosiers, The Doobie Brothers, recorded at Metropolis Studios, performed with musicians such as Nick Mason (Pink Floyd), Marc Russo (Tower of Power), Marin Alsop, Chuck Sabo (Elton John), Lara Johnston and Ana Free.

Profesional, versatile bass player Recording/touring credits include La Plazuela (one of the most in demand new acts in Spain) or flamenco luminaries David and Carlos de Jacoba.

I'm a professional bassist working out of New York, NY with over 15+ years of experience as a session player. My specialty is working in a diverse range of genres with the goal of creating the perfect bassline to contribute to the song and help realize an artist's vision.

Pro bassist of 20 years with tasty, melodic bass lines in pop, funk, and dance music.

Rev Jones has been one of the most unique and sought-after bassists/vocalists in hard rock, utilizing what BassPlayer.com calls “an array of techniques, both conventional and otherwise”. Rev has toured & recorded with several big name acts including Steelheart, Michael Schenker, Fuel, George Lynch, & Leslie West 2 albums nominated for a Grammy.

I produce recordings as well, so understand the importance of knowing what to put in and more importantly what to leave out. I have over 5 decades of professional bass playing, live and sessions, across many styles, and 18 years of formal study. I am known to have a very deep pocket in my playing. I hear music in the heart and play from the heart.

Sound engineer specialised in live sessions. Musical background as a double bass player from renaissance to pop music.

It's always better with a bass so let's give your song the perfect groove! Over 25 years of experience playing live and recording with diverse artists including Grammy winner Fantastic Negrito, renaissance woman Rachel Lark, flamenco virtuoso Jason McGuire "El Rubio", prolific songwriter Heather Normandale, and experimental rock group Antioquia.

Professional Double bass and electric bass player, expert in styles ranging from jazz, funk, bossa, tango to classical music. Composer/arranger, great experience creating string, rhythm, brass or wind sections for diverse projects. Sound engineer and producer. Produced, recorded, edited and mixed over 50 commercial records of many musical styles

I'm a Bass Player performer I can also record Cello And doubblebass both with bow and pizzicato. I compose and arrange music. I wrote also for Strings.

Hi, I'm a bass player from Argentina with many years of recording and touring experience.

I am a multi instrumentalist producer that owns On Deck Sound Studio in CT. I have been producing for over 20 years and have worked in most genres that utilize live instrumentation. I specialize in roots, folk, country and rock.

Bass player with a "song-first" mentality.

Session electric bassist/double bassist with over 20 years experience.

Born in 1981, playing bass professionally since 1997 (well over 20 years). Master of arts in jazz/contemporary electric bass guitar. Thousands of gigs in many genres. Recorded both electric and upright on hundreds of tracks and dozens of albums.

I'll put everything into creating a groovy, custom bassline for your track. I've been recording online for over 10 years and consider it the highest honor to be asked to play bass on someone's music. It's really important and I always give my all to each and every track.

UK based session bassist.

hey, I'm a musician with over 20 years of stage experience. I took part in many studio projects.I have recorded many bass and double bass parts in various musical styles. I mostly play jazz, funk, pop and rock.

Bringing you root notes from the alps, solid and tasty, Dominik is a trilingual professional session musician from offering a wide variety of electric-, synth- and upright bass playing, which made it possible for him to travel around internationally several times doing tours, theatre shows and recording sessions.

Professional bass player based in Colombia, been playing for 15 years and got my bass performance degree in Los Angeles Music Academy in /08. i´ve played live and recorded for several music generes and artists such as ESTEMAN, PAULA ARENAS, PEDRINA, LA RAMONA, PILAR CABRERA and such. I´m sponsored by: MJC strings, DELANO.

Berklee College of Music Class of 2021, dual major in Bass Performance and Jazz Composition I have been playing electric and upright bass for 13 years and have experience playing all styles of music. I have very strong sight reading abilities and have been praised for my melodic and foundational bass lines.

Collabs with Mon Laferte (CL), François Villevieille (FRA), Klezmerson (MX)

I can record bass for your songs. I play live and recordings sessions since 40 years. I play electric and acoustic bass.

Hi, I'm Elad Sikel, a respected musician and composer with 20 years of experience. My emotive compositions are known for capturing the essence of emotion, and I've had the privilege of contributing to hundreds of songs with top artists both live and in the studio.

Professional Audio Engineer - Mixing - Mastering - Editing

Hi my name's Danilo, I'm a professional bass player in live and recording studio, I'm playing live with important italian pop artists. The musical genres in which I specialize are mainly pop, rock, funk, soul and dance. My main job is the recording studio, I work in different studios and I have my private studio.

Swedish grammy nominated mix engineer and producer. Working with indie, folk and pop acts like Alice Boman and Crying Day Care Choir. Providing a mix or full production of your song!

I'm an acoustic multi-instrumentalist from Kitchener, Ontario who focuses on folk, bluegrass, old-time, and modern folk genres. I play acoustic guitar, clawhammer and Scruggs-style banjo, mandolin, and upright bass. I've been playing as a gigging and recording musician for 15 years, toured Canada and charted on college radio.

Over 20 years as a professional bass player, hundreds of recordings and tours all over the world and having the honor of being the Musical Director on many independent projects.

Laying down basslines that move both the body and soul.

Versatile and melodic bass, brass, and beyond. From the stage with Postmodern Jukebox, to the studio with A.C. Newman and Jonathan Scales, to jamming in West Africa and beyond, to recording and mixing anything from singer-songwriters to full big bands, I bring pro chops and impeccable taste to your tracks. All styles, always soulful.

The most professional and suitable bass lines for your music in no time. Check out my ig @nicolaspenso

a professional producer with a decade of instrumental experience and varying abilities.