Jeff Bass | |
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| Born | Jeffrey Bass (1961-05-16)May 16, 1961 (age 64) Shaker Heights, Ohio, U.S.[1] |
| Origin | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
| Genres | |
| Occupation | Record producer |
Jeffrey Bass (/bæs/BAS;[2] born May 16, 1961), is an American record producer and musician fromDetroit,Michigan. He is best known as one half of theBass Brothers and for his work withEminem. Bass is considered one of the most influential people in Eminem's career.[3]
At age 16, Bass, along with four of his childhood friends, formed Detroit-basedR&B group Dreamboy.[4] In 1980, when Bass was 19 years old, Dreamboy was signed toQwest Records, a record label created byQuincy 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 forBest Original Song at the75th Academy Awards.[3] The song was featured in the film8 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" (fromThe Slim Shady LP andThe Marshall Mathers LP respectively),[7] two tracks that serve as introductions to the albums they are featured in.
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Academy Awards | Best Original Song | "Lose Yourself"(from8 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"(from8 Mile) | Won | [12] |
| 2003 | World Soundtrack Awards | Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film | Nominated | [13] |
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