Jeffrey Bass ( ; born May 16, 1961) is an American music producer from

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, best known as one half of the

Bass Brothers Bass Brothers is the professional name for the team of Mark and Jeff Bass, the Detroit producers responsible for helping Eminem with his early career and collaborating on much of his subsequent music. Before that, they worked with George Clin ...

and for his work with

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Career

At age 16, Bass, along with 4 of his childhood friends formed Detroit-based R&B group ''Dreamboy''. In 1980, when Bass was 19 years old, ''Dreamboy'' was signed to

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, a record label created by

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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. Bass would eventually go on to co-produce the song "

Lose Yourself "Lose Yourself" is a song by American rapper Eminem from the soundtrack to the 2002 motion picture '' 8 Mile''. The song was composed and produced by Eminem, longtime collaborator Jeff Bass, one half of the production duo Bass Brothers and Lui ...

," alongside Eminem which won the Oscar for Best Original Song at the

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. The song was featured in the film ''8 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 ''The Slim Shady LP'' is the second studio album and major label debut by American rapper Eminem. It was released on February 23, 1999, by Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. Recorded in Ferndale, Michigan following Eminem's recruitm ...

''. Bass was also the speaker in "Public Service Announcement" and "Public Service Announcement 2000" (from ''The Slim Shady LP'' and ''

The Marshall Mathers LP ''The Marshall Mathers LP'' is the third studio album by American rapper Eminem, released on May 23, 2000, by Aftermath Entertainment and Interscope Records. The album was produced mostly by Dr. Dre and Eminem, along with The 45 King, the Bass ...

'' respectively), two tracks that serve as introductions to the albums they are featured in.

Awards and nominations

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References

1961 births Living people Record producers from Ohio category:Record producers from Michigan Best Original Song Academy Award-winning songwriters Grammy Award winners for rap music Musicians from Shaker Heights, Ohio {{US-music-bio-stub