Nick Bassett

Nick Bassett is an American musician, producer and composer from Modesto, California. He was the bassist of shoegaze band Nothing[2][3] and is the lead guitarist of shoegaze band Whirr.[1] He also played guitar in the original lineup of blackgaze band Deafheaven.[4]

Nick Bassett
Background information
OriginModesto, California
GenresShoegaze,[1] dream pop[1]
Occupation(s)Musician, composer, producer
InstrumentsGuitar, bass guitar
Years active2009-present
LabelsTee Pee, Run For Cover, Relapse, Graveface Records, Deathwish
Associated actsNothing, Whirr, Camera Shy, Deafheaven

Career

Bassett formed Whirl in October 2009.[1] The band changed its name to Whirr after a musician also named Whirl trademarked the name and threatened legal action.[5] Bassett wrote demo versions of songs and showed them to the other members, after which they decided to play shoegazing-influenced music.[1]

Bassett played bass for Philadelphia shoegaze band Nothing from 2013[6] to 2018.[3] Prior to his joining, Whirr had toured with Nothing in the spring of 2013, during which he collaborated with Nothing frontman Domenic Palermo on a goth-influenced side project called Death of Lovers.[7] Death of Lovers debuted with Buried Under a World of Roses in October 2013,[8] followed by their first full-length album, The Acrobat, in November 2017.[9]

Bassett formed the indie pop duo Camera Shy with ex-Whirr singer Alexandra Morte in 2014.[10] They released their debut EP, Jack-O-Lantern, on June 24, 2014[11] and their eponymous debut album on July 14, 2015.[12]

In 2016 Bassett composed the score for Bret Easton Ellis' television series The Deleted.[13]

Bassett most recently collaborated with Cloakroom on their 2017 album Time Well, contributing piano parts.[14]

Discography

With Nothing

With Whirr
  • Demo (2010, self-released)
  • Distressor EP (2011, Graveface)
  • June (2011, Tee Pee)
  • Pipe Dreams (2012, Tee Pee)
  • Whirr / Anne (split with Anne) (2012, Run For Cover)
  • "Color Change"/"Flat Lining" (split with Monster Movie) (2012, Graveface)
  • Around (2013, Graveface)
  • Part Time Punks Sessions (2013, Run For Cover)
  • Sway (2014, Graveface)
  • Whirr / Nothing (split with Nothing) (2014, Run For Cover)
  • Feels Like You (2019, self-released)

With Camera Shy
  • Jack-O-Lantern (2014, Run For Cover)
  • Whirr / Crying / Makthaverskan / Camera Shy (2014, Run For Cover)
  • Crystal Clear (2015, Run For Cover)
  • Camera Shy (2015, Run For Cover)

With Death of Lovers
  • Buried Under a World of Roses (2013, Deathwish)
  • The Acrobat (2017, Dais Records)

With Deafheaven

With Cloakroom
  • Time Well (2017, Relapse)

With Silence in the Snow
  • Levitation Chamber (2019, Prophecy Productions)

With Pink Slip
  • Perpetual Care (2020, self-released)

In Film and Television
  • The Deleted (Credited as Composer of Theme & Score, 2016, Directed by Brett-Easton Ellis)

Production and Audio Engineering
  • Camera Shy - Jack-O-Lantern (2014, Run For Cover)
  • "Whirr / Crying / Makthaverskan / Camera Shy (2014, Run For Cover)
  • Camera Shy - Crystal Clear (2015, Run For Cover)
  • Camera Shy - Camera Shy (2015, Run For Cover)
  • Death Of Lovers - The Acrobat (2017, Dais Records)
  • Night School - Disappear Here (2019, Graveface)
  • Night Sins - Portrait In Silver (2019, Funeral Party)

References
  1. Shoegaze, When The Sun Hits-All Things (2011-05-02). "WHEN THE SUN HITS: Interview: Nick Bassett of Whirl". WHEN THE SUN HITS. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  2. "Nick Bassett of Nothing - KZSC Interviews - Interviews | KZSC Santa Cruz". KZSC Santa Cruz. 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  3. Camp, Zoe (2018-06-05). "Nothing Have Something To Live For". Stereogum. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
  4. "Indie-Rock Band Whirr Addresses the Outrage, and Fallout, Over Transphobic Tweets". Billboard. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  5. 4, Sarah Gagnon|April; b, 2012|Comments Off on Local shoegaze; LP, Whirr releases debut; Dreams, Pipe (2012-04-04). "Local shoegaze band Whirr releases debut LP, Pipe Dreams". The Bay Bridged - San Francisco Bay Area Indie Music. Retrieved 2017-02-16.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  6. "INTERVIEW: Nick Bassett of Whirr - Allston Pudding". Allston Pudding. 2015-04-06. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  7. "Interview: Some Words with Nick Bassett of Whirr". Noise Love. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  8. "Buried Under A World Of Roses, by Death Of Lovers". Death Of Lovers. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
  9. "Death of Lovers / The Acrobat". Bandcamp. November 24, 2017.
  10. "Camera Shy is a new project from Nick... - Run For Cover Records | Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  11. "Stream Camera Shy's Jack-O-Lantern EP in full | New Music | Impose Magazine". www.imposemagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  12. "Camera Shy – "Your Only One" Video". Stereogum. 2015-04-21. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
  13. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8630524/
  14. "Time Well - Cloakroom | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
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