Bass is Base

Bass is Base was a Canadian R&B group based in North York, Ontario.[1][2]

Bass is Base
Background information
OriginNorth York (Toronto), Ontario, Canada
GenresR&B, hip hop
Years active1993 (1993)–1997 (1997)
LabelsA&M
Past membersChin Injeti
Ivana Santilli
Roger Mooking

History

Bass is Base formed in 1993 and consisted of Chin Injeti on bass, Ivana Santilli on keyboards, and MC Mystic (Roger Mooking) on percussion.[3] All three members contributed vocals, Injeti and Santilli as singers and Mystic as a rapper.

In 1994 the band recorded their first album, First Impressions for the Bottom Jigglers, and released it through their self-created label, "SoulShack". They also released a single from the album, "Funkmobile",[4] which was played on Much Music, and this led to a recording contract with A&M Records.[5] The album won a Juno Award in the Best R&B/Soul Recording category in 1995.[4]

In 1994 and 1995 the band toured through Canada with Barenaked Ladies[6] and the Crash Test Dummies.[5]

In 1996 the band signed with US label Loose Cannon for American distribution and promotion.[4] They released one top 40 hit, "I Cry". In May 1997, Bass is Base broke up and all members pursued solo endeavours.[7]

After Bass is Base disbanded, Santilli went on to a release three solo albums.[8] Injeti works as a producer and bass player; in 2005 he produced "hick-hop" artist Ridley Bent's debut release, Blam. Mooking left the music business, working as a chef in Toronto[9] and as an entrepreneur in the food industry;[10] he returned to release two albums of soul music in 2008 and 2013.[11]

Discography

Singles
  • 1994 "Funkmobile" (Soul Shack)
  • 1995 "Straw Stix & Brix" (Soul Shack)
  • 1995 "Westside Funk" (Soul Shack)
  • 1995 "Diamond Dreams" (Loose Cannon/A&M Records)
  • 1995 "Floating" (Loose Cannon/A&M)
  • 1996 "I Cry" (Loose Cannon/A&M)
  • 1996 "Why" (Loose Cannon/A&M)

Albums
  • 1994 First Impressions for the Bottom Jigglers
  • 1995 Memories of the Soul Shack Survivors[6]

References
  1. "CANOE - JAM! Music - Pop Encyclopedia - Bass Is Bass". Jam.canoe.ca. 2004-11-27. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  2. Charlotte Dillon. "Bass Is Base | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-10-12.
  3. "The Weeknd, Buffy Sainte-Marie & More Honored at Juno Gala Dinner & Awards". Billboard, 4/3/2016 by Karen Bliss
  4. Douglas Reece (2 March 1996). Loose Cannon Ready to Lob Multiethnic Bass is Base. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 19–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  5. Larry LeBlanc (7 October 1995). Bass is Base's Melting 'Soulshack'. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 80–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  6. Larry LeBlanc (4 February 1995). Canada: Who's Who. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. pp. 80–. ISSN 0006-2510.
  7. "Bass Is Base...Is No More". Chart Attack. Archived from the original on July 29, 2003.
  8. "Ivana Santilli on 'Late Night Light' and the Benefits of Being Underrated". Exclaim!, By Ryan B. Patrick. Nov 24, 2015
  9. "Sunday Spotlight". cbc.ca. 2008. Archived from the original on January 6, 2009. Retrieved 2008-10-05.
  10. "Being a chef 'was in my soul'". Globe & Mail. Aug. 09, 2010 Olivia Stren
  11. "Mooking serves up wide-ranging emotions on album 'Feedback'". by Victoria Ahearn, The Canadian Press, via News 1130 Radio. Jul 8, 2013 1
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