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, Digital Audio Workstations
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". 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. "Nick Bassett". IMDb.com. Retrieved 22 December 2020.
  14. "Time Well – Cloakroom". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-07-08.
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