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