Nick Bassett is an American musician, producer and composer from Modesto, California. He was the bassist of shoegaze band

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and is the lead guitarist of shoegaze band Whirr. He also played guitar in the original lineup of

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Career

Bassett formed

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

from 2013 to 2018. 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. Death of Lovers debuted with ''Buried Under a World of Roses'' in October 2013, followed by their first full-length album, ''The Acrobat'', in November 2017. Bassett formed the indie pop duo Camera Shy with ex-Whirr singer Alexandra Morte in 2014. They released their debut EP, ''Jack-O-Lantern'', on June 24, 2014 and their eponymous debut album on July 14, 2015. In 2016, Bassett composed the score for

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' television series ''The Deleted''. Bassett collaborated with

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on their 2017 album ''Time Well'', contributing piano parts. Whirr released ''Feels Like You,'' their third full-length album, in October 2019.

Discography

With Nothing

* ''

Tired of Tomorrow ''Tired of Tomorrow'' is the second studio album by American shoegaze band Nothing. It was released on May 13, 2016, by Relapse Records. It is the first Nothing album to feature bassist Nick Bassett, the guitarist of Whirr. Critical reception ...

'' (2016, Relapse) * '' Dance on the Blacktop'' (2018, Relapse)

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 ''Whirr / Nothing'' is a split EP by the American shoegaze bands Whirr and Nothing, released on November 17, 2014 by Run for Cover. The EP was released digitally as well as in 12-inch vinyl format with an etched B-side packaged with a document ...

'' (split with Nothing) (2014, Run For Cover) *''Feels Like You'' (2019, self-released)

With Camera Shy

* ''Jack-O-Lantern'' (2014, Run For Cover) * ''Whirr /

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/ 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

* ''

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'' (2011, Deathwish) * ''Live at The Blacktop'' (2011, Deathwish)

With Cloakroom

* ''Time Well'' (2017, Relapse)

With Silence in the Snow

* ''Levitation Chamber'' (2019, Prophecy Productions)

With Pink Slip

* ''Perpetual Care'' (2020, self-released)

With Oubliette

* ''Big Spin EP'' (2021, self-released)

In film and television

* ''

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'' (Credited as Composer of Theme & Score, 2016, Directed by Brett-Easton Ellis) * ''The Night Ripper'' (Credited as Composer, 2017,

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) * ''Party Favor'' (Credited as Composer, 2019) * ''Direct Appeal '' (Credited as Composer of Theme, 2019) * ''Women & Crime'' (Credited as Composer of Theme, 2019)

Production and audio engineering

* ''Camera Shy – Jack-O-Lantern'' (2014, Run For Cover) * "Whirr /

/ 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) * ''Fearing – Shadow'' (2020, Funeral Party) * ''Nothing – GEORGE'' (2020, Self-released) * ''Nothing – The Great Dismal'' (2020, Relapse) * ''Luster – Blue Oblivion'' (2020, Funeral Party) * ''White Lighters – S/T'' (2021, Coming Home) * ''Fawning – Illusions of control '' (2021, Graveface / Nevernotgoth) * ''Beachy Head – S/T'' (2021, Graveface)

References

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