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{{Short description|American music producer}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name              = Jeff Bass
| image             = 
| caption           = 
| birth_name        = Jeffrey Bass
| birth_date        = {{birth date and age|1961|5|16}}
| birth_place       = [[Shaker Heights, Ohio]], U.S.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://music.apple.com/jm/artist/jeff-bass/360534 | title=Jeff Bass on Apple Music }}</ref>
| origin            = [[Detroit, Michigan]], U.S.
| death_date        = {{Death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}}
| death_place       = 
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Hip hop music|Hip hop]]|[[Contemporary R&B|R&B]]}}
| occupation        = Record producer
| associated_acts   = {{hlist|[[Bass Brothers]]|[[Eminem]]}}
}}

'''Jeffrey Bass''' ({{IPAc-en|b|æ|s}} {{respell|BAS||}};<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barshad |first=Amos |date=November 6, 2013 |title=» Q&A: Producer Jeff Bass on Discovering Young Eminem: 'He Was Sitting on the Toilet, and He Came Up With the Alter Ego' |url=https://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/qa-producer-jeff-bass-on-discovering-young-eminem-he-was-sitting-on-the-toilet-and-he-came-up-with-the-alter-ego/ |access-date=June 26, 2022 }}</ref> born May 16, 1961), is an American record producer and musician from [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]. He is best known as one half of the [[Bass Brothers]] and for his work with [[Eminem]]. Bass is considered one of the most influential people in Eminem's career.<ref name=":0" />

== Career ==
At age 16, Bass, along with four of his childhood friends, formed Detroit-based [[Contemporary R&B|R&B]] group Dreamboy.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dreamboy (3) |url=https://www.discogs.com/artist/1202207-Dreamboy-3 |website=Discogs |access-date=April 18, 2022}}</ref>  In 1980, when Bass was 19 years old, Dreamboy was signed to [[Qwest Records]], a record label created by [[Quincy Jones]] 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.<ref>{{cite web |title=Discovering and Rising To Fame with Eminem – Rare Jeff Bass Interview Part 1  |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-RrvZpzfrs8&t=53s |website=Youtube | date=November 11, 2020 |access-date=April 18, 2022}}</ref>

Bass would eventually go on to co-produce the song "[[Lose Yourself]]" alongside Eminem which won the Oscar for [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]] at the [[75th Academy Awards]].<ref name=":0">{{cite magazine |title='Lose Yourself' Writer Jeff Bass Reflects On Oscar-Winning Eminem Track 15 Years Later |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/hip-hop/7702146/eminem-lose-yourself-writer-jeff-bass-oscar-win-8-mile |magazine=Billboard |access-date=June 18, 2019}}</ref> The song was featured in the film ''[[8 Mile (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]]''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Eminem and Jeff Bass Find Oscar Triumph With "Lose Yourself" |url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/20030325_eminem_and_jeff_bass_find_oscar_triumph_with |website=BMI |date=March 24, 2003 |access-date=June 18, 2019}}</ref> 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),<ref>{{cite web |title=Public Service Announcement 2000 |url=https://www.eminem.com/music/marshall-mathers-lp/public-service-announcement-2000 |website=Eminem.com |access-date=June 18, 2019}}</ref> two tracks that serve as introductions to the albums they are featured in.

==Awards and nominations==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|-
! Year
! Award
! Category
! Work
! Result
! Ref.
|-
| [[75th Academy Awards|2002]]
| [[Academy Awards]]
| [[Academy Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]]
| rowspan="3"| "[[Lose Yourself]]" {{small|(from ''[[8 Mile (film)|8 Mile]]'')}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2003 |title=The 75th Academy Awards (2003) Nominees and Winners |publisher=[[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]] |date=November 20, 2011 |access-date=April 15, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[8th Critics' Choice Awards|2002]]
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards]]
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Song|Best Song]] 
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2002.php |title=The BFCA Critics' Choice Awards :: 2002 |publisher=[[Critics Choice Association]] |date=January 17, 2003 |access-date=March 16, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120701004112/https://www.bfca.org/ccawards/2002.php |archive-date=July 1, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
| [[60th Golden Globe Awards|2002]]
| [[Golden Globe Awards]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song|Best Original Song]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://goldenglobes.com/person/jeffrey-bass/ |title=Jeffrey Bass |publisher=[[Golden Globe Awards]] |date=April 15, 2024 |access-date=April 15, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[42nd Annual Grammy Awards|1999]]
| rowspan="7"| [[Grammy Awards]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Album|Best Rap Album]]
| ''[[The Slim Shady LP]]''
| {{won}}
| align="center" rowspan="7"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.grammy.com/artists/jeff-bass/602 |title=Jeff Bass |publisher=[[Grammy Awards]] |date=November 19, 2019 |access-date=December 13, 2019}}</ref>
|-
| [[43rd Annual Grammy Awards|2000]]
| rowspan="2"| [[Grammy Award for Album of the Year|Album of the Year]]
| ''[[The Marshall Mathers LP]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="2"| [[45th Annual Grammy Awards|2002]]
| ''[[The Eminem Show]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Record of the Year|Record of the Year]]
| "[[Without Me (Eminem song)|Without Me]]"
| {{nom}}
|-
| rowspan="3"| [[46th Annual Grammy Awards|2003]]
| [[Grammy Award for Song of the Year|Song of the Year]]
| rowspan="3"| "Lose Yourself"
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Rap Song|Best Rap Song]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media|Best Song Written for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media]]
| {{nom}}
|-
| 2002
| Online Film & Television Association Awards
| Best Original Song
| rowspan="2"| "Lose Yourself" {{small|(from ''8 Mile'')}}
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.oftaawards.com/film-awards/7th-annual-film-awards-2002/ |title=7th Annual Film Awards (2002) |publisher=Online Film & Television Association |date=April 15, 2024 |access-date=April 15, 2024}}</ref>
|-
| [[World Soundtrack Awards 2003|2003]]
| [[World Soundtrack Awards]]
| [[World Soundtrack Award for Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film|Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film]]
| {{nom}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.worldsoundtrackawards.com/awards/awards-2 |title=World Soundtrack Awards |publisher=[[World Soundtrack Awards]] |date=April 15, 2024 |access-date=April 15, 2024}}</ref>
|}

==References==
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==External links==
* {{IMDb name|1384015}}

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