Jesse Stern - Los Angeles Bassist, Guitarist, Producer

Known mainly as a bassist, I am also a producer, guitarist, singer, percussionist, and studio engineer. I have been fortunate to work with many great artists. Here are a few you may know. For more artists and audio clips, visit my music page.

Click here for a printable version of my resume.

Selected Artists I Have Performed With

• Sly Stone – Grammy winner (Funk/Rock)
• Hanson – Grammy nominated artist
• Mario Reyes – of the Gipsy Kings
• Natalia Lesz – EMI Europe #1 recording artist
• Weezer – multi-platinum artist
• Della Reese – Grammy nominee
• Airto Moreira – Grammy winner
• Coolio – Grammy winner
• Jovino Santos Neto – Latin Grammy nominated
• Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca – award-winning artist
• Carlos Malta – Latin Grammy finalist

Discography

• Jody Whitesides – Hero Unexpected (Jesse Stern Remix) – –
• Lounge Theory – Bass & Guitar, Producer on album (Chill/Lounge) – –
• John Rode – Bass on EP – –
• Battista – Bass on album 'Ascension' (Gipsy/Flamenco/Arabic) –
• Tunde Oye – guitar on album (World Pop/R&B) – –
• Javier Otero – bass on album 'xPansion' (Spanish/Flamenco/Jazz) – –
• Matthew Jordan – Bass on album 'Book of Days' (Pop/Rock) – –
• Groove Gravy Records – Bass on 'Concierto De Aranjuez' (Electronica) –
• Megatrax – Bass on album Hip Hop Chop Shop, Vol 1, appeared on many TV ads
• Shawn Pander – Bass on album 'Soundtrack to Life' (Pop/Rock) – –
• Honda – Guitar and Fretless bass on Honda Pilot commercial 'Chase' (Electronica)
• Nine Lives of a Healer : Music for Meditation – (New Age) – –
• Dave Tough – Bass on album 'Gravity Always Wins' (Rock) – –
• Darrius Willrich – Bass on album 'Love Will Visit' (R&B) – –
• Blues for the Bear – Feat. Jovino Santos Neto (Jazz) – –

Myspace Artists

• Elan Vital – Bass on album (Gipsy/Flamenco)
• Battista – Bass on album 'Ascension' (Gipsy/Flamenco/Arabic) –
• Will Loomis – Bass on album, produced some songs (Rock/Funk)
• myspace.com/jessestern – My Myspace site, with original music (Pop/R&B)
• Dave Brimer – Co-wrote, co-produced, played bass and percussions.
• Rhett Frazier – bass on songs for forthcoming album (Rock/R&B)
• Joe Tann – Guitar on songs, producer Joe Wright (R&B)
• Javier Otero – bass on album 'xPansion' (Spanish/Flamenco/Jazz)

Tours and Performing

• Natalia Lesz – bass on tour 2008 (#1 European Pop Artist) –
• Hanson – bass on tour 2007 (Rock) –
• Karen Black – guitar (Jazz, Academy Award winner) – Amazon
• Airto Moreira – bass (Brazilian/jazz) –
• Carlos Malta – bass (Brazilian/jazz) –
• Coolio – bass (Rap/hip-hop) – – Amazon
• Jovino Santos Neto – bass (Brazilian/jazz, Latin Grammy nominee) – –
• Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loka – bass (African Rumba/soukous/salsa) – Amazon
• Della Reese – bass in regular performances and church services (Gospel) – – Amazon
• Weezer – bass (Rock) – – Amazon
• I.K. Dairo, MBE – bass (Palm Wine/Juju, legend of Nigerian music) – – Amazon

Selected Artists I Have Opened For

• Celine Dion – Grammy winner
• Eliades Ochoa – of the Buena Vista Social Club
• Nickelback – Juno winner, Grammy nominated
• Sarah McLachlan – Grammy winner
• Jewel – Grammy nominated

Education

• Berklee College of Music – Bass Performance & Professional Music
• University of Washington – Music, Theater, Ethnomusicology.

Other Stuff

I have been a dedicated student of martial arts for most of my life, and finally found a school in LA to call home! Machatz is a combination of Kung Fu San Soo, Israeli self-defense, and Russian Kadachnikov. 12466 W Washington Blvd, in Los Angeles.

Like everyone in LA, I have done some acting. Click here to check out my actor resume.

I write a fun DIY column in the new Primer Magazine. Here are some of my articles in Primer Magazine.

I also write and shoot photos for Modern Guitars Magazine, an online magazine with over 500,000 unique visitors each month, and ranked the #1 most popular guitar site by Alexa (a subsidiary of Amazon). Here's a sample article.

I produce a free podcast, using guided meditation and audio technology to produce a deep state of relaxation. Visit TheMeditationPodcast.com, or subscribe to The Meditation Podcast on iTunes.