Discography
If It's My Only Life Brad Byrd  If It's My Only Life [Single] (Elusive Tiger, 2025)

Co-writer, producer, electric bass, background vocals & vocal arrangements, electric guitar, keyboards, drum programming and editing, percussion


The Vault - 50 Years of Music Don Felder  The Vault - 50 Years of Music (Frontiers, 2025)

Background vocals


A Marshmallow World Marc Martel  A Marshmallow World (2024)

Electric bass


Chicago Christmas Chicago  Greatest Christmas Hits (BMG, 2023)

Electric bass, Backing vocals


Machine Age Mammals Tyler Steele  Machine Age Mammals [Single] (Latebirds Music, 2023)

Electric bass


The Bright Lights Fade Away Brad Byrd  The Bright Lights Fade Away (Elusive Tiger, 2023)

Electric bass


Regina Ferguson - Fortune Regina Ferguson  Fortune (Independent West, 2023)

Electric bass, backing vocals


Chicago - Born For This Moment Chicago  Chicago XXXVIII: Born for This Moment (BMG, 2022)

Electric bass, backing vocals


Throwback Roy Shakked  Throwback (Groove Gravy, 2022)

Electric bass


She's Back Dionne Warwick  She's Back (Kind/eOne, 2019)

Electric bass


Chicago Christmas Chicago  Chicago Christmas [2019] (WMG, 2019)

Electric bass, backing vocals


Kindred Rene & Friends  Kindred (2019)

Acoustic bass


Edgeland Kim Richey  Edgeland (Yep Roc, 2018)

Electric bass


Broken Filters The Stripminers   Broken Filters (2017)

Producer, electric bass, backing vocals, keyboards, percussion


The Road To Glasgow Celsi, Bragg & Maitland   The Road To Glasgow (2017)

Acoustic bass


Happiless Happiless  Happiless (2016)

Electric bass


No Pier Pressure Brian Wilson  No Pier Pressure (Capitol, 2015)

Electric bass


Love & Mercy Various Artists  Music from Love & Mercy (Capitol, 2015)

Electric bass


Songs of God and Whiskey Airborne Toxic Event  Songs of God and Whiskey (2015)

Acoustic bass, electric bass


Awkward Songs Scrote  Awkward Songs Of Love, Sin & General Mayhem (2015)

Engineering, Mixing, Bass, Casio, percussion


Tim Timebomb and Friends Tim Timebomb (Tim Armstrong of Rancid)  Tim Timebomb and Friends (2014)

Electric & acoustic bass


Brandon Alan Brandon Alan  Different Way (Creative Artists Agency, 2014)

Electric bass


Made In California The Beach Boys  Made In California: 1962-2012 (Capitol, 2013)

Electric and Acoustic bass


Frail Hope Ranch The Stripminers  Frail Hope Ranch (2013)

Band Member

Electric and Acoustic bass


To Lose A Girl Nicky Corbett  To Lose A Girl (2013)

Electric bass, Engineering


4th Street Feeling Melissa Etheridge  4th Street Feeling (Island/Def Jam, 2012)

Electric and Acoustic bass


That's Why God The Beach Boys  That's Why God Made The Radio (Capitol, 2012)

Electric and Acoustic bass


Movies The Stripminers  Movies (2012)

Band Member

Electric and Acoustic bass


Pompadour Scrote  Pompadour (2012)

Engineering, backing vocals, electric bass


Little Man Scrote  Never Let The Little Man Down (2012)

Mixing, Vocals, Shaker, Bass, Casio, Additional Production


SHINY SHINY  SHINY (2011)

Band Member

Electric and fretless bass, effects, co-producer, songwriter, engineering


Heart Strings Mary Segato  Heart Strings (2012)

Electric and Acoustic bass. Background vocals


Take It All Jenni Alpert  Take It All (2012)

Electric bass


Into The Sun Chris and Thomas  Into The Sun (2012)

Electric and Acoustic bass


Undiscovered Date/Of/Birth  Undiscovered (2011)

Band Member, producer, composer, electric and acoustic basses, baritone guitar


Buddy Various Artists  Listen To Me: Buddy Holly Tribute (Verve Forecast, 2011)

Electric bass


Disney Brian Wilson  In The Key Of Disney (Disney Pearl, 2011)

Electric bass, Acoustic bass, Baritone guitar


King of Circles Mike Bloom  King Of Circles (2011)

Acoustic & Electric bass


Gershwin Brian Wilson  Reimagines Gershwin (Disney Pearl, 2010)

Acoustic bass, Electric bass, Danelectro Bass VI, Baritone guitar


Scrote Scrote  Scrote (2010)

Co-production, engineering, editing, electric bass


Aiden Moore Aiden Moore  Good As New (2010)

Acoustic & electric bass


Some Strange Blues Ron Dziubla  Some Strange Blues (2010)

Electric bass, percussion, additional production, engineering, mixing


Yoko Yazawa Yoko Yazawa  Yoko Yazawa (Garuru Records, 2010)

Electric bass


Neon Mirage Stan Ridgway  Neon Mirage (A440, 2010)

Acoustic bass


Happy Robbie Fulks  Happy: Robbie Fulks Plays the Music of Michael Jackson (Boondoggle, 2010)

Acoustic bass


Polarized SpotlightFloodlight  Polarized (Intelligent Noise Records, 2010)

Acoustic bass


Love Travels Angel Taylor  Love Travels (Sony, 2009)

Electric & acoustic bass


There Are Debts David Hopkins  There Are Debts (2009)

Electric & acoustic bass


My Trampoline Peter Himmelman  My Trampoline (Minivan Records, 2009)

Electric & acoustic bass


Twice Pink & Noseworthy  Twice (North Street Records, 2009)

Electric & acoustic bass


Profit and Loss Julian Coryell  Profit and Loss (2009)

Electric & acoustic bass


A Very Special Christmas Various Artists  A Very Special Christmas 7 (2009)

'Winter Wonderland' w/Vanessa Hudgins

Acoustic bass


Boudoir Rouge Le Kat  Boudoir Rouge (2009)

Acoustic bass


That Lucky Old Sun Brian Wilson  That Lucky Old Sun (Capitol, 2008)

Electric & acoustic bass


Penumbra Michael Brook & Djivan Gasparyan  Penumbra (Canadian Rational, 2008)

Acoustic & electric bass


Denim Blue Chris Seefried  Denim Blue (2008)

Electric bass


No Second Guesses Jenni Alpert  No Second Guesses (2008)

Electric bass


The Dreamer Child Adam Stern  The Dreamer Child (2008)

Electric bass


Pigeons Peter Himmelman  The Pigeons Couldn't Sleep (Himmasongs, 2007)

Acoustic & electric bass


Carry On Together Lowen & Navarro  Carry On Together [DVD-Audio/Video] (AIX, 2007)

Electric bass, fretless bass, acoustic bass


Bellcurve Michael Brook  Bellcurve (BigHelium, 2007)

A reworking of Michael's RockPaperScissors

Acoustic & electric bass


Land of Sea Chris and Thomas  Land of Sea (Defend Music, 2007)

Acoustic bass, editing


Stop Go Holmes  Stop Go (Groove Gravy, 2007)

Electric bass & guitar


My Green Kite Peter Himmelman  My Green Kite (Rounder, 2007)

2008 Grammy nomination for Best Musical Album For Children.

Acoustic & electric bass


RockPaperScissors Michael Brook  RockPaperScissors (BigHelium, 2006)

Acoustic & electric bass


Time Without Consequence Alexi Murdoch  Time Without Consequence (Zero Summer, 2006)

Acoustic & electric bass


Christian Doscher Christian Doscher  New Hymns for Old Sinners (FourSix, 2006)

Acoustic & electric bass


Gather Up Peter Bradley Adams  Gather Up (2006)

Acoustic & electric bass


Drown Michael Leviton  My Favorite Place To Drown (Ace Fu Records, 2006)

Acoustic bass


Tranquilidad Cubana Urban Legend  Tranquilidad Cubana (Groove Gravy, 2006)

Electric bass


International Pop Overthrow Various Artists  International Pop Overthrow 2004, Vol. 9 (2006)

'Freedom (Is Such a Lonely Word)' W/Morty Shallman

Electric bass


All Maps Welcome Tom McRae  All Maps Welcome (Sony/BMG, 2005)

Acoustic & electric bass


Pillows & Records Aidan Hawken  Pillows & Records (Box 29 Records, 2005)

Electric bass


EP Peter Bradley Adams  EP (2005)

Acoustic & electric bass, mixing


The Poet Shihan  The Poet (GrooveGravy, 2005)

Acoustic & electric bass


Apart Sean McCue  Apart (McCusic, 2005)

Electric bass


The You and the Now Jorane  The You and the Now (Universal/Six Degrees, 2005)

Acoustic & electric bass


Mill Lane Rosie Doonan and Ben Murray  Mill Lane (Silvertop, 2004/Hook Or By Crook, 2021)

Electric bass


The Dotted Line The Dotted Line  The Dotted Line (Not Lame Records, 2004)

Electric bass, arranger


All the Time in the World Lowen & Navarro  All the Time in the World (Red Hen, 2004)

Acoustic & electric bass


Drinking In Airports John Fournier  Drinking In Airports (LunaDisc, 2004)

Producer, electric bass, acoustic bass, nylon string guitar, electric and 12-string guitars, baritone guitar, drums, berimbau, loops, percussion, backing vocals, Farfisa, Omnichord, Chamberlin, Ace-Tone, Mellotron, Casio MT-68, string arrangements


Foundations of Clay Brando  Foundations of Clay (BrandoSongs, 2004)

Producer, electric bass


eastmountainsouth Eastmountainsouth  eastmountainsouth (DreamWorks, 2003)

Electric bass


How To Deal How To Deal - Soundtrack (Capitol, 2003)

Electric bass


Rugrats Go Wild Rugrats Go Wild - Soundtrack  (Hollywood, 2003)

Electric bass


Minimal Morello  Minimal (Bumbo Songs, 2003)

Acoustic bass


Zen Darlings Zen Darlings  Zen Darlings (Leverage Records, 2002)

Electric bass & backing vox


Love's Oblivion Morty Shallman  Love's Oblivion (2002)

Electric bass


Music for the Heart Various Artists  Music for the Heart (2006)

'Making Resolutions' w/Anna Belyaev & Arlo Leach

Electric bass, songwriter


Sweet Emotion: Songs of Aerosmith Various Artists  Sweet Emotion: Songs of Aerosmith (Heavy Hip Mama, 2001)

'Big Ten Inch' w/Marshall Crenshaw & Sugar Blue

Acoustic bass


Couples In Trouble Robbie Fulks  Couples In Trouble (Boondoggle, 2001)

Electric & acoustic bass


The Whale & The Elephant Kari Nelson  The Whale & The Elephant (Magda Productions, 2001)

Acoustic bass, arranger


The Salt Of Your Skin Kelly Kessler  The Salt Of Your Skin (Melungeon Records, 2001)

Co-Producer, acoustic bass, electric bass, guitar, baritone guitar, piano, harmonium, percussion, vocals, arranger


Brendan Bulger Brendan Bulger   (2001)

Acoustic bass


The Wave Julie Frost  The Wave (Blue Frost Music, 2001)

Acoustic bass


Anish Anish  Anish (2001)

Fretless bass


Hidden Treasures Various Artists  Hidden Treasures: Irish Music in Chicago (Big Chicago Records, 2000)

Acoustic bass


Three To Tango - Soundtrack Three To Tango - Soundtrack  (Atlantic/WEA, 1999)

Acoustic bass


The Very Best of Robbie Fulks Robbie Fulks  The Very Best of Robbie Fulks (Bloodshot, 1999)

Acoustic bass


Umbigo Sergio Pires  Umbigo (Dende Music, 1999)

roducer, arranger, basses, electric & acoustic guitar, mando-cello, percussion, backing vox.


Songs for Saints and Sinners Dante's Voodoo Cabaret  Songs for Saints and Sinners Voodoo Cabaret Pub., 1999)

Producer, acoustic & electric basses, electric & baritone guitar, keyboards, backing vox.


Withering Depths Allen Keller  Withering Depths (Wreckord company, 1999)

Acoustic bass


Music for the Heart Various Artists  Edges from the Postcard, Vol. 3 (1999)

'Well of Tears' w/Kelly Kessler

Producer, electric bass, electric guitar


Breakfast At Epiphany's John Fournier  Breakfast At Epiphany's (LunaDisc 1101, 1998)

Producer, acoustic & fretless bass, background vocals, lap steel, perc


Come One, Come All Mighty Blue Kings  Come One, Come All (R-Jay 2663, 1997)

Acoustic bass & background vocals, co-producer


Straight Outta Boone County Various Artists  Staight Outta Boone County (Bloodshot, 1997)

'Wedding of the Bugs' w/Robbie Fulks

Acoustic bass


Roll Your Soul John Fournier Quintet  Roll Your Soul All Over The Place (Jarmaga, 1997)

Producer, acoustic bass


Country Love Songs Robbie Fulks  Country Love Songs (Bloodshot, 1996)

Acoustic bass. Recorded by Steve Albini.


Dreams and Desires Roberto Perera  Dreams & Desires (Heads Up, 1992)

Billboard's Contemporary Latin/Jazz Album of the Year (1993)

Electric & Fretless basses. Special guests: Luis Enrique (producer, percussion) and Robert Thomas Jr. (hand drums)


Alma Del Sur Various Artists  Alma Del Sur: Music Of South America (Narada ND-63908, 1992)

'Lands of Fire' w/Roberto Perera + special guest Robert Thomas Jr. (hand drums)

Electric bass


Passions Roberto Perera  Passion, Illusions, & Fantasies (Heads Up, 1991)

Special guests: Ed Calle (tenor sax) and Othello Molineaux (steel pans)

Co-producer, Composer, Electric & Fretless basses


Live at the Square Various Artists  Live at the Square, Vol. 1 (WS-101, 1991)

'Zion' w/Beat Poets

Electric bass, background vocals


Get A Grip University of Miami Concert Jazz Band  Get A Grip (1994)

Acoustic & electric bass


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