Pt 1. Discovering Eminem, Rising To Fame and More — Jeff Bass

Jeff Bass (IG: @thejeffbass) is a Detroit native music producer, who is best known for his work and musical development with Eminem. He's credited for producing and co-writing the Oscar-winning song “Lose Yourself” from the movie 8-Mile, and has attained multiple Grammy awards during his longtime collaboration with Eminem, including "Without Me", "Sing For The Moment" and many more. His first entrance into the music business was being signed to Quincy Jones at the age 19. Are you a struggling creative looking for support? Book a coaching clarity session with Samson, spaces are limited, follow this link: https://calendly.com/connectionismagic EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS // 0:00 - Intro 1:00 - Guest Background 4:06 - What was a highlight of working with Quincy Jones? 5:40 - What did you do after your Quincy Jones deal phased out? 7:40 - When was the first time you made money off a project? 8:36 - Working with George Clinton 9:27 - What is clap music? 12:11 - How/When did you discover Eminem? 14:20 - Overcoming the white rapper Vanilla Ice hurdle 15:18 - How you got the most from Eminem in the studio? 17:02 - What’s one of the most fond memories of working on the 1st EP w/Eminem? 18:18 - Importance of timing and recycling in music 19:57 - Thoughts on tuning Eminem’s vocals? 21:35 - Eminem losing the finals in the rap battle olympics 22:16 - The first person in the industry to believe in Eminem? 24:09 - Jimmy/Dr. Dre’s response to discovering Eminem? 26:19 - Eminem’s ballsy ultimatum to Universal/Seagrams re-changing his lyrical content 27:49 - How was Slim Shady created? 28:57 - How did the classic blonde Hair and wifebeater come about? 30:00 - What was the moment you all knew that the project was going to go gangbusters? 32:31 - Your advice to those hustling hard to come up? 33:19 - What was the most difficult time along your journey? 35:30 - The magic of synergy and the right people coming together 38:53 - Creating a cohesive body of work with your style and Dr. Dre 39:20 - What was your initial meeting like with Dr. Dre? 42:25 - How did you see fame change Eminem? 43:26 - Your string of mega hits on the Eminem Show album.. 44:45 - Witnessing the power of the song “Lose Yourself” on people Hit up CONNECTIONISMAGIC.COM to sign up for our email list and get access to new episodes before they drop, special animated story clips from our most powerful episodes and other special goodies & offers! Love and blessings, – TEAM CIM