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at Hebrew school at Temple 
Emanu-El at a young age), and 
4-year-old daughter, Layla. 
“When she was born, I put 
out a cover of ‘Layla’ by Eric 
Claption,” Bass says. “I started 
the song with her heartbeat 
that I recorded when I heard it 
for the first time at a doctor’s 
appointment.”
He also finds inspiration 
in Michigan rock band Greta 
Van Fleet, which he says is 
keeping the sounds of the ’60s 
and ’70s alive, and funk group 
Vulfpeck, whose member Jack 
Stratton hails from Michigan. 
Bass is also a big fan of rapper 
Kendrick Lamar.
Whether he’s finding inspi-
ration in his family or music, 
Bass has a fairly consistent pro-
cess when it comes to writing. 
“Normally, I sit down at the 
piano or guitar and start there,
” 
he explains. “I’ll come up with 
a melody or some really cool 

chords on the piano.
”
After putting those sounds 
together, Bass turns to his 
Pro Tools audio software to 
develop loops, add rhythm 
tracks and bass. Finally, he’ll 
throw in “funky guitars and 
some sprinkles of other cool 
instruments.”
“It’s like a puzzle,” Bass 
explains of developing the 
perfect track. “I start with 
one thing, then I put it all 

together and eventually they 
all fit in their respective 
pieces, sonically.”

STAYING FOCUSED
It can be a difficult and 
sometimes tedious process, 
but Bass tries to let the cre-
ativity come naturally. 
If you’re constantly chasing 
after something, you get lost 
as to why you write songs in 
the first place,” he explains. 

“When you’re thinking too 
hard and you’re taking it too 
seriously, that’s when it gets 
really difficult and frustrat-
ing.”
Bass recently completed a 
project where he put out new 
music every Friday through-
out the month of August. 
“The Dorkestral Collection, 
Vol. 2,” is available on all 
major music streaming plat-
forms including Spotify and 
Apple Music.
He’s also remodeling his 
family recording studio, FBT 
Studios, and gearing up to 
put out a new compilation 
record that will pay homage 
to Detroit culture and hip-
hop culture.
“The most rewarding part 
[of making music] is when 
the music is out there,” Bass 
says. “It’s amazing to let it go 
out into the world. That’s the 
icing on the cake.” 

TOP: Jake Bass plays guitar, piano, keyboards, bass and percussion.

MARK LEVIN

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