Jeroen Paul Thesseling
| Jeroen Paul Thesseling | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Jeroen Paul Thesseling in 2013 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | April 15, 1971 |
| Genres | Death metal Fusion World |
| Instruments | Bass guitar |
| Years active | 1991-Present |
| Associated acts |
Salazh Trio Obscura Pestilence Ensemble Salazhar |
| Website |
www |
| Notable instruments | |
| Warwick basses | |
Jeroen Paul Thesseling (born April 15, 1971) is a Dutch fretless bass player, most famous for his work in the German band Obscura, Dutch band Pestilence, and the studio project Ensemble Salazhar.[1][2]
Biography
Thesseling began studying bass in 1988 at the ArtEZ School of Music in Enschede, Netherlands. During the period 1992-1994, he was a member of Pestilence, with whom he recorded the jazz/fusion-influenced album Spheres. In 1995 Thesseling started to study microtonality, which resulted in two pieces: Hafnium — study in 72-tone equal temperament (1999) — and Argon — study in 18-tone equal temperament (2000). The period following, microtonal and contemporary classical music inspired him to focus primarily on fretless bass. In 2005 he recorded with the studio group Ensemble Salazhar. Despite their highly acclaimed demo 'Colors' the group never officially released recordings. Between 2007-2011, he collaborated with Obscura and recorded with them Cosmogenesis (2009) and Omnivium (2011). During the period 2009-2012 he rejoined Pestilence after a 15-year break and recorded their sixth studio album Doctrine (2011). Since 2011 German bass luthier Warwick built fretless 7-string instruments for him that are strung with a sub-contra F#-tuning. Late 2014 Jeroen founded the fusion-world group Salazh Trio with Hans Grotenbreg - piano, electric piano, synth - and later on completed with Horacio 'El Negro' Hernández - drums, percussion. Their debut album Circulations is expected to be released in summer 2017.
Equipment
- Bass guitars
Jeroen is endorsed by Warwick and plays 6-string Thumb neck-through basses since 1993. From 2011 he uses 7-string fretless Thumb NT basses with a low F#-tuning.
- Thumb NT 7-string fretless ebony fingerboard (2017, custom shop)
- Thumb NT 7-string fretless snakewood fingerboard (2013, custom shop)
- Thumb NT 7-string fretless ebony fingerboard (2011, custom shop)
- Thumb NT 6-string fretless coromandel fingerboard (1993)
- Thumb NT 6-string fretless ebony fingerboard (1991)
- Thumb NT 6-string fretless ebony fingerboard (1989)
- Thumb NT 6-string wenge fingerboard (1991)
- Thumb NT 6-string wenge fingerboard (1989)
- Recording
- Warwick JH-PR40
- KuSh Audio Electra
- Millennia HV-3C
- Live
- Warwick LWA1000 (L)
- Warwick LWA1000 (R)
Discography
- Studio albums
- Salazh Trio - Circulations (tba 2017)
- Obscura - Omnivium (2011)
- Pestilence - Doctrine (2011)
- MaYaN - Quarterpast (2011)
- Obscura - Cosmogenesis (2009)
- Pestilence - Spheres (1993)
- Demo recordings
- Ensemble Salazhar - Colors (2008)
References
- ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Obscura". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
- ↑ Serba, John (2002-07-22). "Pestilence". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-12-15.