Miles Mosley

Miles Mosley is an upright bassist, vocalist, producer, composer and arranger.

As a teen, Mosley was selected to play bass for the Grammy All-American High School Jazz Band & Choir, and was acclaimed as a “technical virtuoso” by Los Angeles Times jazz critic, Don Heckman. He received his classical training at the Colburn School of Music in Los Angeles, had years of study with jazz bass legends John Clayton, Ray Brown, and Al McKibbon, and received his undergraduate degree in music at UCLA. Since then Mosley has greatly expanded his repertoire, mastering the bass and a vast array of instruments, deftly blending Jazz with Rock, Pop, Funk, and R&B. Mosley has successfully combined bow work, effects, and ‘in-your-face’ dexterity to give his instrument his own signature sound.

The last few years have been the busiest of Mosley’s career. In the spring of 2017, he signed to Verve Records, one of the most celebrated and historic imprints. His album ‘UPRISING’ was released on Verve on April 7, 2017. He has been featured in Bass Player Magazine, (US, Brazil, and Japan), Bass Gear Magazine, Player Magazine, Japan, and was named one of Vanity Fair’s Rising Stars. He recently co- designed his signature line of upright basses for BLAST CULT, and has a line of signature pick-ups. He has recorded, toured and collaborated with artists including Andra Day, Christina Aguilera, Jason Mraz, Chris Cornell, Lauryn Hill, Mos Def and Avenged Sevenfold. He coproduced, composed, arranged and performed on actor Terrence Howard’s debut CD ‘Shine through It’. He appeared on the Grammy Awards telecast with the Gnarls Barkley Orchestra, at the Greek Theater with Jeff Beck, at the Staples Center with Rihanna, and headlined his own project at The Alex Theatre with the Glendale Pops Orchestra. He accompanied singer Jonathan Davis of rock group Korn through North America and Europe, where he pulled double duty as the opening performer and as Davis’ solo band bassist. He recorded three tracks on Kendrick Lamar’s Grammy-winning album ‘To Pimp A Butterfly’; and is the upright bass player for long-time bandmember Kamasi Washington’s ‘The Epic’ triple CD release, named one of Rolling Stone’s and Pitchfork’s “best albums of 2015”. The Epic Tour has sold out arenas worldwide for the past eighteen months.

Mosley is a founding member and upright bass player for the acclaimed Los Angeles- based group, the West Coast Get Down (WCGD), a collaborative group of musicians born and raised in Los Angeles. Apart, they are some of the most sought after musicians in the world; together they are uninhibited innovators moving effortlessly through multiple genres of music. He also has a new duo project, BFI with WCGD drummer/producer Tony Austin.

Mosley’s solo album ‘UPRISING’ featuring the West Coast Get Down, was released on Verve Records on April 7, 2017.

The first single “Abraham” was named one of NPR’s ‘Top 100 songs of 2016’; the album received critical acclaim from publications including The Los Angeles Times, who featured the song in their California Sounds section; Rolling Stone U.S., France and Russia named him one of the 'Top 10 New Artists You Need to Know', and it has received worldwide radio airplay, including BBC Radio and Apple Beats 1. The album debuted at #4 on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz Chart, #10 on the Billboard Jazz album chart, and #2 on the ITunes Jazz Album charts.

In addition to performing and producing, Mosley is an accomplished composer, scoring for Film, TV and Video Games. His compositions have been used by numerous entertainment companies including DreamWorks, Warner Brothers, The Weinstein Company, Capcom and Activision. His original composition was featured on Disney’ s “The Muppets” movie trailer, and was listed as one of MTV’s Top 10 trailers of 2012, received a Golden Trailer Nomination for Best Music and a Key Art Award win for Best Music. Mosley’s score for Island Creek Picture’s (no dialogue) short “Me and Her” was an official entry for the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. He was commissioned to compose for the Elisa Monte Dance Company (NY). He recently completed the original score for “Halfway”, an upcoming feature film starring Quinton Aaron (The Blind Side). Show less