Going From Food Stamps To Winning An Oscar w/Eminem, 20th Anniversary Of "Lose Yourself" — Jeff Bass

Jeff Bass (IG: @thejeffbass) is a Detroit native music producer, who is best known for his work grooming and developing the sound of 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. Jeff struggled on food stamps and government cheese as a new parent in his 30's and did not reach his breakthrough success with Eminem until he was 38 years old.

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EPISODE HIGHLIGHTS //+ The magic of minor mode songs…+ How did fame change you and Eminem?+ Memorable Jimmy Iovine moment?+ The rare occasions when artists call the shots at record labels+ The stars align again.. 8 mile move + “lose yourself” coalesce + Chrysler super bowl commercial x “lose yourself”+ Eminem's 4th album “Encore” where the road began to get rocky+ The importance of being careful with your money in the music business+ The last song Jeff recorded with Eminem+ The last time Jeff & Eminem spoke and how the conversation went...+ Painful memories and lessons Jeff learned along the path+ Jeff's new struggle...+ What advice Jeff would give to his 18 year old self+ Jeff's biggest career HIGH+ Jeff's biggest career LOW+ How to keep your ego in check even after success and how we cannot do anything great without a team...

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