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Stu Brooks (also known as Stu "Bassie" Brooks) is a Canadian bassist, composer, and producer. He is a co-founder of the band Dub Trio. [1]
He is known for playing and recording with various artists and music bands, including Saturday Night Live Band, [2] Lady Gaga, [3] and Mike Patton. [4]
Stu Brooks was born in Canada and later relocated to Brooklyn, New York.
He has worked with artists such as G-Unit, Pretty Lights, [5] Mike Patton, [6] Lady Gaga, [7] Lauryn Hill, [8] 50 Cent, [9] Meshell Ndegeocello, [10] Mobb Deep, [11] Mary J. Blige, [12] Collie Buddz, [13] Slick Rick, [14] Eric Krasno, [15] Mark Guiliana, [16] Adam Deitch, [17] and Tupac Shakur (posthumously). [18]
His bass performances have played a role in the creation of Billboard charting and Grammy-nominated recordings, including Pretty Lights’ 2013 Grammy-nominated “A Color Map Of The Sun,” [19] “So Seductive featuring 50 Cent” with 50 Cent, and Tony Yayo's Platinum-certified “Thoughts of a Predicate Felon.” [20]
Since 2009, he has been working with Matisyahu. They created four albums together and went on tour. In 2014, Stu Brooks co-wrote and produced Matisyahu's studio album, " Akeda." [21] [22]
In the summer of 2015, Brooks toured as a stage performer with Dr. John. [23]
Since 2016, Brooks has been working on new material for upcoming releases from Dub Trio and Matisyahu.
Since 2018, Brooks has been a substitute in the Saturday Night Live Band.
In 2022, Brooks Collaborated with "Fall Out Boy's" Patrick Stump on the single "Sound the Alarm."
Brooks also performed at "Coachella" in 2022 [24] as Danny Elfman's bassist.
Throughout his professional career as a bassist, Stu Brooks has been involved in various projects, creating over 20 multiple albums as a songwriter, record producer, and composer.
During his career, Brooks has been involved as a television performer and songwriter and featured as a live performer. He was also a studio musician and a record producer for various artists. Below is a selected list of his roles featuring music artists of multiple genres:
As of 2024, Stu Brooks has created various musical pieces with Dub Trio, worked on projects and albums with Matsiyahu, G-Unit, and various others.
The genres ranged between hip-hop, rap, and metal.