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'{{Infobox musical artist | name = Count Bass D | image = | image_size = | landscape = <!-- yes, if wide image, otherwise leave blank --> | alt = | caption = | background = solo_singer | birth_name = Dwight Farrell | alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|8|25}} | birth_place = | origin = [[The Bronx]], [[New York]] | death_date = <!-- {{death date and age|YYYY|MM|DD|YYYY|MM|DD}} (death date 1st) --> | death_place = | genre = [[hip hop music|Hip hop]] | occupation = [[rapping|Rapper]], [[record producer]], [[multi-instrumentalist]] | instrument = | years_active = 1993–present | label = Fat Beats, High Times Records | associated_acts = [[MF Doom]], [[MF Grimm]], [[J. Rawls]] | website = {{URL|countbassd.bandcamp.com}} | notable_instruments = }} '''Dwight Conroy Farrell''' (born August 25, 1973), better known by the [[stage name]] '''Count Bass D''', is an [[United States|American]] [[rapper]], [[record producer]] and [[multi-instrumentalist]] who resides in [[Atlanta, Georgia]]. His production style is characterised by layers of short [[Music Production Center|MPC]] samples and film snippets complemented with live instrumentation, and eccentric lyrics laid atop.<ref>Rodriguez, Kenny. "[http://www.nobodysmiling.com/hiphop/interview/84837.php Count Bass D - Off The Record, pt. 1 - interview]". Nobodysmiling.com. {{wayback|url=http://www.nobodysmiling.com/hiphop/interview/84837.php |date=20080524062231 }}</ref><ref>Brent, Jesse. "[http://wesufm.org/intervew-with-count-bass-d-for-deluxe-edition-of-dwight-spitz/ Intervew with Count Bass D for Deluxe Edition of Dwight Spitz]". wesufm.org. {{wayback|url=http://wesufm.org/intervew-with-count-bass-d-for-deluxe-edition-of-dwight-spitz/ |date=20131105203434 }}</ref> Count Bass D's live performance bookings are currently handled by Tony Caferro at [[Deep Thinka Records]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://madmimi.com/s/9c89e6|title=Count Bass D & DTR : Making It Happen|publisher=Deep Thinka Records}}</ref> == Life and career == Count Bass D was born on August 25, 1973, and was raised in [[The Bronx]] and [[Canton, Ohio|Canton]] [[Ohio]]. At the age of four his father, a [[West Indian]] minister, encouraged him to play music at his church. Count thereafter learned to play the [[piano]], [[Organ (music)|organ]], Drums and [[bass (instrument)|bass]]. He then started gaining interest in Hip Hop, becoming better at rhyming while rapping with friends. In his late teens, Count Bass D enrolled at [[Middle Tennessee State University]] in [[Murfreesboro, Tennessee|Murfreesboro]], to take advantage of the school's instruments to finish his demo tape. He then broadcast his first Hip-Hop video on campus. His demo led him to getting a record deal with Chaos Recordings where he released his first studio album, [[Pre-Life Crisis]] in early 1995.<ref>Steve, Huey "[http://music.aol.com/artist/count-bass-d/biography?flv=1 Count Bass D Biography]".{{dead link|date=April 2016}}</ref>The album was considered too progressive{{Citation needed|date=October 2011}}, and the label found it difficult to market the album. Count was then dropped from the label.<ref>"[http://www.countbassd.com/dwightspitz/ Dwight Spitz - Recording Process]".</ref> In 1997 Count released his first EP, ''Art For Sale'' on independent record label [[Spongebath Records]], the album was later released in 2005, in Japan on Octave Records.<ref>Art For Sale "[http://www.discogs.com/Count-Bass-D-Art-For-Sale/master/276165 Discogs - Count Bass D]".</ref> === Ongoing career === In 2002, Count decided to make a more Hip Hop themed album, so he bought an [[Akai S3000XL|Akai S-3000 sampler]], and an [[Music Production Center|MPC]]-2000 [[drum machine]] and quickly learned to create new sounds. With these tools he released his second, and most critically acclaimed studio album, ''[[Dwight Spitz]]''. It features appearances from other well known indie MCs, such as [[MF Doom]], and [[Edan (musician)|Edan]].<ref>"[http://www.countbassd.com/dwightspitz/ Dwight Spitz - Recording Process]"</ref> In 2004, Count produced a track and guest appeared on MF Doom's ''[[MM..Food]]''. In 2005, Count released his second EP, ''[[Begborrowsteel]]'' on Jazzy Sport Records. ''Act Your Waist Size'' - his third studio album - was released on Fat Beats Records in 2006. In 2008, Count released a sequel album on 1320 Records, to Pre-Life Crisis, called ''L7 (Mid-Life Crisis)'',<ref>"[http://www.discogs.com/Count-Bass-D-L7-Mid-Life-Crisis/release/1599661 Discogs - Count Bass D]"</ref> he was 35 at the time of release. === 2010-present === In 2010, Count teamed up with old friend, producer and rapper DJ Pocket, and made two collaborative albums in the same year. ''In the Loop'',<ref>"[http://dominationrec.com/releases/countpocket_dom083.html In the Loop - Domination Recordings]"</ref> and ''Activity'',<ref>"[http://dominationrec.com/releases/countbassd_dom109.html Activity - Domination Recordings]"</ref> both released on Domination records. In 2011, Count and rapper Insight, released a collaborative record called ''The Risktakers.'' On August 25, 2011, Count self-released his 5th studio album, ''#FULLCOUNT'',<ref>"[http://www.discogs.com/Count-Bass-D-FULLCOUNT/release/3096652 Discogs - Count Bass D]"</ref> on his personal website, CountBassD.com. ==Discography== ===Studio albums=== * ''[[Pre-Life Crisis]]'' (1995) * ''Art for Sale'' (1997) * ''[[Dwight Spitz]]'' (2002) * ''[[Begborrowsteel]]'' (2005) * ''Act Your Waist Size'' (2006) * ''True Ohio Playas'' (2007) {{small|(with J. Rawls)}} * ''L7: Mid-Life Crisis'' (2008) * ''In the Loop'' (2009) {{small|(with DJ Pocket)}} * ''Activity'' (2010) {{small|(with DJ Pocket)}} * ''Hartsfield Jaxson'' (2010) {{small|(with DJ Pocket)}} * ''Fullcount'' (2011) * ''Mic & Ike'' (2011) * ''In the Loop: Partie Deux'' (2011) {{small|(with DJ Pocket)}} * ''The Risk Takers'' (2011) {{small|(with Insight)}} * ''In the Loop 3: ThanksFam'' (2012) {{small|(with DJ Pocket)}} * ''Instantly New'' (2016) ===Compilation albums=== * ''The Producers Cut: Some Music Part 1'' (2004) * ''2006: Some Music Part 2'' (2004) * ''Ear Regardless: Some Music Part 3'' (2007) * ''Some Music Part 4: Vinyl Ain't Dead Yet'' (2007) * ''Some Music Part 5: Slim & Nice'' (2008) * ''Robbed without a Pistol'' (2008) * ''Dwight Yoke Them: Some Music Part 7'' (2011) * ''Cana (1 of 5)'' (2012) * ''Hezekiah II (2 of 5)'' (2012) * ''Kush (3 of 5)'' (2012) * ''Magnificent (4 of 5)'' (2012) * ''Gibraltar (5 of 5)'' (2012) * ''The T.S.'' (2012) * ''Some Music 6 (The Lost Installment)'' (2013) * ''Promises'' (2013) * ''Grandmaz Nutz'' (2013) * ''Sorrow'' (2013) * ''That Old Real Shit Suite (3 Track Album)'' (2013) * ''Handshake vs. Dap'' (2014) * ''Cloak and Dapper'' (2015) * ''Dwight Around Your Lips'' (2016) ===EPs=== * ''True Ohio Players'' (2004) {{small|(with J. Rawls)}} * ''Art for Art's Sake'' (2007) {{small|(with Blake 9)}} * ''In This Business'' (2013) {{small|(with DJ Crucial)}} * ''The Count in Cologne'' (2014) {{small|(with Retrogott, Twit One, and Lazy Jones)}} ===Singles=== *"Sandwiches (I Got a Feeling)" (1995) *"Violatin' / The World Is Mine" (1999) *"On the Reels / Piece of the Pie / Violatin' (Remix)" (1999) *"7 Years" (2004) *"Down Easy" (2005) *"Internationally Known" (2006) ===Guest appearances=== * [[Knowdaverbs]] - "Strange Dames" from ''The Syllabus'' (1999) * [[Vitamin C (singer)|Vitamin C]] - "Girls Against Boys" from ''[[Vitamin C (album)|Vitamin C]]'' (1999) * [[7L & Esoteric]] - "Dwight Spits Intro" from ''The Soul Purpose'' (2001) * 7L & Esoteric - "Rules of Engagement" from ''Dangerous Connection'' (2002) * [[MF Grimm]] - "Alpha" from ''[[The Downfall of Ibliys: A Ghetto Opera]]'' (2002) * [[MF Doom]] - "Potholderz" from ''[[MM..Food]]'' (2004) * [[Shape of Broad Minds]] - "It Live On" from ''[[Craft of the Lost Art]]'' (2007) * [[Shafiq Husayn]] - "Major Heavy" from ''Shafiq En' A-Free-Ka'' (2009) * [[J. Rawls]] - "We're on Top" from ''The Hip-Hop Affect'' (2011) * [[Blueprint (rapper)|Blueprint]] - "Once Again" from ''[[Respect the Architect]]'' (2014) ===Productions=== * [[Beastie Boys]] - "Hey Ladies (Count Bass D Remix)" from ''[[Beastie Boys Video Anthology]]'' (2000) * [[MF Grimm]] - "Alpha", "Words", and "Omega" from ''[[The Downfall of Ibliys: A Ghetto Opera]]'' (2002) * [[Piano Overlord]] - "Agorophobia (Count Bass D Interpretation)" from ''The Singles Collection 03-05'' (2005) * [[Dr. Who Dat?]] - "Kelly Drive" from ''Beat Journey'' (2006) * [[Braille (rapper)|Braille]] - "Sonset" from ''Box of Rhymes'' (2006) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://countbassd.bandcamp.com Count Bass D] on [[Bandcamp]] *{{AllMusic|id=mn0000130487|label=Count Bass D}} *{{Discogs artist|Count Bass D|Count Bass D}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:D, Count Bass}} [[Category:1973 births]] [[Category:African-American male rappers]] [[Category:American hip hop record producers]] [[Category:American multi-instrumentalists]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Nashville, Tennessee]] [[Category:Rappers from Atlanta, Georgia]] [[Category:Songwriters from Tennessee]]'