Jeroen Paul Thesseling

Jeroen Paul Thesseling (born 13 April 1971) is a Dutch fretless bass player, most famous for his work in the German progressive death metal band Obscura[1] and the Dutch progressive death metal band Pestilence.[2]

Jeroen Paul Thesseling
Jeroen Paul Thesseling, 2016
Background information
Born (1971-04-13) 13 April 1971
GenresJazz fusion, death metal
InstrumentsBass guitar
Years active1991–present
Associated actsObscura
Quadvium
Salazh Trio
Sadist
Pestilence
Ensemble Salazhar
MaYaN
Websitewww.jeroenpaulthesseling.com

Biography

Thesseling began studying bass in 1988 at the ArtEZ School of Music in Enschede, Netherlands. Between 1992 and 1994, he was a member of Pestilence, with whom he recorded the jazz fusion-influenced album Spheres.[3] In 1995 Jeroen 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, Arabic microtonal and contemporary classical music inspired him to focus primarily on fretless bass.[4] In 2005 he recorded with the studio group Ensemble Salazhar.[5] Despite their highly acclaimed demo Colors the group never officially released recordings.[6] Between 2007 and 2011, he collaborated with Obscura and recorded with them Cosmogenesis (2009)[7] and Omnivium (2011).[8] Between 2009 and 2012, he rejoined Pestilence after a 15-year break[9][10] and recorded their sixth studio album Doctrine (2011). Since 2011, he has played fretless 7-string basses built by German bass luthier Warwick; they are strung with a subcontra F#-tuning (F#0–B0–E1–A1–D2–G2–C3).[11][12][13] In late 2014, he founded the jazz fusion group Salazh Trio[14][15] featuring legendary Cuban drummer/percussionist Horacio Hernández. Their debut work Circulations was released in December 2017.[16][17][18] In October 2019, he founded the fusion-world-metal group Quadvium with fellow fretless bass player Steve Di Giorgio.[19][20][21] In April 2020, it was revealed that he rejoined the German progressive death metal band Obscura as a permanent bass player after a nine-year break.[22][23][24] Jeroen endorses Warwick basses and plays Warwick Thumb NT series exclusively since 1993.

Equipment
Warwick 7-string basses (customshop)
  • Warwick Thumb NT7 fretless Ebony fingerboard (2017)
  • Warwick Thumb NT7 fretless Snakewood fingerboard (2013)
  • Warwick Thumb NT7 fretless Ebony fingerboard (2011)
Warwick 6-string basses
  • Warwick Thumb NT6 fretless Macassar Ebony fingerboard (1993)
  • Warwick Thumb NT6 fretless Ebony fingerboard (1991)
  • Warwick Thumb NT6 Wenge fretboard (1991)
  • Warwick Thumb NT6 fretless Asian Ebony fingerboard (1989)
  • Warwick Thumb NT6 Wenge fretboard (1989)
Live amplification
  • Warwick LWA1000, WCA 115 CE LW cab, WCA 115 CE LW cab (left)
  • Warwick LWA1000, WCA 115 CE LW cab, WCA 115 CE LW cab (right)
Recording gear
  • Warwick WNJHPR40 preamps (stereo pair)
  • DBX 160A compressors (stereo pair)
  • Aurora Audio GTQ2 stereo preamp
  • Heritage Audio HA73X2 stereo preamp
  • Kush Audio Electra stereo parametric equalizer
  • Palmer PAN03 four-channel active DI

Discography
Studio
  • Sadist – Firescorched (tba 2021)
  • Salazh Trio – Circulations (2017, Salazh Trio)
  • Obscura – Omnivium (2011, Relapse Records)
  • Pestilence – Doctrine (2011, Mascot Records)
  • MaYaN – Quarterpast (2011, Nuclear Blast)
  • Obscura – Cosmogenesis (2009, Relapse Records)
  • Pestilence – Spheres (1993, Roadrunner Records)
Live
  • Pestilence – Presence of the Past (2015, Marquee Records)
Compilations
  • Pestilence – Twisted Truth (2020, Warner Music Group)
  • Pestilence – Prophetic Revelations (2018, Hammerheart Records)
  • Pestilence – Reflections of the Mind (2016, Vic Records)
  • Lange Frans – Levenslied (2012, TopNotch)
  • Pestilence – Mind Reflections (1994, Roadrunner Records)
Music videos
  • Obscura – Anticosmic Overload (2009)
  • Pestilence – Mind Reflections (1993)

References
  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Obscura". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
  2. Serba, John (2002-07-22). "Pestilence". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-12-15.
  3. Beller, Bryan (2010-03-09). "Jeroen Paul Thesseling of Obscura". Bassplayer.com. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  4. Larson, Eric (2007-02-28). "Fretless Questions: Jeroen Paul Thesseling". Fretlessbass.com. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  5. Editor, Last.fm (2008-05-27). "Ensemble Salazhar overview Last.fm". Last.fm. Retrieved 2018-06-01.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  6. Staff, Blabbermouth.net (2008-01-21). "Ensemble Salazhar featuring ex-Pestilence bassist - New demo recordings posted online". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
  7. Staff, Blabbermouth.net (2009-02-25). "Obscura Cosmogenesis first week US sales revealed". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  8. Staff, Blabbermouth.net (2011-04-06). "Obscura Omnivium first week US sales revealed". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  9. Staff, Blabbermouth.net (2009-10-29). "Pestilence rejoined by bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  10. Staff, Metalstorm.net (2009-10-30). "Pestilence rejoined by Jeroen Paul Thesseling after 15-year hiatus". Metalstorm.net. Retrieved 2009-10-30.
  11. Amador, Valery (2011-07-01). "Warwick releases Jeroen Paul Thesseling's 7-string fretless bass". Bassmusicianmagazine.com. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
  12. Johnson, Kevin (2011-11-17). "Ultra Low: An Interview with Jeroen Paul Thesseling". Notreble.com. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  13. Beller, Bryan (2012-05-11). "Machines of Death: Four Extreme Metal Bassists Lay Out Their Weapons of Choice". Bassplayer.com. Retrieved 2018-05-26.
  14. Editor, Last.fm (2016-08-02). "Salazh Trio overview Last.fm". Last.fm. Retrieved 2018-06-01.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  15. Kennelty, Greg (2015-05-21). "Ex-Obscura Bassist Has A New Fusion Trio Named Salazh Trio". Metalinjection.net. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  16. Staff, Drummerszone.com (2017-12-18). "Horacio 'El Negro' Hernández' new Salazh Trio-album". Drummerszone.com. Retrieved 2017-12-18.
  17. D'Auria, Jon (2018-04-04). "Jeroen Paul Thesseling and the Salazh Trio Reveal Debut Album". Bassplayer.com. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  18. Amador, Valery (2017-12-26). "Bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling - Salazh Trio releases debut album 'Circulations'". Bassmusicianmagazine.com. Retrieved 2017-12-26.
  19. Staff, Blabbermouth.net (2019-11-02). "Testament and former Obscura bassists team up in Quadvium". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
  20. Staff, Bassmagazine.com (2019-10-31). "Bassists Steve Di Giorgio and Jeroen Paul Thesseling create new group Quadvium". Bassmagazine.com. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
  21. Staff, Notreble.com (2019-11-03). "Steve Di Giorgio and Jeroen Paul Thesseling announce new band". Notreble.com. Retrieved 2019-11-03.
  22. Staff, Bassmagazine.com (2020-04-29). "Fretless bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling rejoins Obscura". Bassmagazine.com. Retrieved 2020-04-29.
  23. Staff, Blabbermouth.net (2020-04-30). "Bassist Jeroen Paul Thesseling rejoins Obscura". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  24. Staff, Notreble.com (2020-04-30). "Jeroen Paul Thesseling rejoins Obscura". Notreble.com. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
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