Name: Amos J. Heller
Position: Bass Player Extraordinaire
Superlative: Class Clown
Twitter: @amosjheller
Amos Heller was born on March 18, 1977. He began playing upright bass in the Charlottesville, Virginia public school system at the age of ten. He played classical upright over the next ten years, studying with Israeli virtuoso Mark Bernat, and winning a spot in the Miami University symphony orchestra.
He received his first electric bass when he was thirteen, and like most other thirteen-year-olds, joined a band that knew a few songs. Throughout high school, and college he played any genre of music that would have him, going from top 40 cover bands to Frank Zappa-inspired rock to Christian worship to small-combo jazz.
He would spend the next decade making an impression on the Cincinnati music scene, working with artists such as Ric Hordinski (Over the Rhine, Monk), Phil Keaggy, Ellery, Oval Opus and David Wilcox. While gaining studio experience, he toured with blues legend Chris Beard, and with RCA rock act July for Kings, among others.
Amos moved to Nashville in the fall of 2005, and has already amassed an impressive resume. In the years since making the move, he had toured or recorded with Josh Gracin, Rhett Akins, Mindy MacCready, and Taylor Swift. He has played arenas and amphitheatres all over North America, and did a brief tour of U.S. bases in Iraq with the Stars for Stripes. He has shared the stage with just about every big name in country music.
Bass player extraordinaire!
Amos’ links:
(Sources: MySpace, fender.com)
The Swift Agency 