Devin Hoff playing double bass at the “Forest Standards Vol. 1” sessions at BIG EGO. Photo by Devin O’Brien.

Devin Hoff playing double bass at the “Forest Standards Vol. 1” sessions at BIG EGO. Photo by Devin O’Brien.

 

MUSICIAN | Devin Hoff

Devin Hoff is a bassist and composer who has collaborated with Julia Holter, Sharon Van Etten, Ava Mendoza, Nels Cline, Vijay Iyer, Jewlia Eisenberg, Cibo Matto, Deerhoof, Good For Cows, and many other creative musicians and bands.

As a solo artist Devin has released 4 records, the first of which, Solo Bass (2008), was named by avant-pop icon Laurie Anderson as one of her top 5 favorite records of all time.

On Hoff’s latest release Voices From the Empty Moor (KRS, 2021) the music of Anne Briggs is reinterpreted through an upright bass-focused lens, and features contributions from Holter, Van Etten, Howard Wiley, Alejandro Farha, and more. Voices…was featured as The Guardian’s Folk Music Record of the Month upon its release in November 2021, and was named one of Folk Radio UK’s top albums of the year.

Appears on:

BIG003 | David Lord | Forest Standards Vol. 1 - double bass

LIL010 | Psychic Temple | II - double bass (2,11)

Learn more about Devin Hoff.