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About Me


BART SAMOLIS
Bassist, Composer, Arranger
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Email: [email protected]
Website: www.BartSamolis.com
Please check out some of my compositions in the music player.
A successful session and touring artist, Bart has performed and recorded with various jazz and contemporary music acts including Free Flight, Lori Andrews, Jon Secada, The Fifth Dimension, Michael Bolton, Rod Stewart and The All-American Rejects. Playing fretted, fretless, upright and orchestra basses, he can be seen and heard world-wide, in all media as well as live performances. In the studio, his movie credits are many, including:
Quantum of Solace (VG) (2008) (musician)
Mad Money (2008) (musician)
Alvin and the Chipmunks (2007) (musician)
Mad Men (2007-08) (musician)
Into the Wild (2007) (musician)
The Invasion (2007) (musician)
4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) (musician)
... aka Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (Germany) (USA: promotional title)
Out at the Wedding (2007) (composer: additional music)
Dreamgirls (2006) (musician)
Superman Returns (2006) (musician)
X-Men: The Last Stand (2006) (musician)
... aka X-Men 3 (Singapore: English title) (USA: working title)
... aka X3 (International: English title: informal short title) (USA: promotional abbreviation)
American Dreamz (2006) (musician)
... aka American Dreamz (Australia)
The Best Man (2005) (musician)
... aka Best Man, Worst Friend (USA: TV title)
... aka Trauzeuge zum Verlieben, Ein (Germany)
... aka Unhitched (USA: DVD title)
Fantastic Four (2005) (musician)
... aka Fantastic Four (Germany)
Fathers and Sons (2005) (TV) (musician: bass guitar and guitarron) (as Bart Somalis)
Whirlygirl
Hide and Seek (2005) (musician)
"Battlestar Galactica" (musician) (13 episodes, 2004-2005)
... aka BSG (USA: promotional abbreviation)
- Kobol's Last Gleaming: Part 2 (2005) TV episode (musician)
- Kobol's Last Gleaming: Part 1 (2005) TV episode (musician)
- Colonial Day (2005) TV episode (musician)
- The Hand of God (2005) TV episode (musician)
- Tigh Me Up, Tigh Me Down (2004) TV episode (musician)
(8 more) Sleepover (2004) (musician)
Reversible Errors (2004) (TV) (musician)
... aka Scott Turow's Reversible Errors (USA: complete title)
Gothika (2003) (musician)
X2 (2003) (musician)
... aka X-Men 2 (Singapore: English title) (USA: working title)
... aka X-2 (USA: poster title)
... aka X-Men 2: X-Men United (USA: promotional title)
... aka X2: X-Men United (USA: promotional title)
Undercover Brother (2002) (musician)
Eight Legged Freaks (2002) (musician)
Enough (2002/I) (musician)
Angel Eyes (2001) (musician)
... aka Ojos de ángel (USA: Spanish title)
Cruel Game (2001) (musician: guitars and bass)
... aka Deception (USA: DVD title)
Dracula 2000 (2000) (musician)
... aka Dracula 2001 (UK)
... aka Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000 (USA: complete title)
"Gilmore Girls" (composer: additional music) (2 episodes, 2000)
... aka Gilmore Girls: Beginnings (USA: rerun title)
- The Deer Hunters (2000) TV episode (composer: additional music)
- The Lorelais' First Day at Chilton (2000) TV episode (composer: additional music)
The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave (2000) (V) (musician)
Break Up (1998) (musician)
... aka The Break Up (USA)
Labor of Love (1998) (TV) (musician)
Hijacking Hollywood (1997) (musician: bass)
Swingers (1996) (musician)
The Heidi Chronicles (1995) (TV) (musician)
Dream Lover (1994) (musician)
Ocean’s Eleven
TV shows include:
Mad Men
Injustice
The Cheetah Girls
Party of Five
Dawson's Creek
The Practice
Just Shoot Me
The King of Queens
Murder She Wrote
Commercials include:
Albertson's
Jenny Craig
Verizon
Nissan
Infinity
Mazda
ABC and many others.
Festivals include:
the Playboy Jazz Festival
the Long Beach Jazz Festival,
the Idyllwild Jazz Festival
the Sacramento Jazz Festival
Fullerton
Cal State LA
Riverside, CA
and many others.
For the past ten years- musical director for the Academy Awards’ Sci-Tech division. He also enjoys working with young musicians as he has been on the faculty at Cal-State Los Angeles, The Musician’s Institute in Hollywood, as well as currently working in conjunction with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Educational Program developing high school orchestras and jazz bands. Bart’s forte however, is constantly searching for a new approach to his instrument. A well rounded composer and bassist, he has also played with his local symphony. Bart has developed a unique voice in the music world today. This is clearly evident in his recordings and becomes even more dynamic in his live performances.