Wiki: Joe Gittleman - upcScavenger

Joe Gittleman (born April 6, 1968, in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American musician, best known as the bass guitar player for The Mighty Mighty Bosstones. His proficiency on bass earned him the nickname "the Bass Fiddleman."

Career

Gittleman originally played guitar in The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, but he switched roles with former member Nate Albert when he realized he had a better bass than guitar. He has also played bass in Gang Green and sang in and produced records for his band Avoid One Thing.

He provided background vocals for the Street Dogs' 2005 album Back to the World as well as the more recent Fading American Dream. In addition, Gittleman produced The Briggs' new album Back to Higher Ground as well as the Flogging Molly album Whiskey on a Sunday, Big D and the Kids Table's albums Strictly Rude and Fluent In Stroll and Chuck Ragan's CD "Los Feliz". Gittleman has also written songs for bands such as MxPx ("Heard That Sound") and has seen Avoid One Thing covered by The Bouncing Souls ("Lean on Sheena").

Since 2005, Gittleman has been a full-time staff producer and A+R for the Los-Angeles-based independent label Side One Dummy Records. While in Italy in 1993 with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Gittleman was stabbed in the chest by an Albanian Rum-running. This was documented in the song "The Pirate Ship" on the vinyl release of Question the Answers.

Gittleman began working as an instructor at Northern Vermont University in Lyndonville, Vermont. On May 16, 2012, he was promoted to assistant professor. On July 1, 2023, Northern Vermont University became Vermont State University, for which Gittleman teaches seven different classes, primarily about the music industry.

Artistry

Composing

Gittleman has been credited as the composer for at least 122 songs/albums. The list is as follows:

Undated

Most undated credits involve a song being repurposed for another piece of work.

Snow Day, music from the motion picture, Various Artists
Rrrrrock, ???
Right Here Where You Left Me, Avoid One Thing
Rascal King, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Drew's Famous Instrumental Modern Rock Collection Vol. 6, Various Artists
Digimon: The Movie, Original Soundtrack
CAPS: Campus and Pub Songs, Various artists

1989-1999

Older..., Gang Green, 1989
More Noise and Other Disturbances, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, 1992
Simmer Down, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, 1993
Alternation, Various Artists, 1994
Ska-Core, The Devil and More, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, 1994
Safe and Sound: A Benefit in Response to the Brookline Clinic Violence,Various Artists, 1996
Let's Face It, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, 1997
Pop Hits Vol. 63, Various Artists, 1997
Pop/Rock Picks Oct. 1997 Vol. 1, Various Artists, 1997
100% Hits Vol. 26, Various Artists, 1998
A Compilation of Warped Music, Various Artists, 1998
Live From the Middle East, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, 1998
Meet the Deedles, Original Soundtrack, 1998
Next Generation of Swing, Various Artists, 1998
Shine Vol. 10, Various Artists, 1998
Ska Trax: New Generation, Various Artists, 1998
X-Games Vol. 3, Various Artists, 1998
Ka-Boom!, Various Artists, 1999
Ska Party '99, Various Artists, 1999
Total Hits Vol. 2, Various Artists, 1999