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Hadrien Feraud

Hadrien Feraud is a French jazz bassist.

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Hadrien Feraud, Jazz-Club Minden/Germany 2012
Hadrien Feraud, Jazz-Club Minden/Germany 2012
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Hadrien Feraud

(1984-08-16) August 16, 1984
Paris, France

Hadrien Feraud (born August 16, 1984) is a French jazz bassist.1

Early life

Feraud was born August 16, 1984, in Paris. His parents were both musicians, and from a young age Feraud was immersed in rock and roll, blues, funk, R&B, new wave, and jazz.2 He also had a deep interest in film scores. Feraud began studying guitar at age 8, taking lessons from his father. At first, he was more interested in playing the drums, but this changed when he received a copy of The Birthday Concert by Jaco Pastorius at age 12, which sparked his interest in the electric bass, particularly Pastorius's techniques. Feraud immersed himself in studies of electric bass, analyzing the techniques of Pastorius, James Jamerson, Bernard Edwards, Nathan East, Christian McBride, Victor Bailey, Anthony Jackson, Skúli Sverrisson, Gary Willis, Matthew Garrison, Richard Bona, Linley Marthe and Jeff Berlin.

Work

Toward the end of 2004, Feraud started composing works for his first solo project, while also playing at several clubs and jams in Paris. The album, Hadrien Feraud, was released in 2007 and featured guest musicians such as John McLaughlin, Biréli Lagrène, Flavio Boltro, Jean-Marie Ecay, Jean-Pierre Como, Marc Berthoumieux, Mokhtar Samba, Jim Grancamp, Jon Grancamp, Dominique Di Piazza, Thierry Eliez, and Linley Marthe.

In 2005, John McLaughlin invited Feraud to contribute on two tracks ("For Jaco" and "Senor C.S.") on his album Industrial Zen.3

In 2007, he played on Chick Corea's album The Vigil.4 In 2009, he toured Europe as a member of John McLaughlin and the 4th dimension (with Gary Husband on keyboards and Mark Mondesir on drums).5

Feraud arranged and produced Biréli Lagrène's album Electric Side.

Basses and amps

In September 2009, Feraud and Ken Smith announced the creation of the "Hadrien Feraud Signature Burner", to be made in Japan by Hajime Hirose and SleekElite, under the direction of Smith. Hand built models were scheduled to be released before the end of 2009, with mass-produced simplified models (no exotic tops or woods) to be released in early 2010. Early photographs showed the bass with a buckeye burl top, maple neck, ebony fretboard and removable ebony ramp, and it features the Ken Smith 18v preamp, with a Mid Switch for different tones and volume boost.

Feraud has used Markbass amps.2

Awards

  • Down Beat Critics Poll "Rising Star Electric Bassist of the year" 2008
  • Down Beat Critics Poll 2nd position in "Rising Star Electric Bass" 2009
  • Bass Player Magazine "Readers Choice Award" Most Exciting new Player 2009

Discography

References

References

  1. "MARKBASS | Hadrien Feraud". MARKBASS | Bass Amplification. Retrieved August 13, 2020.
  2. "Rising French Bass Star Hadrien Feraud Endorses Markbass". Archived from the original on May 21, 2008. Retrieved April 22, 2008.
  3. "For Jaco it is a fitting tribute; aggressive percussion from Mark Mondesir and Gary Husband supports the skittering and catchy melody as Hadrian Feraud's fretless bass weaves in and out of the interplay by Evans and McLaughlin." see review "Industrial Zen"
  4. "The Vigil". chickcorea.com. Retrieved June 15, 2026.
  5. Kelman, John. "John McLaughlin: On The Road, Part 6: Sound Checks and Closing Night". All About Jazz. Archived from the original on May 21, 2008. Retrieved June 15, 2026. While McLaughlin's calling Feraud "The New Jaco" in recent press is more about the young bassist's already remarkable innovations at the age of twenty-three, hearing him play a Pastorius tune confirmed that Feraud's already done his share of wood-shedding with the late bassist's work.
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