Seth Ford-Young

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Seth Ford-Young is a bassist and composer based in Los Angeles. Playing upright and electric bass he has toured the world and played on hundreds of recordings for a variety of artists along with music for Film and TV. He has worked with a dazzling cross section of artists, from Tom Waits, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros and Beats Antique to The Hot Club of San Francisco, Rocco DeLuca, and Sixto Rodriguez.
Ford-Young started his musical adventures as the lead singer of punk band Initial Reaction, which played many classic punk clubs around Washington DC. While it might seem like a long journey from DC Hardcore to what he’s doing today, Ford-Young gleaned a tremendous amount of information about life on and off the bandstand during his punk days that he’s still drawing from today.

As a composer Seth has two albums and a film score under his name along with many collaborations and co-writing credits. His project Phi-Psonics is signed to Gondwana Records and has released three LPs “The Cradle”, “Octava”, and “Expanding to One” . Other recent projects include; recordings and performances with Rocco DeLuca, working with Patrick Warren and George Drakoulias on music for Palm Royale, and Co-producing Gill Landry’s “Skeleton at the Banquet” album.

Artists Seth has performed live or in the studio with include; Tom Waits, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Rodriguez, Beats Antique, Barry Manilow, Dave Harrington, Takuro Okada, John Vanderslice and the Magik*Magik Orchestra, Rocco DeLuca, Gill Landry, Alexander, Crash, Letts, Sean Hayes, Eric McFadden, Sasha Dobson, The California Honeydrops, Mohsen Namjoo, and The Hot Club of San Francisco.

Film credits include;

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The Tiger and the Snow (2005) -Bass

Swing (2006) -Bass, Bass Coach

All is Lost (2013) -Bass

Bad Grampa.5 (2014) -Bass, co-composer

The Illusion (short) (2015) -Bass, arrangement

A Woman Like Me (2015) -Bass, arrangement

Coming Through the Rye (2015) -Bass, co-composer

Three Women (short) (2016) -Bass, co-composer

Mr. Church (2016) -Bass, co-composer

Hamlet in the Golden Vale (2018) -Composer, Producer, Orchestration, Bass, Synth

Television appearances include;

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-David Letterman-

with Edward Sharpe - "Man on Fire"(2012) and "Life is Hard"(2013)

with Crash - "Motion Animal"(2014)

-Conan O'Brien-

with Alexander - "Truth"(2011)

with Edward Sharpe - (2011) and "Better Days"(2013)

-Jimmy Kimmel-

with Edward Sharpe - (2012) , (2015)

-Austin City Limits-

with Edward Sharpe (2013)

Discography

2025-Phi-Psonics “Expanding to One” (Gondwana Records)

2025-Takuro Okada “The Near End, The Dark Night, The County Line” (Temporal Drift)

2024-Pierro Perelli “Notte” (Stellare)

2024-Mighty Glad “Mighty Glad”

2024-Phi-Psonics “Morning Sun/Arrival 12 inch” (Gondwana Records)

2023-Phi-Psonics “Octava” (Gondwana Records)

2023-Doublestroke “Live @ Starry Plough 2007”

2022-Phi-Psonics “The Cradle-Deluxe Edition” (Gondwana Records)

2021-Jonathan Stout's Close Shave Quartet “Live from the CA Balboa Classic”

2020-Phi-Psonics “The Cradle” (nightnote records)

2020-Eric McFadden “Starving at the Feast” (bad reputation)

2020-Gill Landry “Skeleton at the Banquet” (loose music)

2019-Jonathan Ng “The Sphynx”

2019-Seth ford-Young “Hamlet in the Golden Vale” (original motion picture soundtrack)

2019-moonie.moonie “coyote” EP

2019-Candy Jacket Jazz Band - “Unstuck in Time”

2018-Mia and Jonah “Spin as One” miaandjonah.com

2018-moonie.moonie “water” EP https://www.mooniemoonie.com/

2018-Peel’d “Mother Father Sister Brother” EP

2018-Luke Top “The Dumb Show” EP http://www.luketop.com/

2018-Muppet Babies Soundtrack -Disney Junior

2017-Keenan McKenzie - "Forged in Rhythm"

2017-Mike Mangione - "But I've Seen the Stars"

2017-Candy Jacket Jazz Band - "S/T"

2016-Luke Top - "Suspect Highs" http://www.luketop.com/

2016-Seth Ford-Young - "time memory beauty hope"

2016–Beats Antique – "Shadowbox" http://www.beatsantique.com/

2016-Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros –"PersonA" http://www.edwardsharpeandthemagneticzeros.com/

2015-Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros — “Live, in no particular order”

2014-Myles Boisen: Past-Present-Future² - “Abstractions and Blood Red Blues”

2014-Barry Manilow – “My Dream Duets”

2014-Rocco DeLuca – “Rocco DeLuca” http://roccodeluca.com/

2013-Alexander — “All is Lost ” original score (golden globe winner) http://alexanderebert.com/

2013–Crash — “Hardly Criminal” http://www.crashdangdoodle.com/

2013-Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros – “S/T” http://www.edwardsharpeandthemagneticzeros.com/

2012-The Tiger Lillies - "Rime of the Ancient Mariner"

2012-Flaming Lips & Heady Fwends w/Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros - http://www.flaminglips.com/

2012-Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros — "Here" http://www.edwardsharpeandthemagneticzeros.com/

2012–Beats Antique – "Contraption vol II" http://www.beatsantique.com/

2011-John Vanderslice w/ Magik*Magik Orchestra — "WhiteWilderness" http://www.johnvanderslice.com/

2011-Eric McFadden “Inside Out”

2011-Seth Ford-Young - "S/T" http://www.portofrancorecords.com/

2010-The California Honeydrops “Spreadin’ Honey”

2010-Mark Growden – "Saint Judas" http://www.portofrancorecords.com/artists/mark-growden/

2010-Sean Hayes - “Run Wolves Run” http://www.seanhayesmusic.com/

2010-Chris Grady - “On It”

2009-Tom Waits - “Glitter and Doom Live” http://www.tomwaits.com/

2009-Tom Waits - live7″ from the Glitter and Doom tour http://www.tomwaits.com/

2009-Beats Antique - “Contraption vol. 1” http://www.beatsantique.com/

2009-Scott Pinkmountain and the Golden Bolts of Tone - ”The Full Sun” http://scottpinkmountain.com/

2009-Eric McFadden - ”Train to Salvation” ericmcfadden.com

2008-Beats Antique - ”Collide” http://www.beatsantique.com/

2008-Duo Gadjo - "Meet me in Paris" http://www.duogadjo.com/

2008-Vermillion Lies – ”What’s in the Box?” vermillionlies.com

2008–Mia and Jonah - “Rooms for Adelaide” miaandjonah.com

2007–Eric McFadden - ”Let’s Die Together Forever” ericmcfadden.com

2007-Beats Antique - ”Tribal Derivations” http://www.beatsantique.com/

2006-Tom Waits - ”Orphans”
on the songs: ain’t goin’ down to the well, lord i’ve been changed, road to peace, tell it to me, fannin street, goodnight irene, danny says, jayne’s blue wish and young at heart. http://www.tomwaits.com/

2006-Mia and Jonah - ”Hallelujah EP” miaandjonah.com

2006–Vermillion Lies - “Separated by Birth” vermillionlies.com

2005-Tom Waits - ”La Tigre e la Neve” soundtrack (Sony-BMG)
http://www.tomwaits.com/

2005-Mia and Jonah - ”Shine I” miaandjonah.com

2004-Myles Boisen - ”Past, Pesent, Future” mylesboisen.com

2003-Guerilla Hi-Fi - ”Redevelopment” guerrillahifi.infoi

2003-Grippo - ”Circuits” grippomusic.com

2002-Sasha Dobson - ”Songs for My Father” sashadobson.com

2001–Guerilla Hi-Fi - ”Echo Springs” guerrillahifi.infoi