Chester Hansen

Chester A. Hansen (born January 5, 1992) is a Canadian musician and songwriter, best known as bassist for instrumental group BADBADNOTGOOD. As a songwriter, Hansen is credited in co-writing hit songs by Drake ("0 to 100"), Kendrick Lamar ("LUST."), Daniel Caesar ("Get You"), and Kali Uchis ("After the Storm)," among others.

Chester Hansen
Hansen at the 2017 Haldern Pop Festival
Background information
Born (1992-01-05) January 5, 1992
Ottawa, Ontario
OriginToronto, Ontario
Occupation(s)musician, songwriter
Instrumentsbass guitar, upright bass, guitar, keys
Years active2010–present
Associated acts

Personal life and career

Hansen was born on May 1, 1992 in Ottawa, Ontario.[1][2] He was raided in the Nepean area of the city and attended Canterbury High School, a local arts magnet school.[3] Growing up, he played piano and shifted his focus to the bass during high school.[3] Beginning in his teens, Hansen worked on and released music which combined hip-hop, jazz, and electronic influences. [4]

In 2010, Hansen began attending Humber College in Toronto to study music performance.[3][5] In his first year, he met fellow music students Alexander Sowinski and Matthew Tavares and began collaborating with them, creating what would become BADBADNOTGOOD. The band had viral success in 2011 after posting jazz covers of Odd Future songs online, and released their debut record that Fall. He withdrew from school in February 2012.[6]

With BBNG, Hansen has released five full-length albums, including a collaborative record with Ghostface Killah, and has been short-listed for the Polaris Music Prize twice.

In the early 2010s, Hansen began working with close BBNG collaborator Frank Dukes. With him, as well as other members of BBNG, they composed original music for hip-hop music sampling. Of note, fellow Canadian Drake used a song Hansen had written with Dukes, "Vibez," in his 2014 single "0 to 100 / The Catch Up" and another track was used in Rihanna's 2016 song "Sex with Me."[7] As part of BBNG, Hansen also works as a songwriter and producer, which includes writing music for sampling as well as working with fellow artists in the studio.

Artistry

Hansen's style and sound is often compared to that of the 1960s and 1970s, particularly because of his stocky, warm bass tone. One critic commented, "Hansen has married the sounds and dexterous, melodic playing style of yesteryear with a modern band and music scene."[8]

As a bassist, Hansen often plays a Gibson Grabber and a vintage Gibson SB-300. He employs a variety of basses in live settings including a Gallien-Krueger 800/700 RB (with an 8×10 GK cab), a Gallien-Krueger Fusion 500 (with a 4×10 Kicker CX cab), and a D’Angelico Excel SD.[9][10] He has commented that he likes to use thick flat-wound strings far off of the neck.[8]

Discography

With BADBADNOTGOOD

Main article: BadBadNotGood discography

Production and songwriting credits

All credits from Discogs unless otherwise noted.[9]

Co-writing credits with Frank Dukes

Hansen writes music with producer Frank Dukes for the purpose of sampling, most notably penning the track "Vibez" together in 2014.[11] Their music has been used in chart-topping songs, including:

Production credits as part of BADBADNOTGOOD

Main article: BadBadNotGood discography § production discography

Other credits

  • Kingsway Music Library – Colors (2015); bass, keys, vocals[18]
  • Estan –The Vanity Of Reason (2015); bass
  • Charlotte Day Wilson – "Doubt" (2017); writing, bass, guitar
  • Charlotte Day Wilson – "Let You Down" and "Funeral" from Stone Woman EP (2018); bass
  • Matty – Déjàvu (2018); bass
  • Jerry Paper – Like A Baby (2018); bass
  • Matty – "Selfportrait" (2019); writing, bass
  • Ben l'Oncle Soul – "Next To You" from Ben EP (2019); bass
  • Elijah Blake – "Half in Love" (2019); writing[19]
  • Safe – "No Rush" from Stay (2019); writing
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References
  1. Mistry, Anupa (2012-03-22). "BADBADNOTGOOD". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-30. ....Chester Hansen, age 19...
  2. "Chester's birthday". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  3. "BADBADNOTGOOD bound to Ritual – Apartment613". apt613.ca. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  4. "Solid Gold Studio: City Limits Debut Album By Twigg & Stone Re-Released in U.S. and Japan By Digi Crates Records". www.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  5. td-sub (2016-10-31). "You're the Worst! An interview with BadBadNotGood". Totally Dublin. Retrieved 2020-06-30. I mean, I was only [at Humber] for a year and a half and it’s a four year programme.
  6. Mistry, Anupa (2012-03-22). "BADBADNOTGOOD". NOW Magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
  7. Rihanna – Sex with Me, retrieved 2020-06-28
  8. "I'm Chester Hansen and This is How I Play". Smart Bass Guitar. 2016-09-06. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  9. "Chester Hansen". Discogs. Retrieved 2020-07-02.
  10. "Excel SD Bass (Discontinued) | Excel Series | D'Angelico Guitars". dangelicoguitars.com. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  11. "Canadian super producer Frank Dukes on working with 50 Cent Drake and Camila Cabello". CBC Radio Q. Retrieved June 28, 2020.
  12. "Yuna's 'Broke Her' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  13. "Logic feat. Big K.R.I.T.'s 'Top Ten' - Discover the Sample Source". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  14. "Perfect Circle". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  15. Lil Pump – Flex Like Ouu, retrieved 2020-06-28
  16. Aminé (Ft. Nelly) – Yellow, retrieved 2020-06-28
  17. "Fall In Love". Twitter. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  18. "Colors – Vinyl LP". Mr Bongo. Retrieved 2020-06-28.
  19. Elijah Blake – Half In Love, retrieved 2020-06-28
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