BIOGRAPHY

Jeroen Thesseling, born 13 April 1971, studied bass guitar at the Conservatory in Enschede, the Netherlands. During the period 1992-1994 he collaborated with the Dutch death metal band PESTILENCE, recording the jazz/ fusion-influenced album 'SPHERES' (1993) and touring Europe.

In 1995 he began studying microtonality and played a six-string 72-tone octave bass. Later on, he decided to concentrate primarily on fretless bass. During the period 2003-2005 he toured with the flamenco ensemble of guitarist PETER KALB. Since 2005 he participated in the world/ fusion studio project SALAZH (previously Salazhar).

From 2007 till 2011 Jeroen collaborated with the German progressive death metal band OBSCURA. He toured North America, Europe and recorded their full-length albums 'COSMOGENESIS' (2009) and 'OMNIVIUM' (2011). From 2009 till 2012 he rejoined PESTILENCE after a 15-year break, touring North America, South America, Europe and recording the album 'DOCTRINE' (2011).

In 2011 German bass manufacturer Warwick released a brand new Thumb NT 7 model for Jeroen, which is equipped with a low F-sharp string. Later that same year he founded together with Italian guitarist/ keyboardist Tommy Talamanca (SADIST) the fusion-metal project NUFUTIC.

Jeroen plays exclusively Warwick Thumb NT basses and Hellborg amplification.