BIOGRAPHY

Jeroen Paul Thesseling, born 13 April 1971, studied bass guitar at the Conservatory in Enschede, the Netherlands. He is widely recognized for his signature fretless playing in progressive metal. 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 Thesseling began studying microtonality and played a six-string 72-tone octave bass. Later on, he decided to concentrate primarily on playing fretless bass. During the period 2003-2005 he toured with the flamenco ensemble of guitarist EL PERIQUIN. Since 2005 he participated in the world/ fusion studio project ENSEMBLE 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). In 2009 he rejoined PESTILENCE after a 15-year break, touring North America, South America, Europe and recording the album 'DOCTRINE' (2011).

Returning to his roots in fusion, Jeroen founded the recording project NUFUTIC together with Italian guitar/keyboard player Tommy Talamanca (SADIST) in late 2011. The group is currently working on a first serie of recordings.

Thesseling is endorsed by Warwick. He plays exclusively Warwick Thumb NT basses and Hellborg amplification.