Sheldon Gomberg is a producer/engineer/bassist

Bassist

A bass player, or bassist is a musician who plays a bass instrument such as a double bass, bass guitar, keyboard bass or a low brass instrument such as a tuba or sousaphone. Different musical genres tend to be associated with one or more of these instruments...

 who has worked with many artists including: Warren Zevon

Warren Zevon

Warren William Zevon was an American rock singer-songwriter and musician noted for including his sometimes sardonic opinions of life in his musical lyrics, composing songs that were sometimes humorous and often had political or historical themes.Zevon's work has often been praised by well-known...

, Rickie Lee Jones

Rickie Lee Jones

Rickie Lee Jones is an American vocalist, musician, songwriter, and producer. Over the course of a three-decade career, Jones has recorded in various musical styles including rock, R&B, blues, pop, soul, and jazz standards.-Childhood:...

, Ryan Adams

Ryan Adams

David Ryan Adams is an American alt-country/rock singer-songwriter, from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Initially part of the group Whiskeytown, Adams left the band and released his first solo album Heartbreaker in 2000...

, Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Kenny Wayne Shepherd

Kenny Wayne Shepherd is an American guitarist, singer, and songwriter. He has released several studio albums and experienced a rare level of commercial success both as a blues artist and a young musician.-Biography:Shepherd graduated Caddo Magnet High School in Shreveport, Louisiana...

, Five for Fighting

Five for Fighting

Five for Fighting is the stage name of American singer-songwriter John Ondrasik. He is best known for his piano-based rock, such as the Top 40 songs "Superman " , "100 Years" , and "The Riddle" .-Early years:...

, Mandy Moore

Mandy Moore

Amanda Leigh "Mandy" Moore is an American singer-songwriter, actress and fashion designer. Moore became famous as a teenager in the late 1990s, after the release of her teen pop albums So Real, I Wanna Be with You, and Mandy Moore. In 2007, she took an adult pop-folk direction with the release of...

, kd lang, Fistful of Mercy

Fistful of Mercy

Fistful of Mercy is a rock group consisting of Dhani Harrison, Ben Harper and Joseph Arthur.-History:The band formed in February 2010, when Arthur asked Harper to accompany him in the studio; Harper then asked Harrison, whom he had met at a skate park in Santa Monica, California, to accompany them...

, Victoria Williams

Victoria Williams

Victoria Williams is an American singer-songwriter and musician, originally from Shreveport, Louisiana, although she has resided in Southern California throughout her musical career. She is noted for her descriptive songwriting talent, which she has used to immerse the listener of her songs into a...

, Ron Sexsmith

Ron Sexsmith

Ronald Eldon "Ron" Sexsmith is a Canadian singer-songwriter from St. Catharines, Ontario, currently based in Toronto. He started his own band when he was fourteen years old, and released the first recordings of his own material seven years later, in 1985...

, Lucinda Williams

Lucinda Williams

Lucinda Williams is an American rock, folk, blues and country music singer and songwriter. She recorded her first albums in 1978 and 1980 in a traditional country and blues style and received very little attention from radio, the media, or the public. In 1988, she released her self-titled album,...

, Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne

Jackson Browne is an American singer-songwriter and musician who has sold over 17 million albums in the United States alone....

, Shelby Lynne

Shelby Lynne

Shelby Lynne is an American singer, songwriter and actress. The success of the 1999 album I Am Shelby Lynne led to her winning the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, even though she had been active in the music industry for some time...

, She & Him

She & Him

She & Him is an American indie pop duo consisting of Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward . The band's first album, Volume One, was released on Merge Records in March 2008...

, The Living Sisters

The Living Sisters

The Living Sisters is a folk supergroup consisting of Inara George, Becky Stark and Eleni Mandell. The members began collaborating in 2006 during breaks from their other projects...

, Joseph Arthur

Joseph Arthur

Joseph Arthur is an American singer-songwriter and artist from Akron, Ohio. Combining poetic lyrics with a layered sonic palette, Arthur has built his reputation over the years through critically acclaimed releases and constant touring; his unique solo live performances incorporate the use of a...

, Plain White T's

Plain White T's

Plain White T's is an American Pop rock band from Chicago, Illinois. Formed in 1997 by high school friends Tom Higgenson and Ken Fletcher, the group had a mostly underground following in Chicago basements, clubs, and bars in its early years, and underwent numerous personnel changes.The band is best...

, and more.

The Five For Fighting album, "America Town

America Town

America Town is the debut major label 2000 album by Five for Fighting released by Aware Records. It includes the hit single "Superman .". The song "Easy Tonight" appears in an episode of the sitcom Scrubs...

" that he played bass on sold platinum and was also nominated for a Grammy Award

Grammy Award

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 in 2002. The album "Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute" that he played upright bass on with Ryan Adams won the 2002 Grammy Award for Best Country Album

Grammy Award for Best Country Album

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.

Sheldon currently lives in Los Angeles

Los Ángeles

Los Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...

 where he produces and records various artists.

Discography

Warren Zevon - My Ride's Here

My Ride's Here

Mark Deming of Allmusic rated My Ride's Here two out of five stars. He stated that "the jokes tend to be a bit obvious", and that "the more introspective moments don't connect the way one might hope". However, he said that some of the tracks "are strong enough to remind listeners of just how...

  -Electric Bass, Upright Bass

Ryan Adams - Demolition

Demolition (Ryan Adams album)

-Album:-Singles:-Personnel:* Ryan Adams – Vocals, Guitar, Electric guitar, Harmonica, Bass, Piano, Synth, Drum Machine* Mikael Nord Andersson – Dobro* Bucky Baxter – Pedal Steel Guitar, Background vocals, Guitar...

  -Electric Bass

Ryan Adams - Timeless: Hank Williams Tribute -Upright Bass

Rickie Lee Jones - Duchess Of Coolsville An Anthology -Electric Bass

Rickie Lee Jones - Party of Five

Party of Five

Party of Five is an American teen drama television series that aired on Fox for six seasons, from September 12, 1994, until May 3, 2000.Critically acclaimed, the show suffered from low ratings and after its first season was slated for cancellation...

 Soundtrack -Electric Bass

Rickie Lee Jones - Balm In Gilead - Engineer, Co-Producer

Rickie Lee Jones - The Village -Engineer, Mixer

Fistful Of Mercy - As I Call You Down

As I Call You Down

As I Call You Down is the debut album by American rock supergroup Fistful of Mercy, released on October 5, 2010.-Track listing:-Personnel:*Dhani Harrison - lead, harmony, and backing vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, keyboards...

  -Upright Bass, Engineer, Mixing

Five for Fighting - America Town -Electric Bass, Upright Bass

Five For Fighting - Grammy Nominees 2002 - Electric Bass

Mandy Moore - Coverage

Coverage (album)

Coverage is the fourth album released by pop singer Mandy Moore, composed exclusively of covers of songs from the 1970s and 1980s. The album was released by Epic Records.-History:...

 -Upright Bass

Victoria Williams-The Creekdippers - Mystic Theater  -Upright Bass

Plain White T's - Wonders of the Younger - Engineer

Warpaint

Warpaint (band)

Warpaint is an American art rock group from Los Angeles, formed in 2004. The band's members are Emily Kokal , Theresa Wayman , Jenny Lee Lindberg , and Stella Mozgawa . The band's membership has also included actress Shannyn Sossamon and Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer...

 - The Fool - Mix Assistant

The Living Sisters - Love To Live -Electric Bass, Upright Bass, Producer, Engineer, Mixer

Larry Goldings

Larry Goldings

-Life and career:Goldings was born in Boston, Massachusetts. His father was a classical music enthusiast, and Larry studied classical piano until the age of twelve. While in high school at Concord Academy, he attended a program at the Eastman School of Music. During this period Erroll Garner,...

 -In My Room -Engineer

Grant-Lee Phillips

Grant-Lee Phillips

Grant-Lee Phillips is a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist known for his versatile voice, intense lyrical narratives and dexterity on the acoustic twelve-string guitar, a style that often sees him compared to Neil Young, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan.- Background :Born in...

 - Virginia Creeper

Virginia Creeper (album)

Virginia Creeper is the third album by American singer-songwriter Grant-Lee Phillips, released on 24 February 2004.-Track listing:All songs were written by Grant-Lee Phillips, except where noted.#"Mona Lisa" – 4:11 #"Waking Memory" – 4:07...

  -Upright Bass

Michael Penn

Michael Penn

Michael Penn is an American singer, songwriter and composer. He is the eldest son of actor/director Leo Penn and actress Eileen Ryan, and the brother of actors Sean Penn and the late Chris Penn.-Career:...

 - Mr. Hollywood Jr., 1947

Mr. Hollywood Jr., 1947

Mr. Hollywood Jr., 1947 is the fifth album by Michael Penn, originally released independently in 2005 on Mimeograph Records and distributed through SpinART Records...

  -Bass

Chris Spedding

Chris Spedding

Chris Spedding is an English rock and roll and jazz guitarist, best known for his session work. Allmusic states - "Spedding is one of the UK's most versatile session guitarists, and has had a long career on two continents that saw him tackle nearly every style of rock and roll, as well as...

 - Wayne Kramer Presents: Beyond Cyberpunk -Electric Bass

Peter Himmelman

Peter Himmelman

Peter Himmelman is a singer-songwriter from Minnesota, who formerly played in the band Sussman Lawrence.-Family life:He is Bob Dylan's son-in-law, being married to his daughter Maria Dylan...

 - Imperfect World -Electric Bass

Peter Himmelman - Unstoppable Forces -Electric Bass, Co-Producer

Peter Himmelman - My Lemonade Stand -Electric Bass

Peter Himmelman - Mission Of My Soul; The Best Of -Electric Bass

Eleni Mandell

Eleni Mandell

Eleni Mandell is an American singer-songwriter. She currently publishes albums through Zedtone in Toronto, Ontario...

 - Thrill -Electric Bass, Upright Bass

Eleni Mandell - Snakebite -Upright Bass

Eleni Mandell - Artificial Fire - Engineer

Eleni Mandell - Miracle Of Five - Engineer

Grey DeLisle

Grey DeLisle

Grey DeLisle is an American voice actress, singer-songwriter, and comedienne. To date, she has released four solo albums and has featured on the tribute album Anchored in Love: A Tribute to June Carter Cash and film soundtrack of Loggerheads...

 - Iron Flowers  -Upright Bass

Grey DeLisle - Graceful Ghost -Electric Bass, Upright Bass

Grey DeLisle - Homewrecker -Electric Bass, Upright Bass

Shivaree

Shivaree (band)

Shivaree is an American alternative pop/rock band formed in 1997 consisting of Ambrosia Parsley , Danny McGough , and Duke McVinnie . Shivaree is best known for the song "Goodnight Moon", released in 1999 and appearing in Dawson's Creek and Kill Bill: Volume 2...

- Corrupt and Immoral Transmissions -Electric Bass

External links

• http://www.artistdirect.com/artist/credits/sheldon-gomberg/911614
• http://radiofreesilverlake.typepad.com/rfsl/2010/10/interview-sheldon-gomberg.html