Joe Gittleman

Joe Gittleman (born April 6, 1968 in Cambridge, Massachusetts) is an American musician, best known as the bass guitar player for The Mighty Mighty Bosstones.  His proficiency on bass earned him the nickname "the Bass Fiddleman."

Career
Gittleman originally played guitar in The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, but he switched roles with former member Nate Albert when he realized he had a better bass than guitar. He has also played bass in Gang Green and sang in and produced records for his band Avoid One Thing.

He provided background vocals for the Street Dogs' 2005 album Back to the World as well as the more recent Fading American Dream. In addition, Gittleman produced The Briggs' new album Back to Higher Ground as well as the Flogging Molly album Whiskey on a Sunday, Big D and the Kids Table's albums Strictly Rude and Fluent In Stroll and Chuck Ragan's CD "Los Feliz". Gittleman has also written songs for bands such as MxPx ("Heard That Sound") and has seen Avoid One Thing covered by The Bouncing Souls ("Lean on Sheena").

Since 2005, Gittleman has been a full-time staff producer and A+R for the Los-Angeles-based independent label Side One Dummy Records. While in Italy in 1993 with The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Gittleman was stabbed in the chest by an Albanian bootlegger. This was documented in the song "The Pirate Ship" on the vinyl release of Question the Answers.

Gittleman began working as an instructor at Northern Vermont University in Lyndonville, Vermont. On May 16, 2012, he was promoted to Assistant Professor. On July 1, 2023, Northern Vermont University became Vermont State University, for which Gittleman teaches seven different classes, primarily about the music industry.

Artistry

Composing 
Gittleman has been credited as the composer for at least 122 songs/albums. The list is as follows:

Undated 
Most undated credits involve a song being repurposed for another piece of work.

 Snow Day, music from the motion picture, Various Artists
 Rrrrrock, ???
 Right Here Where You Left Me, Avoid One Thing
 Rascal King, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
 Drew's Famous Instrumental Modern Rock Collection Vol. 6, Various Artists
 Digimon: The Movie, Original Soundtrack
 CAPS: Campus and Pub Songs, Various artists

1989-1999 

 Older..., Gang Green, 1989
 More Noise and Other Disturbances, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, 1992
 Simmer Down, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, 1993
 Alternation, Various Artists, 1994
 Ska-Core, The Devil and More, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, 1994
 Safe and Sound: A Benefit in Response to the Brookline Clinic Violence,Various Artists, 1996
 Let's Face It, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, 1997
 Pop Hits Vol. 63, Various Artists, 1997
 Pop/Rock Picks Oct. 1997 Vol. 1, Various Artists, 1997
 100% Hits Vol. 26, Various Artists, 1998
 A Compilation of Warped Music, Various Artists, 1998
 Live From the Middle East, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, 1998
 Meet the Deedles, Original Soundtrack, 1998
 Next Generation of Swing, Various Artists, 1998
 Shine Vol. 10, Various Artists, 1998
 Ska Trax: New Generation, Various Artists, 1998
 X-Games Vol. 3, Various Artists, 1998
 Ka-Boom!, Various Artists, 1999
 Ska Party '99, Various Artists, 1999
 Total Hits Vol. 2, Various Artists, 1999

2000-2010 

 City Rocks: Boston, Various Artists, 2000
 Digimon [Warner Bros.], Original Soundtrack, 2000
 Naked-4-Play, Various Artists, 2000
 Pay Attention, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, 2000
 Royal, The Amazing Crowns, 2000
 Snow Day, Original Soundtrack, 2000
 Stop Handgun Violence, Various Artists, 2000
 World Warped Vol. 3: Live, Various Artists, 2000
 Awfully Quiet, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, 2001
 Warped Tour: 2001 Compilation, Various Artistis, 2001
 A Jackknife to a Swan, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, 2002
 Atticus: Dragging the Lake, Various Artists, 2002
 Avoid One Thing, Avoid One Thing, 2002
 Mighty Mighty Bosstones/Madcap [Split CD], The Mighty Mighty Bosstones/Madcap, 2002
 Total Rock, Various Artists, 2002
 Atticus: Dragging the Lake Vol. 2, Various Artists, 2003
 Balls, Various Artists, 2003
 Outlaw Volleyball:Xbox, Original Soundtrack, 2003
 Warped Tour 2003, Various Artists, 2003
 You Got It/Older... (Budweiser), Gang Green, 2003
 Chopstick Bridge, Avoid One Thing, 2004
 Warped Tour 2004, Various Artists, 2004
 Panic, MxPx, 2005
 The Gold Record, The Bouncing Souls, 2006
 90's Rock Number 1's, Various Artists, 2007
 Country-Rebel, Dave Smith, 2007

2011-Current 

 Don't Forget Your Roots, H20/H20, 2011
 The Magic of Youth, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, 2011
 100 Hits: Driving Rock [2013], Various Artists, 2013
 Icon, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, 2014
 20 No. 1's: Alternative Rock, 2015

References 

 http://www.angelfire.com/wi/kkimska2/joegbio.html

1968 births
Living people
Guitarists from Massachusetts
American male bass guitarists
20th-century American bass guitarists
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones members
20th-century American male musicians