Sam Farrar

Sam Farrar
Background information
Born	(1978-06-29) June 29, 1978
Origin	Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation(s)	Musician, producer, bassist
Instruments	Bass, vocals, piano, guitar, percussion
Years active	1994–present
Labels	Epic, Fueled by Ramen
Associated acts	Phantom Planet, Maroon 5, Operation Aloha
Website	www.phantomplanet.com, www.meandthemcp.com
Notable instruments
Fender Jazz Bass Höfner 500/1

Sam Farrar (born June 29, 1978) is American musician, producer and bassist. He is the bass guitar player for the American rock band Phantom Planet, as well as a touring member of the American pop-rock band Maroon 5.

Musical career

Farrar is the bass guitar player for the American rock band Phantom Planet. He also joined a band called Operation Aloha with members of Gomez and Maroon 5.^[1] He and his wife, Stephanie, have started their own music project, called Bubble and Strife.

Since 2012, Farrar is touring with Maroon 5 - as an additional band member - on guitars, occasionally on the bass guitar, percussion, additional keyboards, backing vocals, turntables and providing samples and other special effects (using the MPC). He co-wrote and co-produced a few of the band's songs on almost all of their studio albums and also remixed one of their songs, which is called "Woman", on Call and Response: The Remix Album, released in 2008. On August 31, 2012 - during a show in Argentina on the Overexposed World Tour - Farrar filled-in for Mickey Madden on the bass guitar for the very first time. He subsequently filled-in for Madden on the next few shows of the tour.

Personal life

His father, John Farrar, was a member of The Shadows and also carved a successful songwriting career, penning many of Olivia Newton-John's big hits as well as producing nearly every one of her albums during her most successful years. His mother, Pat Carroll, was a successful Australian pop singer in the 1960s. He attended The Buckley School.

Sam is married to Stephanie Eitel, formerly a member of the band Agent Sparks.^[2] Their daughter Vesper Pearl Farrar was born on August 6, 2009 and their son Flynn Roscoe Farrar was born on January 14, 2014.^[3]

He graduated Pitzer College.

Discography

With Phantom Planet

• Phantom Planet Is Missing (1998)
• The Guest (2002)
• Phantom Planet (2004)
• Raise the Dead (2008)

With Operation Aloha

• Operation Aloha (2009)

With Maroon 5 (Now a touring member)

• It Won't Be Soon Before Long (2007) – production
• Call and Response: The Remix Album (2008) – remix of a song ("Woman")
• Hands All Over (2010) – songwriting ("Misery", "Stutter", "Don't Know Nothing", "Hands All Over" and "How")
• Overexposed (2012) – production and songwriting ("Ladykiller", "Fortune Teller" and "Tickets"), backing vocals, programming
• Songs About Jane – 10th Anniversary Edition (2012)
• V (2014) – backing vocals ("Unkiss Me")

References

External links

• Sam Farrar on Twitter