Stuart Zender (b. 18 March 1974) is a musician, bassist and a former member of the English band Jamiroquai.
Role in Gorillaz[]
Stuart Zender played bass and clarinet on the Spacemonkeyz' reworkings album Laika Come Home.
Later, in 2005, Zender worked on the Chopper Remix of the song Dirty Harry with Spacemonkeyz' members Darren Galea and Richie Stevens. It was released as a B-side track to the song's single release.
Musical Career[]
Zender auditioned to join Jamiroquai in 1993 as the band's bassist, and later played on studio albums Emergency on Planet Earth, The Return of the Space Cowboy and Travelling Without Moving. Zender left Jamiroquai in 1998 primarily because of conflicts with the band leader Jay Kay and his desire to spend more time with his new wife and their baby.
Zender later collaborated with Spacemonkeyz, a virtual group created by some of the former Jamiroquai members. He played bass on their remix album Laika Come Home. His next project was a musical duo with the British soul artist Don-E called AZUR, however, the project was quickly shelved. Some of Zender's most recent work was with the band Leroi. Zender became the musical director and bass guitar player for Mark Ronson in 2006. The release of his album Version in 2007 was a large success. Zender started his own record label, White Buffalo Recordings, after he left the Mark Ronson band in 2011.
Stuart Zender has also played bass guitar with other artists over the years, including All Saints, Omar, Lauryn Hill, D'Angelo, Gorillaz, Ms. Dynamite, Stevie Wonder and Samuel Purdey, musical duo created by Barney Hurley and Gavin Dodds, his old bandmate from Jamiroquai.
Trivia[]
- Zender was an official Warwick Basses endorser.