Bassett has worked in various genres, writing and producing music for artists such as alternative acts
Elle King,
Vance Joy,
Bishop Briggs,
Alice Merton,
Fitz and the Tantrums and
Walk off the Earth to rock acts
Shinedown,
Pop Evil and
Halestorm to mainstream names such as
Rachel Platten,
Josh Groban,
Idina Menzel and
Daughtry.
Notable music credits "
Fight Song" is a song recorded by
Rachel Platten, released as a single by
Columbia Records on February 19, 2015. Platten co-wrote the song with Dave Bassett. Also produced and co-written by Bassett, "
Ex's & Oh's" is certified double Platinum in the United States, Australia and Canada. "Ex's & Oh's" charted in multiple formats in the US and across the world including US
Billboard Hot 100, US Adult Alternative Songs (
Billboard), US Adult Top 40 (
Billboard), US Alternative Songs (
Billboard), US Hot Rock Songs (
Billboard), US Rock Airplay (
Billboard). "Ex's & Oh's" received two nominations at the 58th Grammy Awards: Best Rock Performance and Best Rock Song. In 2018, Bassett produced seven songs on Vance Joy's
Nation of Two LP including the co-written Gold Certified tracks "Lay It on Me" and "Saturday Sun." He also co-produced and co-wrote the singles "White Flag" for Bishop Briggs and Alice Merton's "Lash Out." In 2019, Bassett co-wrote the hit single "All My Friends" by The Revivalists as well as Shinedown's #1 single "Attention Attention". In 2020 Bassett co-wrote "
Hero" by
Weezer with
Rivers Cuomo which went to #1 at Alternative radio.
Dave Not Dave In 2016, Bassett started a band called Dave Not Dave whose song "Cold Blood" was featured in
The Royals and
Suits.
Film, television and advertising Bassett's scores and songs have appeared in national spots for the likes of
Toyota,
Target,
T-Mobile,
Dunkin' Donuts,
Google,
Nissan,
Victoria's Secret,
Best Buy,
FIFA, the
Olympics, as well as film and TV shows including
The Royals,
Suits, ''
Grey's Anatomy, Nashville
, Royal Pains, CSI: Miami, and films such as Sing
, Annie
, Runaway Bride
, Muppets Most Wanted and Bridge to Terabithia''. Some notable film songs include: Composer for "Set it All Free" from the movie
Sing featuring vocals by
Scarlett Johansson. Co-writer, co-producer for "How a Heart Unbreaks" from
Pitch Perfect 3. Co-writer for Elle King's "Good Girls" from 2016's
Ghostbusters Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Co-writer for "Smile" from the 2014 release of
Annie performed by Rachel Platten. == Awards ==