HASHBASS IS A 'WORKAHOLIC' WHO WANTS TO MAKE WORLDS COLLIDE WITH HIS MUSIC

The beatsmith-bassist is all about discipline and respect, on stage and in the studio

- ANURAG TAGAT

At some point in the last few years, Hashbass aka Harshit Misra was everywhere. A session bass guitarist for several years in New Delhi, Hashbass became more than just a bassist for hire when he began performing live with the likes Sid Sriram, Prateek Kuhad, Divine and more, all before the pandemic.

After that, he's gradually chosen quality over quantity and, more importantly, stepped into a producer role like never before. The biggest culmination of that occurred in January 2023 when he brought his collab-heavy live set House Of Hashbass to the debut edition of Lollapalooza India in Mumbai, and more recently on Apr. 3, 2025 when his new tape House Of Hashbass, Vol. 1 dropped 11 tracks.

GESTATION PERIOD: While the Lollapalooza India set brought in everyone from Hanumankind to Burrah, Kayan, Rashmeet Kaur and more, the material for House Of Hashbass, Vol. 1 was first conceptualized soon after the performance. While the producer-bassist already had a few releases out by then, he looks back at the last two years as a time of understanding and moving forward with his identity beyond just being known as a bass player. "Bass is my voice in general, so I don't need to advertise it anymore. But I had to find myself so many times in the process of trying to understand what to do, if I had to do it [make music] my own way."