title: Joe Gittleman
text: 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