Carl West is a bass player and song writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area (California, USA) and in Denver (Colorado, USA).

Carl has been playing musical instruments since the late 1970's and can be heard on albums from RPM and Eclectic Verve.  In addition to playing bass guitar Carl also plays keyboards, guitar, and saxophone.  Carl's debut CD "All Over The Map" was released August 2, 2011.

Carl's musical influences include artists such as Rush, Rippingtons, Moby, U2, Marcus Miller, and Kim Stone.