Sam Farrar

Career 1994–2012: Phantom Planet and other side projects Farrar is the bass guitar player for the American rock band Phantom Planet. He also joined the band Operation Aloha with members of Gomez and Maroon 5. He and his wife, Stephanie, have started their own music project, called Bubble and Strife.

2012–present: Maroon 5

In 2012, Farrar became a touring member of Maroon 5, playing various instruments, including guitars, occasional bass guitar, percussion and additional keyboards, singing backing vocals and providing samples and other special effects (using the MPC).

A longtime collaborator of the band, he co-wrote and co-produced a few of the band's songs on almost all of their studio albums and also remixed one of their songs, which is called "Woman", on Call and Response: The Remix Album, released in 2008. On August 31, 2012 – during a show in Argentina on the Overexposed Tour – Farrar filled-in for Mickey Madden on the bass guitar for the first time since 2001. He subsequently filled-in for Madden on the next few shows of the tour.

After touring with the band for the next couple of years, Farrar was named an official member in late 2017, with the release of Red Pill Blues. He replaced Madden as bassist in 2020.

Personal life

Farrar was born in Los Angeles, California, formerly a member of the band Agent Sparks. Their daughter was born in 2009, and their son in 2014. He is the older brother of musician, composer and producer Max Farrar, who is the keyboardist and guitarist of the rock band Azura, and whose work also ranges from The Script to Lewis Capaldi.

Discography

With Hanson Underneath (2004)

With Operation Aloha Operation Aloha (2009)

With Sara Bareilles Kaleidoscope Heart (2010) Once Upon Another Time (EP) (2012)

With Bubble and Strife My Lifetime for Blondes (EP) (2011)

With Jasmine Ash Beneath the Noise (2012)

With John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John This Christmas (2012)

With Oh Land Wish Bone (2013)

With Tony Lucca With the Whole World Watching (2013)

With Rozzi Crane Rozzi Crane (EP) (2013) Space (EP) (2015) Time (EP) (2015)

With Shoffy Lenses (2018) Cool Again (2020)

With Andy Grammer Naive (2019)

With Yuna Rogue (2019)

With SuperM Super One (2020)

With Duncan Laurence Small Town Boy (2020)

With Band of Horses Things Are Great (2022)

With Mandy Moore In Real Life (2022)

Maroon 5

As an outside collaborator Songs About Jane (2002) – programming ("She Will Be Loved") It Won't Be Soon Before Long (2007) – production Call and Response: The Remix Album (2008) – remix of a song ("Woman") Hands All Over (2010) – songwriting ("Misery", "Stutter", "Don't Know Nothing", "Hands All Over" and "How") Songs About Jane: 10th Anniversary Edition (2012) – producing As a touring member Overexposed (2012) – production and songwriting ("Ladykiller", "Fortune Teller" and "Tickets"), backing vocals, programming V (2014) – backing vocals ("Unkiss Me" and "This Summer" – the latter song is from the 2015 re-release of V), programming As an official member Red Pill Blues (2017) – producing, keyboards, bass guitar, synthesizer, samples, lead and rhythm guitar, programming, backing vocals Jordi (2021) – producing, keyboards, bass guitar, synthesizer, samples, lead and rhythm guitar, programming, backing vocals Love Is Like (2025) – bass; additional keyboards; percussion; programming; co-producer; additional producer; engineering

Phantom Planet

Phantom Planet Is Missing (1998) The Guest (2002) Phantom Planet (2004) Raise the Dead (2008) Devastator (2020)

Remixes

2008 "Woman" – Maroon 5 (Sam Farrar Remix)

2010 "Unspoken" – Weezer (Sam Farrar Remix)