Being prolific is nothing new to Billy Mohler. Between producing and playing on numerous albums—including new records from Jimmy Chamberlin Complex [Honor], Dan Rosenboom [Points on An Infinite Line], and ARO [Vacare Adamaré]; playing bass on the Stephen King miniseries The Stand; playing drums alongside his wife, bassist Becca Mohler on War Tapes' latest release [Only Time Will Tell]; running his record label, MAKE Records as well as his own music school, Cal Heights Music, Mohler has had a remarkably busy year. That’s not to mention raising three kids; taking care of a dog, a cat, and four chickens; constantly shedding his arco chops on upright bass; and surfing whenever he finds the time. With no shortage of passion or work ethic, Mohler has thrived during a period when most musicians have been sidelined due to the pandemic. From the time he first picked up a bass to his studies at both the Berklee College of Music and the Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz at UCLA, Mohler has been a highly driven person. After his school days, the California native went on to perform with such artists as Herbie Hancock, Dolly Parton, Lady Gaga, Wayne Shorter, Steven Tyler, Kelly Clarkson, Macy Gray, Awolnation, The Calling, Pat Benatar, and Liz Phair. Recordings he has appeared on as a session bassist have sold more than 20 million copies worldwide, and his compositions have been used by global brands including Coca-Cola, Sherwin Williams, Finlandia, and Sworavski. With no desire to slow down, Mohler is growing more in demand. If his accomplishments as a producer, player, educator, and businessman keep accumulating at their current rate they just might keep up with his ambition.  This past year has been like nothing we’ve seen before, but you’ve kept busy through all of it. How did you adapt to everything?I think I was able to adapt to the shutdown because I’ve been off the road for a while now. A few years ago I made a decision to stay home and focus on producing, writing, and doing more sessions. When the pandemic hit I had just started working on a record and I got that finished working remotely. A small group of bassists in town started a Zoom hang and it was great to connect with everyone, and affirm that we’re all in this together. I also used the time to go through my hard drives and finish up projects that never got over the finish line.You’ve been doing some scoring on the TV show The Stand by Steven King. My friend Nate Wolcott, who’s a brilliant performer, writer, and arranger, asked me to play bass on the session, remotely. Nate and I have been playing jazz gigs around town for the past few years. It was challenging because it was exclusively bowing, which I hadn’t focused on in awhile. I found my arco book from my Berklee days [Complete Study of the Double Bass by Edouard Nanny], brushed up, and dove in. Nate sent me ProTools sessions with scratch MIDI parts, along with the score. I recorded multiple takes to create