Let's make this birthday one to remember.

40 years old (Born on August 16, 1984)

Happy Birthday, Hadrien! May your day groove harder than your basslines and be filled with more excitement than when you snagged Bass Player Magazine's Reader Choice Award for Most Exciting New Player. Ever since your debut solo album "Hadrien Feraud" dropped in 2006, you've been slapping smiles onto faces and jazzing up playlists worldwide.

Here's to another year of mind-blowing solos, funky rhythms, and unforgettable performances. Keep making those strings dance—because let's face it, nobody does it quite like you. Cheers to the bassist who makes every note count (and every other bassist slightly jealous). Bonne fête!