高中開始接觸電貝斯，大學時期開始於Pub演出流行音樂並同時加入底細爵士大樂團學習低音提琴與爵士樂。當兵加入替代役反毒大使至各高中和公益機構巡迴演出。退伍後開始職業演出生涯，自有創作樂團丁丁與西西發行專輯，並與許多藝人巡迴演出、錄音室錄音等。合作藝人有盧廣仲、陳綺貞、丁噹、家家、嚴爵、張惠妹、王若琳、任賢齊、周華健、伍思凱、品冠、趙詠華、萬芳、金智娟、蘇慧倫、許茹芸、慢慢說樂團等。曾為Brown Sugar黑糖音樂餐廳音樂總監與貝斯手。

Fell in love with electric bass in high school, then start giging in clubs in college. Join Dizzy Jazz Big Band to learn double bass and jazz at the same time. Tour lots of high schools and senior houses with Anti-Drug Ambassador while in military . Start working as professional musician right after. Join original folk band “Ding-Ding and Shi-Shi” and had several E.P. and album. Continully doing tours and recording sessions for artists such as, Crowd Lu, Cheer Chen, Della, Jai-Jai, Yen-J, A-Mei, Joanna Wang, Richie Jen, Wakin Chau, Sky Wu, Victor Wong, Cyndi Chaw, Wan Fang, Wa Wa, Tracy Su, Valen Hsu, Murmurshow. And was music director and bassist for Brown Sugar Taipei for many years.

畢業於美國北德州大學打擊演奏碩士以及奧克拉荷馬州立大學音樂教育學士，為全方位打擊/爵士鼓演奏家。音樂演奏類型涵蓋了搖滾、流行、爵士、世界、現代以及古典音樂。Cody現居於台北，除了是各大藝文表演廳的常客外，也活躍於爵士酒吧、爵士音樂節。他跨足流行圈，與蔡依林、蔡建雅、陳綺貞、王若琳、魏如萱、萬芳、宇宙人、FIR飛兒樂團、岑寧兒等歌手/樂團合作。他亦是金音創作獎得主歌手蘇珮卿的固定鼓手，也和金曲奬得主世界軌跡樂團、絲竹空樂團等著名爵士樂團多次合作。

American drummer/percussionist Cody Byassee has established himself as a unique and versatile contributor to the music scene in his adopted home of Taipei. His extensive live performance and recorded work is not limited to any one genre. One day he might play pop/rock songs for a stadium crowd and the next he could be improvising in a small jazz club. Whether crafting rhythms on a standard drum set or a custom-designed hand percussion setup, Cody brings a sense of enthusiasm and professionalism to any musical situation he finds himself in.

His most frequent musical collaborations are with singer-songwriter Paige Su , and he is featured on her recently-released album “We Are All Lonely Souls”. Some of the other artists he has performed and/or recorded for include Jolin Tsai, Tanya Chua, Cheer, Joanna Wang, Waa Wei, Wan Fang, Cosmos People, and Yoyo Sham.

In addition to work in the Mandarin Pop genre, Cody also performs regularly with jazz and creative music artists such as the award-winning Sizhukong, Interestring Quartet, Indian-fusion group Coromandel Express, and at top jazz clubs and festivals around Taiwan, such as Brown Sugar, the Taichung Jazz Festival, and the Taipei Summer Jazz Festival.

Cody holds a Master's degree in Percussion Performance from the world-renowned University of North Texas College of Music and a Bachelor's in Music Education (specializing in percussion) from Oklahoma State University.