Matt_Nathanson

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Matt Nathanson Matt Nathanson Matt Nathanson guitar, and has played both solo and with a full band. Early life and college years Matt Nathanson attended Pitzer College in Claremont, California (majoring in English and world literature) [1] where he met long time collaborator Mark Weinberg (of the bands Crumb and Gratitude). Matt graduated from The Fessenden School, a prestigious grammar school in Newton, MA, and attended high school at Proctor Academy in Andover, NH. Matt applied but was not offered admission to Emory University, in Atlanta, Georgia. He attributed this to his "golf scorelike" SAT scores. Music Band members The members of his band have changed over the past years. Among others, he has been accompanied by Aben Eubanks on guitar, keys and vocals, but later replaced by Aaron Tap. John Thomasson has been his bassist since 2004. Jason McKenzie was on drums until Fall 2006; Nick Amoroso on two tours from Fall 2007 through Winter 2008. His current drummer is Konrad Meissner. Before 2005, Nathanson was often accompanied by cellist Matt Fish. Matt Nathanson performing at the El Mocambo in Toronto, Canada on October 8, 2007. Background information Born Origin Genre(s) Occupation(s) Instrument(s) Years active Label(s) Website March 28, 1973 (1973-03-28) Lexington, Massachusetts, U.S. Folk, rock Musician vocals, guitar 1993–present Acrobat Records/Vanguard Records mattnathanson.com Television His latest album, Some Mad Hope, was released on August 14, 2007. The song "All We Are" was featured on the television series NCIS in the fifth season episode "Family," the first season Private Practice episode "In Which Charlotte Goes Down the Rabbit Hole," the One Tree Hill episode "My Way Home is Through You," and on Women’s Murder Club. The ABC show Big Shots featured his song "Come On Get Higher," and the song "I Saw" was featured on Scrubs in the sixth season episode "My Best Friend’s Baby’s Baby and Matt Nathanson (born March 28, 1973 in Lexington, Massachusetts) is a singer-songwriter whose work is a blend of folk and rock music. In addition to singing, he plays acoustic (usually a twelve-string) and electric 1 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Year Song 2003 "Sad Songs" 2007 "Car Crash" 2008 "Come On Get Higher" US AC US US Pop Matt Nathanson Album Beneath These Fireworks Some Mad Hope — 30 16 — — 59 — — 25 My Baby’s Baby." Nathanson’s song "Little Victories" was used on the Season 7 episode of Scrubs, "My Dumb Luck." On January 30, 2008, Matt and his band performed "Car Crash" on Late Night with Conan O’Brien[2]. His song "Sooner Surrender" was used on the May 28, 2008 episode of Men in Trees, "New Dog, Old Tricks." Matt and his band performed "Come On Get Higher" on the "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson" on December 22, 2008.[3] On February 13, 2009, Matt and his band performed "Come On Get Higher" on the "Late Show with David Letterman." On March 3, 2009, Matt performed on "Ellen," singing "Come On Get Higher." In March 2009, Matt was the special guest for Episode 17 of "Live From Daryl’s House", Daryl Hall’s monthly internet concert. They, along with Hall’s house band, performed (among other songs) "Car Crash", "Come On Get Higher", "Still" and "All We Are", as well as Hall & Oates classics "Did It In A Minute" and "One On One". California with his wife, Bridget Baldwin, who was associated with Alza in Mountain View, CA.[1] Discography Studio albums • • • • • • 1993: 1997: 1998: 1999: 2003: 2007: Please ERNST Not Colored Too Perfect Still Waiting for Spring Beneath These Fireworks Some Mad Hope Live albums • 2006: At the Point EPs • • • • 2002: When Everything Meant Everything 2003: Plus 2007: Slow, But Speeding 2008: Left & Right: Live @ Fingerprints, Live @ Park Avenue Singles Covers Matt Nathanson’s cover of "Laid" by Manchester band James was featured on the American Wedding soundtrack, as well as American Pie Presents Band Camp.[4] Matt is also becoming well-known at his live shows for conducting comedic singalongs by covering popular 80’s hits from various artists. 80s hits that he has covered include: Prince’s Starfish and Coffee, Survivor’s Eye of the Tiger, Bon Jovi’s Livin’ on a Prayer, Def Leppard’s Armageddon It, Asia’s Heat of the Moment, Rick Springfield’s Jessie’s Girl, Journey’s Don’t Stop Believing, and Kim Wilde’s Kids in America References [1] ^ Katz, Leslie (2005-11-04). "Matt Nathanson enjoys that some people know his songs". Oakland Tribune. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/ mi_qn4176/is_20051104/ai_n15807877. Retrieved on 2008-12-30. [2] "Late Night with Conan O’Brien: Jeff Corwin, Colin Hanks, Matt Nathanson". tv.com. http://www.tv.com/late-nightwith-conan-obrien/jeff-corwin-colinhanks-matt-nathanson/episode/1173012/ summary.html. Retrieved on 2008-12-30. [3] "The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson - Joel McHale, Matt Nathanson Performs.". locatetv.com. http://www.locatetv.com/tv/late-lateshow-with-craig-ferguson/season-1/ 5979868. Retrieved on 2008-12-30. Personal life Matt moved from Boston, Massachusetts to San Francisco, California in the early ’90s.[5] Matt currently resides in San Francisco, 2 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Matt Nathanson [4] "American Wedding Soundtrack". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/ • Matt Nathanson singing David Letterman American-Wedding-Various-Artists/dp/ Show Valentines day, 2-13-09 B00009YXB8/ • Official site ref=pd_bbs_sr_4?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1230622782&sr=8-4. • Matt Nathanson collection at the Internet Retrieved on 2008-12-30. Archive’s live music archive [5] "Bio". Official Website. • Aaron Tap’s official site http://www.mattnathanson.com/about. • John Thomasson’s official site Retrieved on 2008-12-30. • Konrad Meissner’s official site • Matt on "Live From Daryl’s House" External links Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Nathanson" Categories: 1973 births, American singer-songwriters, Musicians from California, Living people, Musicians from Massachusetts, People from Boston, Massachusetts, Pitzer College alumni, Vanguard Records artists This page was last modified on 20 May 2009, at 19:53 (UTC). All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License. (See Copyrights for details.) 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