Nathan V. - Indaba Music
Nathan V.
Male | 26 | White City, United States
Member since Feb 10, 2010
About Me
I'm Looking To
- Collaborate
Online - Find
Music - Meet
People - Gig/Jam
Offline - Get
Hired - Hire
Musicians - Join/Form
a Band
Bio
I am the founding (& currently only)member of the art & music project known as NuclearLullaby! I have been doing art & music as long as I can remember & have always been into experimenting with various styles! For the most part (with the exception of few basic high school art classes,drama & a painting class in college) Most of what I've learned in art & music has been self taught .My desire to learn more about art & music keeps me constantly trying new things & has lead me to start collecting & learning to play any musical instruments I can get my hands on! I've tried many,with various levels of success! My project,NuclearLullaby, really focuses attention on creation, the primary goal form me is to create something that's NOT like everything else around today! As I have learned more & more about various types of art & music,I soon started learning about other cultures! Though many musicians & artists seem to place various cultural elements into what they do,I felt that without at least basic knowledge of cultures,I wasn't being very true in what I was trying for in my art & music, thus I've learned various things from languages,cultural custom & really whatever I can find on whatever culture I am inspired by! One culture that Really inspires a great deal of what I do, is old Hinduism of India! The language,art & instruments of old Hinduism have been something I've been drawn to since a very early age! I feel in order to be really creative,that I must have an open mind & be willing to try many different things!
Favorite Lyric
"Take the path that's right for you even if your yellow brick be blue"
Website
http://www.myspace.co/nuclearlullabymusic
Day Job
Searching for a paid job while doing a lot of art & music!
Skill Level
Semi-Pro
Craft
music philosopher, songwriter, sound editor, instrument builder, remixer, audiovisual artist, instrument collector, multimedia artist, photographer, programmer, critic, music scientist, visual artist, musician, fan
Instruments
acoustic guitar, Flute (All), found sounds, found objects, effects, walkie talkie, jews harp, singing bowl, electric bass, electronics, Synthesizer (All), radio, Percussion (All), accordion, cd player, didgeridoo, drum machine, dulcimer, harmonica, Thumb Piano (All), tabla, tambura, Laptop, alto saxophone, pots & pans, sequencer, noise, ocarina, voice (male), vocoder, sampler, mandolin
Genres
World Music, darkwave, new age, electronic, experimental, Alternative, ambient, ambient acoustic, dark ambient, free improvisation, meditation, noise, space, acoustic, indian classical, industrial, experimental rock
Influences
Kraftwerk, Ohgr, Skinny Puppy, Moby, Ravi Shankar, Mortiis, Collide, VNV Nation, Front Line Assembly, Emilie Autumn, cEvin Key, Tool, John Dowland, Salvador Dali, The Knife, Rahul Sharma, Zakir Hussain, Rachid Taha, Rammstein, The Secret Meeting, Curve, Air, Tabla Beat Science, Tangerine Dream, Pink Floyd, Art of Noise, Lacuna Coil, Pet Shop Boys, Ladytron, Bill Laswell, William Orbit, Sopor Aeternus, Ayria, David Bowie, Cafe Tacuba, Enigma, Freezepop, Natacha Atlas, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Peter Gabriel, John Cage
Band/Group Name
NuclearLullaby
How I Work With Others
Overview
I am usually around on weekdays unless I inform people otherwise! I am interested in meeting people for jams & if anyone can come around here a live group would be cool! Rates are pretty much dependent on what's done & when!
Experience
Played with a few local bands & have been doing solo work on my own for many years! Always learning new stuff & wouldn't say I am pro at anything yet! I don't fully understand western notation systems & often find that I improvise much of what I currently do,but when with a group I can pick up pretty quickly on what my parts are & the notes to play!
Equipment
See "Instruments" section for details on this! I do all my mixing through various programs on computer & use an extremely basic & extremely portable set up! I will likely be running a lot of stuff through a Kaossillator pro when that comes out! As for brands I use, not all the instruments I use not all have a brand they go under,but here's a rough list of the ones I do know: Korg,Marten,Marshall,Yamaha,Casio,Rakhi Ram,Lyle,Intel,Roxio,Cakewalk,Audacity,Ibenez,Fender ,Texas Instruments
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