Nathan Gifford
Nathan Gifford is a songwriter, saxophonist and worship leader, creating music that is used to bless the name of the Lord! His songs show a wide variety of styles including black gospel, acoustic and jazz. Nathan was a full-time Music Pastor for about 8 years through 2005, but is now devoting more of his time toward songwriting, recording and developing his own studio. He has 6 CDs available currently that feature much of his original material. He also runs Direct Access Publishing, which handles all of the administration and publishing of his music and other writers as well. Visit the website by .
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
As a worship leader, Nathan has lead and recorded with:
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I play in various churches and events as opportunities present themself. I currently play Sax regularly as a part of the Calvary Temple praise band in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Your musical influences
Israel Houghton
Clint Brown
Sion Alford
Gary Oliver
Hillsong Music
What equipment do you use?
Kurzweil PC88
Yamaha YAS-52
Yamaha YSS-675
Rousseau mouthpieces
Beechler mouthpieces
Mackie D8B digital mixing console
Anything else?
Nathan is married to Kelly Gifford and they have 5 children!
