Nathan Leigh
Nathan Leigh
Nathan Leigh is a singer/songwriter from New England. He has sung in bands such as A Thousand Ships, Pachadio, Silent Orbit, The Abatements, Cooper F. Carlisle (Cooper), and several others. His solo music ranges from acoustic indie rock to intelligent dance music and hits just about every stop in between.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
At only 21 years old, Nathan Leigh has performed in a number of very successful bands and written close to 1000 songs in almost every possible genre. This space exists to share music not recorded by his current bands; A Thousand Ships, Pachadio, or The Abatements.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I play live about once a week. Anywhere; DIY halls, bars, coffeehouses, museums. I live for it.
Your musical influences
Fugazi, Aphex Twin, God Lives Underwater, Radiohead, Rites of Spring, Jawbreaker, Photek, Jets to Brazil, The Killers, The Hives, Sonic Youth, Nirvana, The Beatles, Ed Rush, The Beastie Boys, Jimmy Eat World, The Living End, Dropkick Murpheys, Cerberus Shoal, David Bowie, Bad Religion, Weezer, El Guapo, Kerosene 454, The Flaming Lips, The Smiths, The Ramones, Local H, Folk Implosion, Kid 606, Jeff Buckley, Ben Kweller, Mouse on Mars, Modest Mouse, The Pixies, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Dillinja, Pavement
What equipment do you use?
Buzz Tracker, Cool Edit Pro 2, Steinberg Nuendo, MC-303, TR-505, Dr. Sample 202, Modified Epiphone SG Guitar, Yamaha Electric Guitar, Modified Yamaha Acoustic Guitar, Martin Backpacker, Epi Bass, Homemade Pearl/Ludwig Cocktail Kit, Artley Clarinet, Bundy Trumpet, Baldwin Organ, Yamaha PSR Series Synth, and a whole lot of home-made amps