Meet Nate!

Nate is a BMF Co-Founder and teacher. This will be his 8th year in a row hosting the High School Audition Prep Workshop!!

Nate was born in New York and moved to Massachusetts at age 4. He started playing Suzuki at 6 years old. “I cannot remember not having a piano around the house. The game changer for me was when I turned 11, my mom bought me my first drum set. That changed everything!”

One of Nate’s biggest musical influences is his brother. “He played guitar and we jammed together constantly. One of our first original songs we co-wrote was called, “Ou Est Mon Bagle (where is my bagel).” We loved Jimmy Hendrix and Van Halen.”

Nate’s coolest gig experience? “A highlight from my playing career was doing a US State Department tour of the Balkans with a great latin jazz quartet. We brought music to groups of people that would otherwise never have the opportunity to hear American jazz. We acted as cultural diplomats and it was incredibly moving to use art as a conversation starter.”

When Nate isn’t playing music, you can find him gardening or meditating, two activities that Nate says, “Somehow go hand in hand.”

Most importantly, Nate would like to offer one piece of advice to his students: “Lead with your ears!! Music is all about listening…keep both ears open at all times!”