Nathan Peck

Birthday:

April 11

Home Page:

http://www.nathanpeckmusic.com

Location:

New York City

Occupation:

Musician

Current Setup:

1917 Pfretzschner Double Bass 7/8 Markneukirchen Germany
Fishman Full Circle pickup
2005 Czech-Ease Travel Bass by David Gage
Fishman Full Circle pickup

2013 Sadowsky NYC 5-24 P/J- Candy Apple Orange/Brasilian Rosewood/Roasted MPL
1973 Precision Bass fretless- stripped to bare alder/maple neck, expertly defretted before it was mine, and Aguilar P/J pups. Sweet bass!
1987 Precision Bass Fender Japan-white on rosewod and funky as hell)
1981 Kramer Imperial Pioneer P/J In a stunning peanut butter/choc burst, fender lawsuit headstock, brass nut, killing)
1975 Reissue Jazz Bass (1996) (currently in piccolo tuning)
1978 Fender Musicmaster (for my 13-year-old daughter and general fun!
2005 Yamaha TRB 1006 ugh
2013 Fender Blacktop Strat HH

My first bass-1983 Kramer Pioneer Double J in RED SPARKLE! It was $210 in 1991 at daddy's junky man are those days gone)

amps-
Aguilar TH500
Aguilar TH350
Aguilar SL112

peddles-
Aguilar Filter Twin,Octave,Agro,TLC Comp,Tone Hammer DI,Boss OC-3,Electro Harmonix Bass Balls, Bass Micro Synth.
Fishman Platinum EQ

studio-
Mackie HR824
Focusrite Saffire Pro 40
Macbook Pro 13 16GB ram OS 10.8.5
Sibelius 7
Logic 9 & X
G Drives
Native Instruments Komplete 9 Ultimate
Waves plugging Mercury
Sony plugs


www.nathanpeckmusic.com

Favorite Genres:

Early jazz up through jazz in 2014 including mixed meter, avant-garde,fusion, blues, rock &roll, rock, light rock, hard rock, heavy metal, metal, motown, great american songbook, hip-hop, nerd core and most importantly my own compositions. I especially enjoy playing upright in non upright situations and vice versa.

Gigs and Ensembles:

Alex Skolnick Trio, Nathan Peck & the Spankrays, Nathan Peck's 'Snakewalk',Shahin Novrasli Trio, sideman to Maynard Ferguson, Mark Murphy, Maria Muldaur, Bonnie Tyler, Vernon Reed, Howard Fishman, James Wlliams, Ralf Lalama, Ari Hoenig,Gino Sitson, Lafayette Harris, Sean Jones, Eteinne Charles.

Previously Owned Gear:

Polytone Mini Brutes
Acoustic Image Clarus 2R,1R
Apple Computers
Sibelius
Ampeg B15
Ampeg Baby Bass
Kay 5-String Chubby Jackson not Anthony Jackson model.

G.A.S. List:

Hofner Beetle bass!

Influences and Teachers:

On Upright:
Ron Carter, Jimmy Garrison, Paul Chambers, Dave Holland, Ray Brown, John Patitucci, Christian McBride, Stanley Clarke, William Parker, Henry Grimes, Slam Stewart, Charlie Haden, Jimmy Blanton, James Genus, Paul Thompson, George Mraz, Avishai Cohen, Essiet Okon Essiet, Larry Grenadier, Scott Colley, Joe Martin, Chris Wood, Francois Rabbath, Ugonna Okegwo, Bob Bowen.

On Electric:
Jaco, Jamerson, George Porter jr, Nathan Watts, Jimmy Johnson, Jim Fielder, Bootsy Collins, Paul McCartny, Paul Jackson, Vic Wooten, Rocco Prestia, John Paul Jones, John Pattitucci, Leeland Sklar, Jesse Murphy, Tim Lefebvr, Matt Garrison, Anthony Jackson, Flea, Verdine White, Kevin Frieson, Muzz Skillings, Marcus Miller, Oteil Burbridge Donald Duck Dunn, Family Man Barrett, Bakithi Kumalo, Sting, Will Lee, Leonard Hubbard, Leo Traversa, Mike Anthony, Pino Paladino, Mario Cipollina.

On Drums:
John Peck, (R.I.P), Donna Peck, (my mother) Alex Peck, Dave Throckmorton, James Johnson III, Matt Zebroski, Billy Hart, Elvin Jones, Tony Williams, Steve Gadd, Vinnie Colaiuta, Ari Hoenig, Jeff Watts, Bruce Cox, Bill Berg, Dave Weckl, Joe Chambers, Zigaboo, Keith Karlock, Gary Novak, Jeff Ballard, Alexander Mashin, Dave Grohl, Steven Adler, Mike Clark, Idris Muhammad, Lenny White damn the goes on....Philly Joe, Kenny Clark, Roger Humphries!!!

Hobbies and Interests:

Honda enthusiast, 5 speed diehard since 1994 and I'm never goin back!

Disclosures:

Endorsing Artist: Aguilar,Sadowsky,SeymourDuncan,KalaUBass,AudioTechnica,Focusrite

Available for Instruction?:

• Bass Guitar Instruction
• Double Bass Instruction

Teaching Credentials:

NYU, Lincoln Center