Nathan Michel
Encyclopedia
Nathan Michel is an American experimental electronic music
ian. He primarily composes and performs his music on a laptop. He has released albums on labels such as Tigerbeat6
, SKI-PP and Sonig and has collaborated with well known laptop group DAT politics
. Michel has received numerous awards for his work including a Morton Gould
Young Composer Award from ASCAP and a Charles Ives
Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He received his PhD in music composition from Princeton University
in 2007.
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
ian. He primarily composes and performs his music on a laptop. He has released albums on labels such as Tigerbeat6
Tigerbeat6
Tigerbeat6 is a San Francisco and Berlin based independent and electronic record label run by Kid606. The name reflects Kid606's obsession with cats, which also comes to light in the catalogue numbers, all of which start with MEOW, and is also a loose reference to the top-selling teen magazine,...
, SKI-PP and Sonig and has collaborated with well known laptop group DAT politics
DAT politics
DAT politics is a French electronic band created in 1999. Their energetic live shows explain the cult like enthusiasm that surrounds the French electronic combo as they’ve been touring the world extensively over the years...
. Michel has received numerous awards for his work including a Morton Gould
Morton Gould
Morton Gould was an American composer, conductor, arranger, and pianist.Born in Richmond Hill, New York, Gould was recognized early as a child prodigy with abilities in improvisation and composition. His first composition was published at age six...
Young Composer Award from ASCAP and a Charles Ives
Charles Ives
Charles Edward Ives was an American modernist composer. He is one of the first American composers of international renown, though Ives' music was largely ignored during his life, and many of his works went unperformed for many years. Over time, Ives came to be regarded as an "American Original"...
Scholarship from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He received his PhD in music composition from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 2007.
Releases
- ABC DEF 2002
- Dear Bicycle 2003
- Trebly 2003
- Alphabet Series C 2004
- The Beast 2005