Nate Morton
The Voice - United States
Overview
"Bottom line is, I hit things with sticks for a living, and that's a pretty fun job."
As graduate of the renowned Berklee College of Music, Nate Morton brings a definite wild side to his esteemed musical pedigree. A chief example is one of Nate's primary influences--Animal from "The Muppets." He also cites both his parents and his first drum instructor, Grant Menfree as important support during his early musical years.
Such an intriguing brew of inspiration resulted in Nate's noteworthy accomplishments which include his gig on "Rock Star" and currently "Rock The Cradle", but also serving as drummer for artist Vanessa Carlton, his two years of work with jazz great Natalie Cole and touring with Chaka Khan and Poe. He also performed with Madonna at the 2002 Grammy Awards, and a national tour with the "American Idol" band.
Equipment Configuration
The Voice kit
Reference Pure:
Ocean Sparkle (168)
22x18 bass drum
20x16 bass drum
10x7 tom
12x8 tom
13x9 tom
14x14 floor tom
16x16 floor tom
18x16 floor tom
20x14 gong drum
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Masterworks Series
22x18- bass drum (x2)
8x7- rack tom
10x8- rack tom
12x9- rack tom
14x14- floor tom
16x16- floor tom
18x16- floor tom
20x14- gong drum
14x5- snare drum
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The Bonnie Hunt Show kit
VMX Vision Series
Glacier White
20x18 bass drum
12x9 tom
14x14 floor tom
16x16 floor tom
14x5.5 snare drum
BC100S flat base stand
H1000 hi-hat stand
D2000 throne
P2000C pedal
S1000D snare stand
TH1000I tom holder
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Rock The Cradle Main Stage Kit
Reference Series:
Shimmer of Oz (198)
22x18 bass drum
10x8 tom
12x9 tom
14x11 tom
16x13 tom
18x16 floor tom
18x16 floor tom (on left)
14x5 Reference brass snare drum
14x5 Sensitone brass
12x7 maple snare drum
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2006 "Rock Star" Kit
Reference Series
Scarlet Fade (155)
24x18 bass drum
20x16 bass drum
12x9 tom
13x10 tom
16x16 floor tom
18x16 floor tom
18x16 floor tom (on left)
14x6.5 Reference brass snare drum
13x6.5 Reference snare drum (Granite Sparkle)
Videos
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Nate Morton - VideoTHE VOICE kit tour
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Nate Morton Drum Lesson - VideoNate removes the veil from the infamous "Rock and Roll" drum intro by Led Zepellin (John Bonham)
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Nate Morton @ Bonnie Hunt Band rehearsal - VideoSpang spang-a-lang baby!
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Nate Morton Drum Cam - VideoNate & The Bonnie Hunt Show Band during a commercial break. "At the end we're trading fours & I quickly run out of ideas, so it gets a little silly. Hitting stuff is a fun job!"
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Nate Morton - ROCKSTAR: INXS - VideoNate Morton and the ROCKSTAR house band cover The Who classic "Baba O' Riley"
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Nate Morton - ROCKSTAR: Supernova - VideoNate Morton and the ROCKSTAR house band cover the Jimi Hendrix classic "Fire"