Nate Cavalieri
Nate Cavalieri
I'm a San Francisco-based musician, accompanist, writer and multi-media artist. I grew up in Northern Michigan and studied music, composition, and writing at Oberlin College and Conservatory, where I earned degrees in percussion performance and creative writing. At Oberlin, I began my lifelong love of accompanying dance by playing modern classes and collaborating with student and faculty choreographers.
I currently live in Northern California where I stay active with studio gigs, collaborating with dancers, and experimenting with sample-based music. I've accompanied classes and performed with ODC, the Dominican BFA program at Alonzo King Lines Ballet, UC Berkeley's Theater and Dance Department, and the contact improv community.
Contact me at natecavalieri@gmail.com.
Some Work:
"Beijo de Quatro Minutos" - samples and interview footags, percussion, vibraphone, electronics [listen]
Lion Bite Baba, for Jia Ching - bicycle and toddler samples, prepared piano, electronics [listen]
Howlin' Wolf Speaks - digital animation, sound design [watch]
An evening in Tillson - vibraphone, found sound, computers. Ella Can, choreographer [watch]
"The Mirror" - Annimated lyric video by The Widow Cameron [watch]
"There Goes the Neighborhood Again" (from It Happened at the Ham Shoppe) - piano, drums, lyric book and music. Emily Day, vocals.
MORE:
I publish musical ideas and low key collaborations on my Soundcloud page.
I publish animations and doodles on Instagram.
A mostly complete recording history can be found on Discogs.
You can learn about my day job here.