Nick Norton
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| Born | 1986 (age 37–38) Santa Monica, California |
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Nick Norton is an American composer, guitarist, electronic musician, and concert producer.[1] He has taught at Cal Poly Pomona's Music Department,[2] as well as at Chapman University's Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music.[3]
Early life[edit]
Norton was born in Santa Monica, California on July 4, 1986. His mother worked in film and television and his father, whom he never met, was a stuntman.[4] As a child, Norton grew up in Los Angeles, in Newbury Park, California, and on Catalina Island.[1] Norton has worked at Camp Emerald Bay on Catalina Island from 2000–2008, and continues to volunteer there.
Education[edit]
Norton attended UC San Diego, where he graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Music (composition and guitar) and Political Theory in 2008.[1] His primary teachers were Lei Liang, Rand Steiger, and Chinary Ung. Afterwards, he attended the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris with a scholarship funded by the European American Musical Alliance and studied with Sofia Gubaidulina and Michel Merlet.[5] For his graduate studies, he attended King’s College, London, where he obtained his MMus in Music Composition in 2009, studying composition with Rob Keeley and also taking courses with George Benjamin, Arnold Whittall, and John Deathridge. Additionally, he has studied guitar at the Royal Academy of Music and privately with Jake Kiley of Strung Out.
Norton attended UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) for his doctoral studies, studying with Clarence Barlow, Joel Feigin, Curtis Roads, and Andrew Tholl.[6] Norton graduated with a PhD in Music Composition from UCSB in 2018.[7]
Career[edit]
Norton composes electronic music, ambient music, post-rock, punk rock, contemporary classical music, and various other genres. He also plays guitar, piano, saxophone, and other instruments.[8] He is part of a musical group called Honest Iago,[9] founded by a group of students at the University of California, San Diego in 2005.[10][11] In 2009, the group's lineup included Matt Fradkin, Nick Norton, Craig Vermeyen, and Hunter Knight.[12][13] In 2016 Nick jointed the punk band The Newports as a bassist. He eventually switched to guitar.
Norton is the founder the Los Angeles-based music nonprofit Equal Sound, which was originally established as a concert series in 2015.[14] He is currently the artistic director of Equal Sound. In 2011, he had also founded the website New Classic LA, which was eventually merged with Equal Sound. On March 13, 2020, Equal Sound set up the Corona Relief Fund (CRF) for musicians who have lost their livelihoods during the COVID-19 pandemic.[15][16]
Filmography[edit]
Filmography:[17]
| Year | Title | Credits |
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| 2020 | Small Engine Repair | Assistant music editor |
| 2020 | Bill Burr Presents: The Ringers | Music editor, music supervisor |
| 2019 | Bigger | Assistant music editor |
| 2019 | Good Trouble | Assistant music editor |
| 2011 | The Southern Question | Composer |
Discography[edit]
Discography:[18]
Albums[edit]
| Title | Artist | Release date |
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| Lake Village Inn West | Nick Norton | May 15, 2020 |
| 29 Palms | Honest Iago | July 27, 2018 |
| At Glass Beach | Nick Norton | May 14, 2013 |
| Straight On ‘Til Morning | Honest Iago | September 22, 2009 |
EPs[edit]
| Title | Artist | Release date |
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| That's Fine | The Newports | October 20, 2017 |
| Better Looking People With Superior Ideas | Better Looking People With Superior Ideas | January 1, 2013 |
| String Quartet No. 1: London | The Peresson Quartet | March 1, 2011 |
Singles[edit]
| Title | Artist | Release date | Label |
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| Monet in Greyscale | Nick Norton | June 28, 2019 | Bathysphere Music |
| A Glorious Field For Sawmills | Honest Iago | October 27, 2017 | |
| Barnes Ryken | Nick Norton | August 4, 2017 | Bathysphere Music |
| Elegy II[19][20] | Jonathan Morgan | January 31, 2017 | Aerocade Music |
| Where The Lights Meet | Better Looking People With Superior Ideas | October 1, 2013 | |
| With You | Better Looking People With Superior Ideas | October 30, 2012 | |
| The Southern Question | Nick Norton | March 15, 2011 |
Compilations[edit]
| Title | Artist | Release date | Label |
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| slashsound1.2 | various artists | April 1, 2020 | slashsound |
| Electric Creatures | Giacomo Baldelli | February 22, 2019 | Sussidiaria |
| Quotations & Homages | Nadia Shpachenko | April 6, 2018 | Reference Recordings |
| Ablaze Amidst The Horns | Ignition Duo | January 30, 2016 | |
| Worldwide Guitar Connections: Beyond | Fabricio Mattos | April 25, 2014 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Student Spotlight: Graduate composition student Nick Norton on his final Ph.D. concert". USCB Department of Music. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ↑ "UCSB Composition alumnus Nick Norton '18 appointed to Cal Poly Pomona Music faculty". USCB Department of Music. September 20, 2018. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ↑ "Graduate composition student Nick Norton joins faculty at Chapman University". USCB Department of Music. November 22, 2016. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ↑ "Art & Life with Nick Norton". Voyage LA. December 3, 2018. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ↑ "San Diego Reader". San Diego Reader. 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ↑ "Nick Norton". Elizabeth A. Baker. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ↑ "UC Santa Barbara alumnus Nick Norton '18 creates Equal Sound Corona Relief Fund to assist musicians". USCB Department of Music. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ↑ Deneuville, Thomas (March 29, 2011). "5 questions to Nick Norton (Composer)". icareifyoulisten.com. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ↑ Fidler, Nathan (2018-07-27). "Honest Iago – 29 Palms". Soundblab. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ↑ Yu, Brandon (April 7, 2016). "Curating the Craft Beer World". Triton Magazine. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ↑ "Better Looking People with Superior Ideas". UCSD. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ↑ Beaudoin, Jedd (May 24, 2018). "Honest Iago Explores Grandness, Tranquility With "Cascade Nights" (premiere)". Pop Matters. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ↑ Bieggar, Justin (October 25, 2017). "Honest Iago blend country, punk on "A Glorious Field For Sawmills"". All Things Go Music. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ↑ "Get to know a founder: Nick Norton". Barley App. 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ↑ Heflin, Anna (2020-04-13). "5 Tips On Livestreaming Your Concert From Home with Nick Norton". Classical Post. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ↑ Ricci, Benjamin (April 1, 2020). "Los Angeles-Based Organization Equal Sound Launches Coronavirus Relief Fund". Performer Magazine. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ↑ "Nick Norton". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ↑ Records. Nick Norton.
- ↑ "Elegy II". Aerocade Music. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
- ↑ "War of the Worlds" (PDF). The Industry LA. 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
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