* SUNDAY DECEMBER 24TH 2017

I posted a few videos for the holidays.  One from my symphony, Neon Heaven, and the other from my album Electrochestral.  Merry Christmas!

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* TUESDAY NOVEMBER 21ST - EX NIHILO

I once wrote a chance piece that required 35 music stands, dice, Christmas lights, duct tape and scissors. Sheet music was cut up, shuffled and taped. Lights directed the performers. The Blanton Museum of Art let me premiere it. Brent Baldwin conducted it.  Caleb B. Kuntz filmed it. Performed by Luis Corpus, Mark Ford, Wayne Myers, Scott Biggs, Aron Frank

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* MONDAY OCTOBER 29TH 2017 - MELBOURNE 6 PIANOS

What a whirlwind!  A day after my bus-opera I jumped on a plane to Australia, for two concerts for my 6-Piano Project.  I haven't seen an ounce of Melbourne because it's been so crazy with set up and rehearsals!  But alas, they are complete and they were wildly successful.  Time for a few days of relaxation.  Here are a few photos and a short video and then a few videos from the past for reference on the beginning of the 6-Piano Project that has now spanned 3 different countries and 4 different cities (Austin, Barcelona, San Antonio, Melbourne)...

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* MONDAY OCTOBER 23RD - OPERA ON A BUS REVIEW

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* TUESDAY OCTOBER 17TH - DIY COMPOSER PRESENTS OPERA ON A BUS

Thanks to James Courtney at the San Antonio Current for the write up today! Please take a gander if you have a few moments. It's been quite a process organizing it all and it wouldn't be possible with the dedication from all the singers and contributors in the choir this entire year.  Facebook event click HERE

SHOW DETAILS
◊ Saturday October 21st 2017 – San Antonio
When: Saturday 1 pm – 3pm
Where: To see the performance get on the 11A Culture VIA VIVA bus at McNay at 1pm or 2pm AND/OR at Bluestar also at 1pm or 2pm. Ride lasts 30 minutes.

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* THURSDAY OCTOBER 5TH - OPERA ON A BUS

Alas, here it is. I'm extremely nervous about this production. I've been talking about wanting to do something like this since I lived in L.A. back in 2014 and now I get the chance. I have no idea how I'm going to pull it off. Two performances will be going on simultaneously in different buses.  We'll run the entire show twice and hopefully it doesn't fall apart! If you live in the central Texas or San Antonio area, this is the one you wanna catch. And if you can't make it, I'll take your prayers!!!

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* MONDAY OCTOBER 16TH - SAN ANTONIO LIVING
Waking up early was worth it! Here is the interview and performance we did this morning on WOAI-TV for San Antonio Living to promote VIA VIVA Cultural Adventure with my choir, From Those Who Follow the Echoes on Saturday Oct 21. [Scroll down to see the poster with details on how to attend]

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* WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 11TH - BUS PROMO VIDEOS
This weekend I went out with my choir and filmed some videos to promote my Bus Opera. 
Check one or all of them out.  They are all short.  One is a promo collage, one is a chant and the other a duet.  Don't forget the performance is on the 11A culture bus in San Antonio on Oct. 21st!   

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* WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 4TH - RAIN FALLS IN MAY

The premiere of a piece I wrote for this library performance for the lovely Kristina Yoder.  

 

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* TUESDAY OCTOBER 3RD - LIBRARY ON TO THE BUS

Here are some photos from the adventure at the library this weekend. Mark your calendar for our season finale on Oct. 21st: Opera on a Bus by From Those Who Follow the Echoes. FB event page and details coming very very soon...

 

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* THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 28TH - SINGING ON ESCALATORS

Join us this Saturday for our performance at the public library in San Antonio (600 Soledad) as we hope to take you on a story adventure throughout the 3 stories of the building they call the "pink enchilada"  [click on pic for FB event]

 

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*  TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH 2017

6-Pianos is going abroad to Melbourne Australia. This will be the 4th installation What started as an experiment at my house in Austin Tex 3 years ago is still scratching and crawling it's way across the world from San Antonio, Texas to Barcelona, Spain and now Melbourne, Victoria, Australia on October 28th at Collingwood Arts Precinct as part of the Six Piano Project.

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*** MONDAY AUGUST 28TH 2017 - PECHA PREVIEW
Fantastic preview of Pecha Kucha by the Rivard Report.  Click on the photo for the full write-up...

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*  WEDNESDAY AUGUST 9TH - PECHA KUCHA 

I was invited to speak at the next PechaKucha San Antonio. It's a few weeks out but I wanted to share so you can mark your calendar. It's on August 29th (7:30) at the Empire Theater. Should be pretty fun no?...

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* THURSDAY JULY 27TH - SAN ANTONIO FILM FESTIVAL

I have 3 films that I did the music scores for that will be showcased at the SA Film Festival. The festival starts on August 2nd and goes for a week.  Please go to my TOUR page for info on the screening dates and times or click HERE

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* MONDAY JULY 17TH - HARD RESET OUT ON STEAM

Stoked to announce that the 3D Sci-fi film, Hard Reset, which I contributed the music score for, is being released on Steam today July 18th and later on Amazon VOD, iTunes etc. The soundtrack will then come out in August!

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* TUESDAY JULY 18TH - 6 PIANOS IN BARCELONA

The performance for one of my pieces written for six pianos titled, The 6th Piano [The Nothingness], came out today.  Please enjoy...

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* JULY 3RD 2017 - PIANO CANYON

7 months of brainstorming and preparation resulted in an hour of musical avant-bliss. A few photos are starting to trickle in and soon I'll share the footage we filmed. Time to rest for a few hours before I start to dig in to the next grand production

    

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* WEDNESDAY JUNE 28TH 2017 - ELECTROCHESTRAL THE ALBUM

I was revisiting a handful of songs this summer and a few of them happened to be on my album, Electrochestral, that I released not too long ago.  I'm really proud of this album and giving it a listen for the first time in a while was really nice.  It's a collection of cues that were intended to be in films I was scoring at the time, but these didn't make the cut (darn directors!), but I wanted to give them life so I put this out as a collection of rejects.  I hope you enjoy.  It's 18 short tracks.  [Also available on Spotify and iTunes]

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* SATURDAY JUNE 24TH - JERRY'S ARTARAMA
We just had the pleasure of being part of a Christie Blizzard's performance art piece which will debut on July 13th for ArtPace San Antonio.  Here you can see us as we are being filmed for the release.

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* THURSDAY JUNE 22ND - MCNAY to PIANO CAVERN

Here is a song in which we premiered at the McNay Museum last week.  The song is titled, Alone in Stockholm.  I wrote this movement while on tour last year.  The lyrics are listed in the YouTube video and the full explanation of the piece will be explained when my third symphony is released.  We will perform this concert in the canyon on July 1st so you don't want to miss it.

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* DECEMBER 16TH 2015 - ALBUM RELEASE

Due to the high volume of people asking where they can find the full version of the song used for the Minnesota Vikings video (see my blog post below), I've decided to officially release the song titled, Viking Rise, on Spotify and iTunes along with a collection of other song motifs that have been scored for film or used in commercials or PSA's.  I titled the album Electrochestral, as the album is split with songs that are electro and others that are orchestral based.   Find it on Spotify or iTunes under "Nathan Felix".  And if you don't use either of those you can stream it on Sound Cloud by clicking HERE

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* APRIL 12 2016 - CLASSICAL MUSIC KEGGER COMES TO SAN ANTONIO

It's BAAAAAACK! Classical Music Kegger 2.0. And this time it's going down in the TWO ONE OH in conjunction with the Chamber Orchestra of San Antonio (COSA) on May 7 at the Mattress Factory (1903 S St. Mary’s) to benefit lower-income schools in the San Antonio area through enhancement of their music programs with pianos.

RSVP on FB or at sixpianoproject@gmail.com and stay tuned for a full line up of performers and alcohol sponsors.

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* MAY 7TH 2016 - CLASSICAL MUSIC KEGGER 2.0

Tonight is the night! Classical Music Kegger 2.0 in San Antonio. Here is a great feature the local San Antonio news did on the event.

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* JUNE 7TH 2017 - PIANO CAVERN
Here are a few photos from my McNay performance with my street choir, From Those Who Follow the Echoes.  Grand new performances planned for the future.  July first in a cavern.  September a full theatrical "choose your own adventure" piece, in a gorgeous 4 story library.  We will definitely be utilizing the entire space!!!  I hope everyone is enjoying their summer.

  

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* MAY 31ST 2017 - RIVARD REPORT

I'm thankful and humbled by the eloquent preview by The Rivard Report. We've worked hard and are excited about our concert Performance: From Those Who Follow The Echoes at the McNay Art Museum Thursday at 6:30. We hope you can include us in your early evening tomorrow. [Update: The Rivard Report came to the performance and did a review that you can read HERE]

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MAY 26TH - OUTINSA INTERVIEW 

Marco Aquino of Out In SA buzzed me while I was in Berlin last month and we had a great conversation about the past, present and classical music. He published a snippet of our convo to help promote our June 1st (6:30 pm) concert at McNay Art Museum

* MAY 21st - PAINTING IN PROGRESS

This Saturday I experienced something new in my music career.  I held a rehearsal in a museum during their hours of operation.  The patrons at the McNay were completely unaware this was going to happen and the directors at the McNay Museum expressed their interest in us rehearsing in this capacity in an effort to show our art in the process of it's creation.  I could tell the choir felt the energy and importance of this process and what this particular concert means.  I was happy they too experienced this and it reminded me of why I started this group that is now a family.  It was to bring something fresh in our lives and the community and I'd say after 8 months we are right on track.  

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* WEDNESDAY MAY 17 - MY BIRTHDAY
I'm sure most of you won't forget that my birthday is right around the corner on May 25th! So leading up to my bday it's hectic but I'm loving it. I'm demo'ing my house and building on my new property and I have an amazing huge concert at McNay Museum. My first time to truly choreograph for my choir, From Those Who Follow the Echoes. This will be our follow up performance to Blue Star in which we won a Cammie award for (drum roll please) "Most Aurally Stimulating Exhibit". Below is one of the performances and us rehearsing with our new award...

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* APRIL 10TH 2017 - PIANISSIMO 

So here we are again. After an intense filled week of rehearsals and experimenting in search of the right tuning, the 6-piano concert was finally here. It brought me joy to see this special crowd in Barcelona closing their eyes and getting lost as the piano sounds from all corners enraptured them. I leave hoping everyone found something special from their viewpoint. My body as always gave everything in presenting a work and I'm burnt to a crisp but again filled with great emotion. It's time to relax but my mind is already thinking of new grand ideas. The photos below show the process from meeting with the conductor, to rehearsing, to promoting on the radio, to partaking alone at the dress rehearsal and alas the concert. Thank you Fabricarte and thank you to all that flew in from Texas and Europe to share this experience with me. Until next time...

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* APRIL 2ND 2017 - BARCELONA

My first few days in Barcelona have been great. For the most part I have been adjusting to the time change and hanging with my friend Alfonso. Alfonso is my friend whom I met while on tour in China. We toured together for a month with our bands playing in China and Mongolia and it is he that invited me to premiere my 6-Piano concert in Europe. If you have followed my blog, you may have figured out that I actually don't enjoy traveling without a purpose. A day on the beach and then I'm bored. Of course I'm traveling almost 3-4 months out of the year and I cherish every moment I'm abroad, as I know I'm fortunate. But for the most part I want to grind away on new projects or see the every day life of my friends, and this is a perfect insight full of meeting and connecting with artists.

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* MARCH 26TH 2017 - BARCELONA BOUND
I'm off to Barcelona this week to start rehearsals for a performance of my music for 6 pianos (scroll down to see videos).  It's been an insane month with a choral performance and with SXSW and now I've been hired for a short film and to do sound design on a commercial.  So needless to say I haven't had time to breathe or really post much.  But I'm workin' my tail off to knock everything out so when I get on the plane I can have a glass of scotch and shift my focus to pianos.  If you are in Barcelona or have friends in Barcelona please share this INVITE with them.  Oh and Go Zags!  Been waiting 20 years for this one.  

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* FEBRUARY 21ST 2017 - FROM THOSE WHO FOLLOW THE ECHOES

I apologize for every blog post having a video!  But this one is long overdue.  Finally I was able to edit one of the videos from the premiere of my new choir, From Those Who Follow The Echoes, at Hotel Emma last fall.  With our next performance looming, I wanted to pump this one out.  Come see us on March 2nd at Blue Star Contemporary for the Contemporary Art Month Kick-Off Party in San Antonio.  Click to watch "Fathers & Sons" by yours truly!!!  

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* FEBRUARY 19th 2017 - FIRST ATTEMPT AT CHORAL MUSIC

As I embark on yet another exciting choral adventure with an amazing group of singers in Texas, I'm reminded of the first choral piece I ever wrote.  I was late in discovering the beauty of the voice but when I delved into it, I got hooked.  There is something special about working with any large ensemble and I remember working with the group you will see perform in this video.  Rehearsals were magical in the sense that the rehearsal space was small and intimate, so I was able to get to know more than a handful of the performers.  And that is what I love about music.  How it brings people together for a common purpose of sharing.  I can't believe years later I have my own choir.  There is this special bond we have as if we've gone to battle for each other and now that we are reuniting for another concert, it feels like a family reunion.  I'm excited to see how it evolves and I hope the singers have a similar sentiment.  So for context, the video below was the premiere of the first choral piece I ever wrote titled, Phosphorescent Flame (also on Spotify & iTunes).  If you scroll down to the preview blog post, you will find info on the next performance!

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* FEBRUARY 8TH 2016 - CONTEMPORARY ART MONTH

Exciting news to announce, my new choir, From Those Who Follow The Echoes, is returning for another exciting performance on March 2nd at the Contemporary Art Month (CAM) Kickoff event at Blue Star Contemporary in San Antonio (6 - 9pm). More details coming soon...

A design by Ben Humphreys

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* JANUARY 28TH 2017 - BLANTON MUSEUM OF ART
2017 is off to a great start.  I wrapped up my first concert of the year with my most experimental composition to date.  The concert was at the Blanton Museum of Art which I have been going to since I was a teenager.  The Blanton curates unique and inspiring music in it's gallery, so it's wonderful to partake in the tradition.  For this concert, I was asked to write a new piece to go alongside works I curated for my Keep Composers Weird residency in 2016.  Btw, applications are still being accepted for the 2017 residency, so if you are composer please have a look HERE.  For my piece, I experimented with lights as cues for the players with the goal of exploring music in motion.  I tried various ways of mixing blinking signals and using colored lights for certain cues (as seen here in rehearsals).   Ultimately I ended finding a switch controller where I could manipulate the speed of blinking lights and turn lights on and off.  Each player reacted different to each signal as discussed before the performance.  During the performance the audience actually went inside one of the layers!  I was pleased with the performance as the audience participation meet my expectations of having this be an interactive piece that gave off the feel of an installation.  Performance photos and videos coming soon... 

 
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*  JANUARY 10TH 2017 - FINALLY!...

...the video was posted by Del Mar College for the commissioned work I did in the memory of Eddie Galvan.  This piece was one of my favorite to work on.  I was given 6-8 months but because of an international tour, I procrastinated a bit and crammed it all in a month.  Needless to say, I got very sick after I turned it in.  It has a latin/spanish flavor to it so if you feel like dancin', give it a swirl 

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