* DECEMBER 4TH 2018 - MOTION CAPTURE

This was a very exciting project I had to keep under the wraps but now that the live premiere is out of the way, I wanted to share the video for a music collaboration I did up in Austin with the Motion Capture and Dance departments up in Austin at UT. It was my first time collaborating with both Mocap and dance and I'm really excited about the outcome. Check the video when you get a chance. Props to Deepak Chetty for the amazing directing and Dorothy O'Shea Overbay on the choreography. 

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* NOVEMBER 19TH 2018 - HEADPHONE OPERA PHOTO GALLERY

Here is a photo gallery from the premiere of my interactive headphone opera, THE WAR BRIDE. Click on the photo to open the gallery. 

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* FRIDAY NOVEMBER 9TH - GREAT DAY SA

Bravo to soprano Elise Miller and tenor James Dykman for waking up early this morning to perform an excerpt from THE WAR BRIDE, to promote the premiere this Saturday at Luminaria Festival.  Click on the photo for the performance!  

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* WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 7TH - TEXAS PUBLIC RADIO
AMAZING article from Texas Public Radio that perfectly encapsulates what I'm trying to accomplish not only with my headphone opera but in my music career as a whole.  Thanks to Nathan Cone for taking the time to interview me.  

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* NOVEMBER 11TH - HEADPHONE OPERA RECAP

By far the most intense performance I've composed for, directed and produced.  I will have so many photos to share in the coming days and a full fledged documentary.  Thank you immensely to all the support from friends, family, fans and new fans!  Thanks for going on this 'close to home' journey of THE WAR BRIDE with me.  

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* WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 24TH - MUSIC IN THE PARK

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* SUNDAY OCTOBER 28TH - THE WAR BRIDE

I am thrilled the time has finally come to premiere my headphone opera titled, THE WAR BRIDE.  This is the story of my late grandmother, Jean Groundsell, who grew up as a poor teenage British girl living in Chichester when WWII broke out in England. Follow her brave journey as she boards the S.S. Saturnia and ventures to America in 1945. The concert is November 10th at Hemisfair Park during Luminaria Festival.  Two performances run at 7:30 and 8:30.  See map just below for exact location of THE WAR BRIDE in Hemisfair Park. 

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* WEDNESDAY OCOBER 17TH - ORLANDO TO SAN ANTONIO

I have a big performance at Immerse Festival with Opera Del Sol on Oct 19th & 20th.  If you are in Orlando and not at Disney, I'm pretty sure you are aware of Immerse and the Creative City Project! Then on Saturday October 27th I'm premiering new music for megaphone choir, bamboo percussion, baritone sax w/fx pedals and the 6 sided keyboard!  

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* WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 10TH - DENMARK & YACHTING & RENEGADE

OK, so I have to admit that I really dig that the Current called me a "Renegade" composer.  That just has a ring to it and I'd never give myself a nickname. I also really dig the way that the visual component for Yachting with the Kennedy's came out.  I mean those gold toilets look siiiick!  Here I am in Denmark hanging with such an amazing array of talented composers and feeling good about the immersive experience that came out of the performance last Saturday.  If you came, I hope you took something home with you.  And if you didn't...well...tough luck!  But you can read the Currents preview HERE.  And click on the photo below to see some of the action. After Denmark I have concerts coming up in Orlando and in San Antonio.  Here they are... (for addresses of performances go to my TOUR page

October 20: Immerse Festival in Orlando - new choral work titled Orlando Unite
October 27: Music in the Park in San Antonio - new works for percussion on bamboo, megaphone choir and more 6 sided keboard
November 10: Luminaria Festival in San Antonio - Premiere of my Headphone Opera

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* TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 4TH - YACHTING WITH THE KENNEDYS at SAMA

After a long summer, I'm back and trying out a new concept of an immersive experience at the San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) on Saturday October 6th from 3pm - 5pm. 

The basis of Yachting with the Kennedy’s is creating this surrealistic world by placing musicians, performers and costumed characters in various gallery spaces in the museum, where attendees can explore and engage. Those who dare enter this world will also be encouraged to participate in a scavenger hunt in which discovering clues can activate secret performances. 

The finale will be new works I've composed on a 1970’s vintage 6-sided keyboard. This unique vintage keyboard has six key stations with different outputs which will allow me to create a surround sound experience in the Great Hall at SAMA. Inspired by director, Luis Buñuel’s Le Fantôme de la liberté, each of the six pianists will use a gold toilet as their piano bench and each will be dressed in full regalia.

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* THURSDAY AUGUST 30TH - FALL FINALLY

After Orlando it was a relatively quiet summer. I spent a lot of summer composing new material for my Headphone Opera and this beast - the 6-Sided keyboard. I'm excited to premiere it throughout the fall. I'll post some cool updates on the Headphone Opera and the 6-Sided Keyboard.

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* THURSDAY JULY 12TH - OPERA ON A BUS ORLANDO

My first time in Orlando was quite the success.  I brought my Opera on a Bus to a new audience and it got raving reviews and a ton of coverage.  Click on the photo for the Orlando Sentinel review and click this link for a review by Telemundo.  The bottom photo is a snap shot at the premiere of my piece I wrote for Orlando Contemporary Chamber Orchestra called, Legion of Felix.  

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* TUESDAY JULY 2ND - FIRST TIME IN ORLANDO

Next concert stop(s) will be my first ever stop in this city they call Orlando! Excited to have a composition of mine open up this film & video game inspired concert, performed by the Orlando Contemporary Chamber Orchestra. Then a special surprise next week with Opera del Sol for a small rendition of my Opera on Bus in downtown Orlando...

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* MONDAY JUNE 4TH - NEW MUSIC MIXER

Join me in Austin on June 12th at Friends & Allies Brewing for the KMFA Radio series, New Music Mixer.  I'll talk about past, present and future music projects.  Just a chance to relax, taste great local beer and talk classical music.

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* MAY 22ND - HEADPHONE OPERA coming this fall...

I woke up to friends' texts of this article that came out today in the San Antonio Express-News. Went and found a few physical copies to save for my mama.  You can read the online article HERE

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* APRIL 30TH 2018 - MUSIC FOR DOG TOYS

Here is an audience participation piece using dog toys, magazines, pens and voice. I did with From Those Who Follow the Echoes at San Antonio Museum of Art last month. 

My fave part is around the 1:40 where a combination of the dog toys and whistling created such a reverberous sound!

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* TUESDAY APRIL 24TH - FILM FESTIVAL TODAY

Film Festival Today interviewed me recently about film composing and featured me on their homepage today. Personally I thought it was one of my better interviews.  It's a quick read if you wanna scan it.

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* WEDNESDAY APRIL 18TH - ADAGIETTO (NEW SINGLE)

I released my first new recording since my symphony, Neon Heaven in 2016.  This is a new single called Adagietto.  It's sung in Italian by Candice Jackson.  Adagietto will eventually be for full symphony and choir for my 3rd symphony. I just need to find the money to record this new symphony but this give you an idea.  Here is the video shot at Cacophony Recorders in Austin, TX.  If you'd like to purchase the track it's on iTunes & for streaming on Spotify.  

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* WEDNESDAY APRIL 18TH - OPERA PREVIEW

Edmond Ortiz interviewed me on a new work I'll be premiering at Luminaria Contemporary Arts Festival in November thanks to the Artist Foundation of San Antonio. I'm just getting started in the writing & logistical processes. Should be a wild ride. 

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* MARCH 9TH 2018 - AWARDS

I'm excited to announce that I won two cool awards this month.  I won the “2018 Tobin Prize for Artistic Excellence”, which will provide me the opportunity to produce my Headphone Opera at Luminaria festival in November.  I also won the 2018 Best Public Art Display for “Opera on a Bus.”  Thank you for all the kind support!

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* THURSDAY MARCH 29TH - SPOT FESTIVAL DENMARK

I'm going back to Denmark in May for SPOT Festival to premiere a new piece I wrote for 2 pianos and electronics for 4 speakers titled, Texas Skies.  I'll be sharing the performance with Danish composer, Carsten Bo Erickson (My Beautiful Decay 1973).  Update:  I just got word that the concert will be on MAY 12th!  

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* MARCH 9TH 2018 - NEW WORK FOR DANCE, THEATRE & VOICE
*** UPDATE:  New Photo Gallery HERE

This Tuesday at the San Antonio Museum of Art, I'm premiering a new work for dance, theatre and voice. Move through space and time during a collaborative performance by local “street” choir, From Those Who Follow the Echoes, and San Antonio Dance Umbrella on Tuesday March 13th at the San Antonio Museum of Art. Original music and choreography will be performed in select museum spaces that tell a story of San Antonio’s future inspired by its 300-year history. Local actors, Brian Caron and Marcos Cervantes, will guide the narrative performance as an astronaut, philosopher and conquistador. 

From Those Who Follow the Echoes, re-imagine unique spaces for their performances by incorporating elements of movement, space and depth. For this performance at SAMA, musicians will be singing and moving in a coordinated manner, actors will serve as the backdrop to the music and dancer Fa Winsborough will improv in select areas. A two-part finale will begin as an audience participation piece that will lean on patrons to perform musical cues using dog toys, clicking pens and magazines while the choir harmonizes. The second part is an ode to the late Andy Kaufman, as everyone will be invited to SAMA’s courtyard for cookies while the actors perform their final lines.

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* MONDAY FEB 26TH 2018 - SXSW AND THEN SOME

Yep, it's that time of year again where everything seems to get jumbled together.  In the span 9 days I have quite a bit.  For starters, on March 4th at 3:30pm, I'm producing the 3rd edition of Indie Orchestra Night, where bands are backed up for a 100-piece choir & symphony.  It's the brainchild of myself and conductor, Brent Baldwin.  The event page is HERE. 

A music score I composed for the film, An Uncertain Future, screens at SXSW Film this year.  For showtimes, click on the logo below.  I also have a music performance for my piece, Ex-Nihilo, at the Austin Creative Alliance showcase on March 11th at 3pm.  THEN on the 13th at 7pm, I have a big concert at San Antonio Museum of Art for my mini-opera.  Hold your breath...

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* TUESDAY FEB 6 - HEADPHONE OPERA

I was nominated for the Inaugural Tobin Prize for Artistic Excellence People’s Choice Award ($15,000).  I COULD USE YOUR VOTE.  Voting is free and open to the public online at artistfound.org from February 6‐20, 2018. Voters must live in Bexar County, with a limit of 1 vote per person verified by email.  Please vote for Nathan Felix.  Click on image to vote. 

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 * FRIDAY JANUARY 26TH 2018 - TO INFINITY & BEYOND

This is my space series! My friend, Fernando Ribas, is a reoccurring character in my performances. He made his debut during my Opera on a Bus in November. In the latter video you will see his improv. performance.

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*  JANUARY 11TH 2018 - MUR MUR MAIDS

HUGE week coming up for me.  I'm hosting my residency, Keep Composers Weird, in Austin TX in which 4 composers will be visiting and I'll be throwing a concert for them at the Blanton Museum of Art on Thursday January 18th as part of the Beat the Rush series.  Then on Saturday I have a concert with my choir, From Those Who Follow the Echoes, in San Antonio at the Mayor's Ball.  BUT here is a little video of our first conductor for FTWFTE, Luis Corpus, in slo-mo to an unreleased song titled, Mur Mur Maids. 

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* JANUARY 1ST 2018

Happy New Year!  While 2017 was a great year, I'm excited about 2018 and the projects I have in the works.  To kick off the new year I was encouraged to start a Patreon page to help one of my missions of donating pianos to lower-income schools and communities.  I've donated close to 20 pianos over the last 3 years and all out of my own pocket and time.  I've had a lot of support through friends volunteering their time to collect them and help move them.  But I want to step things up and start restoring and donating a piano a month.  It's a lofty goal and a lot of work but I'm really passionate about it.  I'm actually a bit nervous about launching a Patreon and how to make it work, but I figure it's worth a try.  If you'd like to donate, it'd mean the world to me!  Thank you and here's to a fantastic 2018!

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