About Me
BIOGRAPHY:
Peter Nathanson was born in Newton,
Massachusetts, a small town 8 miles outside of Boston in 1957.
He began playing the guitar at the age of 12 with the usual, small town, guitar lessons; learning the songs of the day regurgitating them badly.
When he heard Jimi Hendrix at the age of 16, as with many guitarists who learned to play in the 70's, it changed his life permanently, never realizing the feeling of freedom and abandon the guitar could bring and coming from a small town more impressed by incredible sporting events than the arts; freedom and new experinces was exactly what he was looking for.
Peter learned everything of Hendrix he could get his hands on and burnt out the speakers of his fathers stereo, directly plugging his guitar into the amplifier; his father never knew.
At the age of 18, after going from Hendrix to Jeff Beck, Peter met Steve Jacobs (now the guitarist for the great Chicago blues-man Carey Bell). They spent many days during that year jamming in a small, old, wood paneled guest room in Steves house which had only 4 objects in the room: an old school bench and 3 old Fender tweed amps. Steve introduced Peter to the Blues! They called the room... The Wailing Room.
SINCE THEN PETER HAS RECORDED:
5CDs under his own name. The 5th, "Urban Blues" released in January, 2007; Played with and/or recorded for: Buddy Miles, Katie Webster, Scott Richardson, Rachel Leaver (Dan Hicks and theHot Licks), Didi Stewart, Patty Larkin, Cheryl Wheeler; Opened for: John Lee Hooker, James Cotten, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes, The Good Rats, Waylon Jennings, Jessie Colter, Livingston Taylor, Billy Paul, Carey Bell, and appeared on the live tv show New Country direct from Nashville;
STUDED MUSIC WITH:
Robin Ford, Steve Lukather, Joe Diorio, Pat Martino, Randy Roos, and is a graduate from the Musicians Institute of Los Angeles;
RECORDED:
4 Live Videos for Euopean Television- "Peter Nathanson Live at Arthurs' Blues Festival" (Geneva), "Peter Nathanson Live at the New Morning" (Paris), "Buddy Miles Live at the New Morning" (Paris), "Scott Richardson Live at the New Morning" (Paris), is the subject of a documentary: "On the road with Peter Nathanson aired on European TV since 2005,
PUBLISHED:
2 videos and 1 book on Guitar Playing and given master classes and demonstrations for his sponsors "Ibanez guitars"-1999-2003 and now "Fender" guitars as of 2003, throughout France, taught 1000's of students at the "Music Academy International".....and has received critical aclaim for his shows throughout Europe during the last 10 years …
BIOGRAPHY:
Peter Nathanson voit le jour à Newton, Massachusetts, petite banlieue de Boston, en 1957. A 12 ans il apprend à jouer de la guitare d’abord d’une manière traditionnelle puis il étudie les standards. A 16 ans la musique de Jimi Hendrix lui donne un véritable choc.
Sa vie change . Il comprend la liberté que la guitare peut lui apporter surtout lorsque l’on vient d'une petite ville qui ne vibre qu’avec le sport.
Peter ingurgite tout ce qu’il peut sur Hendrix et Jeff Beck et fait exploser les « speakers » de la chaîne hi-fi de son père, branchant directement sa guitare sur l'amplificateur.
À 18 ans, Peter rencontre Steve Jacobs (aujourd’hui guitariste du grand blues-man de Chicago Carey Bell). Cette dernière est déterminante pour Peter. Ils jamment de nombreuses heures dans une petite pièce contenant un vieux banc d’école et 3 vieux Amplis Fender « Tweed ». Steve présente ainsi le Blues a Peter! Ils appellent cette pièce…. « The Wailing Room ».
Depuis, Peter Nathanson a continuer d’élargir ses horizons en Europe, en studio, vidéo et sûr scène et a enseigné à des milliers d'étudiants au « Music Académy International » et en master classe.
DISCOGRAPHY:
Blues Calling (1994) Mumbo Jumbo Records (Germany)
Under the Acid Sky (1998) 1530 Music/ Night & Day records
Houdoo Guru (2002) XIII Bis Records
Riviera Rose (2003) XIII Bis Records
Urban Blues-(Janvier 2007) Mozaic Music
CONCERTS & RECORDINGS :
Avec Buddy Miles, Katie Webster, Scott Richardson, Rachel Leaver (Dan Hicks & The Hot Licks), Didi Stewart, Patty Larkin, Cheryl Wheeler; et en France : Jean-Patrick Capdeville, Phillipe Dauga (Bijoux), Joel Dayde (Mamie Bleu);
OPENED FOR :
John Lee Hooker, James Cotten, Southside Johnny et l'Asbury Jukes, les Good Rats, Waylon Jennings, Jessie Colter, Kim Wild, Suzanne Vega, Livingston Taylor, Billy Paul, Carey Bell, Michel Sardou et a joué pour l'émission de télévision live "New Country" à Nashville ;
VIDEOS:
« Live » pour la Télévision Européenne - "Peter Nathanson « Live au Festival de Blues d'Arthur » (Genève), "Peter Nathanson Live at the New Morning" (Paris), « Buddy Miles Live at the New Morning », "Scott Richardson Live at the New Morning », (Paris); diffusée sur les télévisions européennes depuis 1997; and a documentory: "On the road with "Peter Nathanson" diffusée sur les télévisions européennes depuis 2005,
PUBLICATIONS :
2 livres et 2 vidéos d’enseignement de la guitare ;
MASTER CLASSES:
Démonstrations pour son sponsor "Ibanez " en France de 1999 à 2003 et pour « Fender » depuis 2004.
