I'm Nick Houghtaling. I live in this small town in Southern California you've probably never heard of and probably wouldn't remember it if you did. I started playing music nearly four years ago the summer before high school. The first few years i played i wasn't very good at all...but i feel like in the last year or so i've gotten very good at my instrument. Almost exactly three years ago i started recording music, at first on my shitty cell phone, and afterwards on my slightly less shitty computer mic.
In January of 2008 me and my friends, Chris and Matt Fountain, started recording an album together. Although it was pretty much unsuccessful, a lot of good songs came from attempting to record. On January 4th of that year, i played my first show at a small coffee shop. It was terrifying, but i still think i did a pretty good job.
In March of that year, i played another show at the same coffee house with Chris and Matt accompanying me. It was a decent show, i think. At the time, i was very impressed. Around the summertime, i started hanging out with my good friends Sammy Rothman and Kyle Crawford a lot, and they taught me a lot about playing music. I've been writing a lot since then, and i've played two pretty great electric shows with Chris on drums and Sammy on bass.
My goal as a musician is to inspire people and help them get through life's problems. I also wanna have fun and reach a higher place with my music. If you enjoy it in any way, or if it helps you...let me know. I'd appreciate it. And thanks for listening.
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