Nathan Cavaleri

Nathan Cavaleri
Nathan Cavaleri

Nathan Cavaleri with Electric Mary, June 2010
Background information
Birth name Nathan Cavaleri
Born 18 June 1982 (1982-06-18) (age 29)
Genres Rock, hard rock, pop rock, alternative, Blues
Instruments Guitar, vocals
Labels Epic Records
Associated acts Tommy Emmanuel, Mark Knopfler, B.B. King, Robben Ford, Aaron Neville
Notable instruments
Guitar

Nathan Cavaleri (born 18 June 1982) is an Australian blues-rock guitarist and former child actor.

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Biography

Cavaleri was diagnosed with leukaemia at a very early age and this led to playing the guitar to take his mind off the disease. He has since beaten the disease. He began playing at the age of six after using a full-sized guitar with a shaved neck (to accommodate smaller hands). At the age of nine he played with Mark Knopfler, who described his playing as "unbelievable". Later he was trained by, and at age thirteen, eventually toured with, B.B. King. Having released three albums with Epic Records, Cavaleri also has played with Tommy Emmanuel, Robben Ford and Aaron Neville, been featured on the soundtrack for Free Willy 2, and served as a spokesman for Peavey Guitars. Currently he leads his own band called Nat Col and the Kings, formed with Col Hatchman, formerly of the Screaming Jets. In Nat Col and the Kings, Cavaleri writes and arranges his own material, employing his unique techniques as he tours.

Filmography

Discography

  • Jammin' with the Cats
  • Nathan (1994)
  • Dirty Skanks: Voluptuosity
  • Nat Col and the Kings : Nat Col and the Kings
  • Nat Col and the Kings : Simple Things

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