Nathaniel Motte

Nathaniel Warren Seth Motte (born January 13, 1984) is an American songwriter, performer, singer, music producer, film composer,^[1] instrumentalist, and playwright from Parsons, Kansas.^[2] Motte and Sean Foreman form the electronic pop duo 3OH!3. Motte was born on January 13, 1984 in Parsons, Kansas. He moved to Parsons in 1987. Nathaniel’s mother is French-US, and his father is a United States professor of French Literature. Nathaniel is bilingual^[3] having been raised in a bilingual household. He also has dual French-United States citizenship.

Motte co-writes and produces all of 3OH!3’s music, employing both analog technologies and virtual production tools. He musically directs 3OH!3’s live show, and has assisted other artists such as Active Child, Southern Belle, The Chain Gang of 1974 in that realm. Motte has written and produced songs for The Shapeshifters, AWOL ONE, Hypercrush, Jeffree Star, and Eight Hour Orphans. In addition, Motte co-produced and co-wrote the song "Hey" for Lil Jon in 2009.

Motte took piano lessons at a young age, and began to play guitar at home with his brother and father. He began to DJ at the age of 18, playing in local bars and clubs in Boulder. He began producing music shortly thereafter, using programs like Acid and Reason to make songs at home while he was attending the University of Colorado. He now uses primarily Apple’s Logic as his production program, although he continues to work in other programs.

Motte attended Foothills Elementary, Casey Middle School, Boulder High School, and the University of Colorado at Boulder. He graduated summa cum laude with a major in Environmental, Population, and Organismal Biology in 2006. Motte was accepted to medical school at the University of Colorado in Denver in 2007.^[2][3]

References

1. ^ http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2736208/
2. ^ ^{a b} http://www.3oh3music.com/bio/
3. ^ ^{a b} http://www.coupdemainmagazine.com/music/interviews/1236-3oh3-are-not-your-boyfriend-baby

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Name	Motte, Nathaniel
Alternative names	Nat, Nathaniel
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Date of birth	January 13, 1985
Place of birth	Lincoln, Nebraska
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