Artist of the Week: Nathan Are

Name: Nathan Are

Grade: 12

Instruments:  Martin Acoustic Guitar, Fender Stratocaster, Boss Looping Pedal (RC20XL Phrase Recorder), Also plays piano and sings in the SME Chambers Choir

When did he start:  Christmas of freshman year

Who Inspires Him: Andy Mckee

Future Plans: “I would love to study music in general in college to a certain extent. I don’t plan on majoring in it, but I enjoy music enough that I would want to keep taking guitar lessons or music theory.”

What makes him unique: “I really enjoy a lot of different styles, for example Andy McKee is a guitarist who uses a lot of finger style which I’ve been experimenting with. At the same time, I am in the pit for Bye Bye Birdie playing jazz chords on an electric guitar and enjoy that just as much.”