Nate Wood (born October 3, 1979) is an American

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multi-instrumentalist. He has performed with

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, Kneebody,

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, Louis Cole,

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, and

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Background

Nate learned to play drums, bass, guitar, and saxophone, and attended the

California Institute of the Arts The California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) is a private art university in Santa Clarita, California. It was incorporated in 1961 as the first degree-granting institution of higher learning in the US created specifically for students of bo ...

for bass and drums, studying with

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and Joe LaBarbera. He also attended LAMA College for Music Professionals for drums, where he studied under Ralph Humphrey and Joe Porcaro. After graduating, he played with Kneebody on their first gigs, and then toured with

in support of their debut album. Afterwards, he recorded and played every instrument on his debut album, and in addition to his work with Kneebody, toured and performed with artists such as George Harrison, Chaka Khan,

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, Donny McCaslin,

, and the Ed Fry Band.

Discography

As a leader

* ''Reliving'' (2003) * ''Fall'' (2007) * ''Another Time'' (2014) * ''fOUR'' (2018) With Kneebody * ''Wendel'' (2002) * ''Kneebody'' (2005) * ''Low Electrical Worker'' (2007) * ''Kneebody Live: Volume One' (2007) * ''Twelve Songs By Charles Ives'' (2009) * ''Kneebody Live: Volume Two: Live in Italy'' (2009) * ''You Can Have Your Moment'' (2010) * ''Kneebody Live: Volume Three: Live in Paris'' (2011) * ''The Line'' (2013) * ''Kneedelus'' (2015) * ''Anti-Hero'' (2017) * ''By Fire'' (2019) * ''Chapters'' (2019) With ACT - Ben Wendel, Harish Raghavan, & Nate Wood * ''ACT'' (2009) * ''ACT II'' (2015)

As a sideman

With

* '' Good Piranha / Bad Piranha'' (2014) With

* ''Red Hail'' (2009) * '' Shadow Theater'' (2012) With

* ''

'' (2006) * '' Red Light Fever'' (2010) With

* '' Camino Palmero'' (2001)

References

External links

Official Site

2015 Audio Interview with Nate Wood from the I'd Hit That Podcast
{{DEFAULTSORT:Wood, Nate Living people 1979 births Place of birth missing (living people) California Institute of the Arts alumni American jazz drummers Taylor Hawkins and the Coattail Riders members 21st-century American drummers Kneebody members