Nick Norton

Nick Norton is an American composer, guitarist, electronic musician, and concert producer.[1] He has taught at Cal Poly Pomona's Music Department,[2] as well as at Chapman University's Hall-Musco Conservatory of Music.[3]

Nick Norton
Norton performing with Honest Iago in 2009
Background information
Born1986 (age 33–34)
Santa Monica, California
Occupation(s)
  • Composer
  • guitarist
  • producer
  • music editor
  • activist
  • writer
Associated acts
  • Honest Iago
  • The Newports
  • Calm Machine
  • Better Looking People With Superior Ideas
  • Synchromy

Early life

Norton was born in Santa Monica, California on July 4, 1986. His mother worked in film and television and his father, whom he never met, was a stuntman.[4] As a child, Norton grew up in Los Angeles, in Newbury Park, California, and on Catalina Island.[1] Norton has worked at Camp Emerald Bay on Catalina Island from 2000–2008, and continues to volunteer there.

Education

Norton attended UC San Diego, where he graduated cum laude with a B.A. in Music (composition and guitar) and Political Theory in 2008.[1] His primary teachers were Lei Liang, Rand Steiger, and Chinary Ung. Afterwards, he attended the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris with a scholarship funded by the European American Musical Alliance and studied with Sofia Gubaidulina and Michel Merlet.[5] For his graduate studies, he attended King’s College, London, where he obtained his MMus in Music Composition in 2009, studying composition with Rob Keeley and also taking courses with George Benjamin, Arnold Whittall, and John Deathridge. Additionally, he has studied guitar at the Royal Academy of Music and privately with Jake Kiley of Strung Out.

Norton attended UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) for his doctoral studies, studying with Clarence Barlow, Joel Feigin, Curtis Roads, and Andrew Tholl.[6] Norton graduated with a PhD in Music Composition from UCSB in 2018.[7]

Career

Norton composes electronic music, ambient music, post-rock, punk rock, contemporary classical music, and various other genres. He also plays guitar, piano, saxophone, and other instruments.[8] He is part of a musical group called Honest Iago,[9] founded by a group of students at the University of California, San Diego in 2005.[10][11] In 2009, the group's lineup included Matt Fradkin, Nick Norton, Craig Vermeyen, and Hunter Knight.[12][13] In 2016 Nick jointed the punk band The Newports as a bassist. He eventually switched to guitar.

Norton is the founder the Los Angeles-based music nonprofit Equal Sound, which was originally established as a concert series in 2015.[14] He is currently the artistic director of Equal Sound. In 2011, he had also founded the website New Classic LA, which was eventually merged with Equal Sound. On March 13, 2020, Equal Sound set up the Corona Relief Fund (CRF) for musicians who have lost their livelihoods during the COVID-19 pandemic.[15][16]

Filmography

Filmography:[17]

YearTitleCredits
2020Small Engine RepairAssistant music editor
2020Bill Burr Presents: The RingersMusic editor, music supervisor
2019BiggerAssistant music editor
2019Good TroubleAssistant music editor
2011The Southern QuestionComposer

Discography

Discography:[18]

Albums
TitleArtistRelease date
Lake Village Inn WestNick NortonMay 15, 2020
29 PalmsHonest IagoJuly 27, 2018
At Glass BeachNick NortonMay 14, 2013
Straight On ‘Til MorningHonest IagoSeptember 22, 2009

EPs
TitleArtistRelease date
That's FineThe NewportsOctober 20, 2017
Better Looking People With Superior IdeasBetter Looking People With Superior IdeasJanuary 1, 2013
String Quartet No. 1: LondonThe Peresson QuartetMarch 1, 2011

Singles
TitleArtistRelease dateLabel
Monet in GreyscaleNick NortonJune 28, 2019Bathysphere Music
A Glorious Field For SawmillsHonest IagoOctober 27, 2017
Barnes RykenNick NortonAugust 4, 2017Bathysphere Music
Elegy II[19][20]Jonathan MorganJanuary 31, 2017Aerocade Music
Where The Lights MeetBetter Looking People With Superior IdeasOctober 1, 2013
With YouBetter Looking People With Superior IdeasOctober 30, 2012
The Southern QuestionNick NortonMarch 15, 2011

Compilations
TitleArtistRelease dateLabel
slashsound1.2various artistsApril 1, 2020slashsound
Electric CreaturesGiacomo BaldelliFebruary 22, 2019Sussidiaria
Quotations & HomagesNadia ShpachenkoApril 6, 2018Reference Recordings
Ablaze Amidst The HornsIgnition DuoJanuary 30, 2016
Worldwide Guitar Connections: BeyondFabricio MattosApril 25, 2014
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See also

References
  1. "Student Spotlight: Graduate composition student Nick Norton on his final Ph.D. concert". USCB Department of Music. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  2. "UCSB Composition alumnus Nick Norton '18 appointed to Cal Poly Pomona Music faculty". USCB Department of Music. September 20, 2018. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  3. "Graduate composition student Nick Norton joins faculty at Chapman University". USCB Department of Music. November 22, 2016. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  4. "Art & Life with Nick Norton". Voyage LA. December 3, 2018. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  5. "San Diego Reader". San Diego Reader. 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  6. "Nick Norton". Elizabeth A. Baker. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  7. "UC Santa Barbara alumnus Nick Norton '18 creates Equal Sound Corona Relief Fund to assist musicians". USCB Department of Music. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  8. Deneuville, Thomas (March 29, 2011). "5 questions to Nick Norton (Composer)". icareifyoulisten.com. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  9. Fidler, Nathan (2018-07-27). "Honest Iago – 29 Palms". Soundblab. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  10. Yu, Brandon (April 7, 2016). "Curating the Craft Beer World". Triton Magazine. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  11. "Better Looking People with Superior Ideas". UCSD. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  12. Beaudoin, Jedd (May 24, 2018). "Honest Iago Explores Grandness, Tranquility With "Cascade Nights" (premiere)". Pop Matters. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  13. Bieggar, Justin (October 25, 2017). "Honest Iago blend country, punk on "A Glorious Field For Sawmills"". All Things Go Music. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  14. "Get to know a founder: Nick Norton". Barley App. 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  15. Heflin, Anna (2020-04-13). "5 Tips On Livestreaming Your Concert From Home with Nick Norton". Classical Post. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  16. Ricci, Benjamin (April 1, 2020). "Los Angeles-Based Organization Equal Sound Launches Coronavirus Relief Fund". Performer Magazine. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  17. "Nick Norton". IMDb. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  18. Records. Nick Norton.
  19. "Elegy II". Aerocade Music. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
  20. "War of the Worlds" (PDF). The Industry LA. 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-11.
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