Born in 1987 and raised by two Los Angeles jazz musicians, he learned piano from his mother and began writing music soon after. Nate moved to New York City at 18, where his theater-inspired pop songs won him acceptance into the BMI Musical Theater Workshop. In 2013, Nate co-authored, composed, produced and performed in "A Concert Drama”, which fused his new instrumental chamber works with lighting and staging, conveying a dramatically cohesive narrative. Nate has studied composition under composer and pedagogue Ronn Yedidia and theoretician Donna Doyle. He is currently a teaching artist at the New York Piano Academy. www.natefestinger.com