Thank you all so much for watching, Kenton and I love this song and were thrilled to find out it was being featured in this year's Oscar-winning best picture, "The Shape of Water." Naturally, we had to cover it! I hope you enjoy our version, it was a fantastic opportunity to return to our jazz roots and do something simple and beautiful.
Filmed and edited by the incredible Ricky Chavez Still photos and set assistance by Paige Stockwell
Thanks to all my Patrons for supporting me and allowing me to keep releasing videos like this! Hope you all like the jazzy turn I've taken recently, there's something about Christmas music that just brings it out of me! I missed the deadlines to upload these to iTunes and Spotify etc. so I'll include them on a holiday EP or album for next year :)
It was SUCH an honor to work with AJ Rafael, not only because he is one of the OG YouTube starts but also for his amazing voice, killer musicianship, and all-around ultra-coolness. He's seriously the nicest dude ever, so please go check out his stuff (yes.... again!) and tell him you saw this video.
We had a blast filming this LIVE from a warehouse in beautiful downtown Los Angeles, with this amazing natural reverb. Filmed by Merlin "best eye in the biz" Showalter. Recorded, edited, and everything else by me!
Thanks to the amazing Mario Jose for joining me in this collaboration! His EP "Heart of Gold" is STUNNING and you all need to hear it. For reals. www.mariojosemusic.com
Thanks also to Merlin Showalter for shooting this video, Warner Brothers Records for letting us use their amazing sunlit lounge, Ricky Chavez for the camera gear, and most especially AEA Microphones for the incredible ribbon mics you're hearing us through. This video wouldn't be half as cool without all these contributions. Also a huge shout out to JP Cooper for writing such an amazing song.
I hope you all enjoy this collaboration as much as we did, Madison is KILLER and I absolutely love this song, from her new EP "Love, Lose, Remember" that you can find on iTunes, Spotify and everywhere else! All the audio was captured completely live, featuring beautiful AEA microphones: R840 on voice and a pair of N8's on the piano.
Thanks again to Merlin Showalter for shooting and directing this video, and the amazing/generous/ultra handsome Ricky Chavez for the use of his studio space in LA.
Thanks to the inimitable, abominable, and generally adorable Merlin Showalter for the incredible (indelible?) work behind the camera. I wish he would do all my videos. For free.
Nathan is endorsed by NORD Keyboards.Piano Tutorial - Hallelujah, Chords and Arrangement Lesson!Nathan Alef2016-11-30 | Patreon page: http://www.patreon.com/nathan Subscribe for more music: http://bit.ly/subnathan QUICK LINKS: 0:29 - Scale Degree Primer 2:55 - Hallelujah Intro 6:11 - Arpeggiating Left Hand 8:51 - Chord Voicings 12:05 - Full Performance
Thanks for watching my first real tutorial/lesson! Please give me all the feedback, what you liked and didn't like, if it was too hard or too basic, concepts you'd like to hear about, or anything else. I'd love to keep making these for you and I want them to be useful!
Leonard Cohen's masterwork, "Hallelujah," is perhaps one of the greatest songs of all time. It's been covered by everyone, and I have wanted to contribute my voice to this incredible tune for some time now. After Leonard's recent passing, I knew it was time. I hope you enjoy my version of "Hallelujah."
I hope you all enjoy this excellent new song by my great friends Peter Hollens and Anna Gilbert. It's from Peter's new Christmas album, go check it out! youtube.com/watch?v=vtlZXmuh9M4
Nathan is endorsed by NORD Keyboards.Here - Alessia Cara (Cover by Nathan Alef)Nathan Alef2015-11-11 | Purchase direct from me on Loudr: http://ldr.fm/G4etG Purchase via iTunes: COMING SOON! Subscribe for more music: http://bit.ly/subnathan
"Here" is a new cover for everyone, a great tune by Alessia Cara done with some of my closest musical collaborators. I hope you all like the new trio, and Madison Kettwig is a vocal monster! Merlin Showalter on Drums, Milo Fultz on Bass.
Nathan is endorsed by NORD Keyboards.Stitches (Shawn Mendes) - Cover by Nathan AlefNathan Alef2015-10-28 | I decided to do a solo piano version of "Stitches" by Shawn Mendes, after recording a vocal cover with the lovely and talented Evynne Hollens! Watch that video here: youtu.be/6id8Sa_SO-w
Nathan is endorsed by Nord Keyboards.Wildest Dreams - Taylor Swift - 1989 - Nathan Alef CoverNathan Alef2015-09-02 | Purchase direct from me on Loudr: http://ldr.fm/CkwxS Purchase via iTunes: http://apple.co/1LB1VnA Subscribe for more music: http://bit.ly/subnathan
Nat and I were both clinicians at the annual Big Sur Fiddle Camp, where we performed this impromptu arrangement of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy," based on a soulful version by Donny Hathaway. I transcribed the song from the recording, and we rehearsed it twice before the concert!Make You Feel My Love (Bob Dylan, Adele) - Cover by Nathan AlefNathan Alef2015-05-02 | Purchase direct from me on Loudr: http://ldr.fm/7aRVw Purchase via iTunes: http://bit.ly/nathancoversmakeyoufeel Subscribe for more music: http://bit.ly/subnathan
Sometimes music is the only way I can escape the incessant sadness and tragedy of the world. In the wake of recent terror attacks in France and mass murders by militants in Africa, a fan request for "Amazing Grace" seemed like the most appropriate thing to play. Captured live and mostly improvised, this recording is meant to serve as an antidote for some of the grief being experienced in our global community. I hope you enjoy it.
Thanks to David and Jose of Future Sunsets for the collab, these guys are awesome! If you haven't already, go check them out at www.youtube.com/futuresunsets
Thanks to the First United Methodist Church in Eugene, OR for letting us shoot in their chapel, as well as Merlin Showalter for directing this video and Scott Mitchell for his general assistance.
HUGE thanks to the coolest barista in town, Quintein Vazquez, for shooting this video, and to my favorite roommate Haley Graham for letting us borrow her ridiculously nice camera. http://haleygrahamphotography.com
HUGE thank you to Merlin Showalter for directing this video, Mason Kline for programming the lights (took him 4 days straight!) Josh Hettwer for general assistance on the video shoot, and Light at Play for the LED equipment! http://lightatplay.net
My work with Evynne Hollens: http://bit.ly/1eWd5lp Special thanks to Peter Hollens for his help and support! Watch his videos here: http://bit.ly/1aFxpEJStay The Night Zedd ft. Hayley Williams (Nathan Alef ft. DMF)Nathan Alef2013-10-31 | Purchase direct from me on Loudr: http://ldr.fm/fdHXp Purchase via iTunes: http://bit.ly/1crJ66r Subscribe for more music: http://bit.ly/16dgBRq