Nate Case

Was born and raised on the plains of south central Minnesota, USA. As a child of the late 80’s and early 90’s his first cassette tape was Garth Brooks’ sixth studio album “In Pieces” and first CDs were Coolio’s “Gangsta’s Paradise,” and the soundtrack to “Beavis and Butt-Head Do America.” To say these records had an effect on Nate would be a complete understatement, as, unbeknownst to him, he would embark on a life-long pursuit of musical complexity. Existing inside a fairly typical rural Minnesota childhood, Nate played ice hockey, baseball, and began playing the guitar at age 12. At this point the story develops a bit of a throwback twist, as right around age 12 & 13 Nate and his hockey buddies discovered their fathers’ record collections. Thus began a lasting obsession with Pink Floyd, the Beatles, CCR, Neil Young, The Band, Elton John, Led Zeppelin, Simon & Garfunkel, Willie Nelson, and various other classic rock, country, and folk acts. During his college years Nate and his various bands (Noble Haze, Heavy J and the Fantastics, Dirty Horse, etc.) channeled their original work through the veins of these classic rock influences and threw wild parties and bar gigs paying homage to the decadence and absurd lifestyles of the rock stars they held in such high regards. Although the stories of Nate and his friends are far less legendary, the amount of good times were far reaching and looked back on by most as some of the best of times. The past few years had seen Nate living and working in the twin cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul Minnesota, selling printer ink and toner by day and playing original music and favorite covers by night with the folk trio The Lowland Lakers. Most recently he has relocated to Heidelberg, Germany to pursue a master’s degree in music therapy, and connect with the local scene to entertain and bring his personal flavor of folk, country, Americana, soul, and rock and roll. Hailing from the same American state that brought the world Bob Dylan, Prince, and F. Scott Fitzgerald, Nate is a proud ambassador of Minnesota and very happy and lucky to be bringing his songs, stories, and jokes into the center of Europe.