About Nate Campany
Nate Campany is a pop songwriter and indie musician who lives in Brooklyn, NY. Signed to Warner Chappell and Topline Music since 2006, Nate has
written for top artists including Backstreet Boys, The Click Five,
Teddy Geiger, Tyler Hilton, Morningwood, and The Afters. He has also written for
Norwegian Idol winner Kjarten and Swedish Idol finalist Mans
Zelmerlow, continuing a love affair with Scandinavian pop music.
Nate grew up in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, the eccentric neighborhood made
famous by underground comic artist Harvey Pekar in American Splendor. Born
to a teacher and a firefighter, Nate and his sister Emily studied classical
piano and gave recitals in nursing homes. "I was a dorky as they come, and I
was completely mediocre at my piano lessons" he recalls. "But I've always
had an infatuation with pop music." After going to college in Boston, Nate
balanced his time between working for indie mecca Newbury Comics and
practicing his songwriting craft around the clock. When The Click Five
accepted a song he wrote for their debut pop record Greetings from Imrie
House, he saw his moment. "It was a combination of knowing my song was good
and feeling extremely lucky," he says. He cashed his first royalty check for
"Say Goodnight" and moved to Brooklyn, New York, with a notebook of new
songs. Soon after Nate came to New York, pop impresario Billy Mann
met with him in a coffee shop to express his interest in working
together. "Nate is a force to be reckoned with," says Mann. "He
manages to successfully balance his artistic credibility in the indie
world while unapologetically being a lover and creator of pop
records." After inking a songwriting deal, Nate married actor, muse,
and best friend Jennifer Dees in late 2006. He took a five-week
songwriting pilgrimage to Norway, Sweden, Germany, and England in
early 2007. Among other influences on his work, Nate cites Paul
McCartney, Brian Wilson, Max Martin, Elliott Smith, and David Bazan.
"I'm trying to make pop music smart again," Nate says. His solo career as
an indie singer-songwriter is "nothing fancy" yet he often plays sold-out
shows in shadowy corners of New York City. "I like playing songs written for
my voice and emotion," he says. "It's a lot more personal." He expects to
release an untitled full-length album in the coming months, followed by a
double-length concept album titled Civil War. When he isn't writing pop
songs, he's working on his solo records. "There's an artist's vein that
needs to be tapped in order to keep my songwriting fresh," Nate says. "I'm
doing it because I love it. It's fun and it's good for me."
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