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Quicker at the Draw by Nathan McEuen

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Released: Jan 1, 2009

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Quicker at the Draw by Nathan McEuen
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Minor Swing by Django Reinhardt
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Don't Belong Here by Nathan McEuen
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Grand Design by Nathan McEuen
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Have a Good Time by N. McEuen, C. Hailes
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General Info

Genre: Acoustic / Americana / Bluegrass
Location High Desert, US
Profile Views: 32607
Last Login: 10/12/2009
Member Since 4/14/2007
Website scottgates.com
Record Label Manzolin Records - http://cdbaby.com/cd/scottgates
Type of Label Indie
Bio
.... .. .. .. .. .. ................ .... ..On pace to graduate from high school a year early, ..Scott Gates.. eagerly awaits his diploma, opting not to walk with his class, but instead to take the show on the road, bringing the ..Nathan McEuen ..and Scott Gates sound through several of the United States of America. Having lead his own band, Pacific Ocean Bluegrass through three years of festivals, house concerts, street fairs and more, Scott placed his band on hiatus, soon to join forces with ..The Nathan McEuen Band... The Huck Finn Jubilee of 2008 was icing on the cake. Scott's band was playing showcases; Nathan's band was playing Stage 2. Nathan eyed Scott in his audience and asked him to play. The next day, Nathan's dad, ..John McEuen.., had both Nathan and Scott play with him during his solo portion of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band show, and then with the ..Nitty Gritty Dirt Band... The audience loved Nathan and Scott together, winning them a place of their own on the main stage at the.. 2009 Huck Finn Jubilee... Since, Scott has become a core member of the Nathan McEuen Band, touring the States; playing often with John McEuen; playing on the Ellen Show with Steve Martin; and meeting a number of amazing musicians from whom he has had the opportunities to learn; with whom he has had the opportunities to make music. .. ..Scott was born late July 1992; he showed an interest in music at three years old. Before he was six, he was playing the Bach Minuets on the piano, keeping time by knocking his feet together as they couldn't yet reach the floor. At just short of eight years old, Scott became interested in the mandolin, having heard it played Italian style by his grandfather, and bluegrass style at Disneyland. He began on the old country style round back mandolin playing Italian folk style music on an instrument co-worker of his father's had "hanging around", soon switching to bluegrass and classical styles. Specifically looking for a Florentine style mandolin, with a tobacco sunburst design on the front, a client of his father's offered to sell his 30 year old Ibanez, which had lived safely within it's strong case, in the back of a closet all those years. Scott took one look and had to have it. The first autograph he obtained on that mandolin was of his grandfather, Marco Manzo, then Evan Marshall and Chris Thile. Later Dawg Grisman, Mike Marshall, and many others. At age nine, Scott began his quest for a better instrument. It seemed no matter how many hundreds of mandolins he played, he could not find the precise sound he was looking for. Something which would work for bluegrass and folk, yet also for classical. He knew the sound he was waiting to hear, though others could not comprehend his passion. .. ..Age 11, Strawberry Festival, Camp Mather, between running around with new-found friends from pond to swimming pool; from frogs and leaches and snakes on over to the Michael Lewis Instruments booth to play that one special mandolin one more time. "Mom", he approached his mother with an air of solace, "I want to show you something. Well, I don't know...it's... okay, never mind....Well, yes, I'd like to show you." He lead his mom into the luthier's booth, picked up a certain mandolin, and played it for her. He played everything he knew. Everything sounded great to his ear. .. ..She knew they couldn't afford such an instrument, but on a wing and a prayer, approached the maker and discussed the possibilities. "Cash, check or charge," he told her. How does a mother explain the inability to provide the desire of the heart of her youngest child? "It is not a toy," the maker explained. She knew only God could provide a way for this one, so she prayed the desires of her young one's heart. Two weeks later, the mandolin was in the hands of this 11 year old boy, who played it on stage the first time, the same day, thanks to the heart of ..Michael Lewis, luthier.., who allowed for circumstances of a family, and trusted the payments would faithfully come. .. ..In the earlier years, Scott took First Place in several mandolin competitions at festivals and conventions throughout California, placing Second against all adult players at one, and was featured on America's Most Talented Kids at age 12. He attended many bluegrass camps, classical mandolin conventions, and folk festivals. He took direction from several different mandolin masters enabling him to create his own unique sound. Scott attributes his clarity and dexterity to the training he received from ..Mr. Evan J. Marshall... Also see Scott's ..Myspace... .. .. .. .. .. .... ......
Members
....Scott Gates, John McEuen & Nathan McEuen.... .. .. .. .. .. .... .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..................................
Influences
....Scott Gates attributes his unique sound to not having limited himself to one genre or one particular musician’s style within a genre.....
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