57a. Jon Natchez

Author: Seb Philpott and Verity Simmons
Published: Mon 21 Jun 2021
Episode Link: https://shows.acast.com/three-in-a-bar/episodes/47a-jon-natchez

This week Seb and Verity hit zoom again to chat to composer, arranger, songwriter, improviser, Multi-instrumentalist and coolest guy around, Jon Natchez.

Based In L.A, Jon is a member of The War On Drugs and has worked with artists including David Byrne, St. Vincent, The National, Father John Misty and Liza Minnelli. He is an award winning film composer, his most recent scores are for the Maltese film Luzzu and No Future which will premiere at Tribeca Film festival this year.

Jon corroborates some of previous guest (and mutual friend) Tom Carlson’s tour tales as well as expanding on some of the David Byrne day trip stories. They talk about touring, finding a natural affinity for film composition and some excellent insight into Jon’s writing process.

Jon chats about some of his favourite scores, inspirations and how he’s become ‘irritatingly proficient’ at the ukulele.

Keep your eyes peeled later in the week for an extra episode with Jon. Amongst other things, he talks about his Ska band days, working with Liza Minnelli, more insight into The War On Drugs and a whole bunch of very impressive digressions!

You can learn more about Jon’s work on his website; https://jonnatchez.com

Follow Jon on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/ and Twitter https://www.twitter.com/JonNatchez/

Check out The War On Drugs at their website https://www.thewarondrugs.net

Listen to their latest release, Live Drugs here: https://open.spotify.com/album/6wkH6InYGqr5hXxzLkt5Rz?si=vw8GFA2WRluIjPcRiNftHQ&dl_branch=1

Here is a link to a clip from Luzzu featuring a glimpse of Jon’s score: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=35pjbBJXrOQ

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