Nathan Plante
@electricbirds
Classical trumpeter turned electronic artist making music with modular synths. Trans rights are human rights! 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
I just got my first royalties for performing my own music, which feels exciting. Its not a huge amount, but it was definitely worth it to register my music and performances. Even if the royalty system is broken, I'm grateful for every cent I earn with my music! #indiemusic #synthsky
I'm a member of @subvert.fm and today is the day the artist pages go live! You can find my music there (name your price) as well as many other fantastic indie artists. Check it out! www.subvert.fm/nathan-plante #eurorack #modularsynth #indiemusic
Showtime in one hour! I've never had to prepare this much music for one performance. Nearly 3 hours. I actually had to compose MORE music because I didn't even have that much in my repertoire. But now I do!
Can't believe I managed to pack my whole setup! The suitcase weighs around 100kg. Backpack not shown 😬. Pray for me that there will be no shenanigans with the train...
Looking forward to some Easter weekend reading. Finally got my copy of YUCK by Barret Baumgart. As a native Californian, this speaks to me! #booksky
Streaming release today...but NOT on Spotify! Here are 4 reasons why I removed my music and deleted my profile. The best way to support your favorite artists is to buy their music directly and attend their live performances. Support human-made music! #deletespotify #synthsky #experimentalmusic
A more personal view on releasing music publicly. I'm sure I'm not the only independent artist who struggles with imposter syndrome. Little positive comments, even from strangers, can make such a big difference! #synthsky #impostersyndrome #modularsynth
Release Day! Excited to share "Electric Forest" with you all. The album is exclusively availble on @bandcamp.com and @ampwall.com. On both platforms its "name your price", so it suits any budget. This one is quite special to me, I hope you enjoy it! #synthsky #experimentalmusic #eurorack
The mood board and resulting cover art for Electric Forest, made by the wonderful Lilly Schwartz. We used one of the photographs in her portfolio and she went full aerochrome. I really like the look, it suits the music so well. Release this friday! #aerochrome #albumart #eurorak #synthsky #noai
For those of you in #Berlin or the surrounding area, save the date! I'll be performing live at my album release pre-party next Thursday August 21st. Entry is free! And I might bake coookies 🤓 #experimentalmsuic #synthsky #eurorack #performance
Finally started my Discworld journey with the first in the series. It was absurd, ridiculous, stupid, and SO much fun to read 😆. Took me two tries to get started, then I was hooked. Rincewind is pathetic but fun to follow. I will definitely continue! Which one should I read next? #booksky #discworld
Looking forward to this performance tonight at Cocoon in #Berlin ! It will be only my 4th performance ever with my modular system, and this time all brand new material. I'll also be using my video synth for the first time for some sweet visuals 🌀 #eurorack #synthsky #experimentalmusic
I think it's interesting how we humans are drawn to the beauty of imperfection, yet strive so passionately to be perfect, write perfect music, look flawless. It's really the misshapen, rough, and random that gives things their beauty. Lots of parallels to music and creativity!
Happy Pride Month ya'll! I came out when I was 16 to flabbergasted religious parents. My stepdad wanted to put me in conversion therapy. I'm very lucky that they changed over the years and became very supportive. 1/2 #pridemonth #lgbtq #transrights
Just a reminder to anyone who needs to hear it that your sketches/notes for your music don't have to be beautiful. Sort the ideas first, let the beauty come later 😊 #synthsky #creativity #journal
This is my first attempt at Berlin school style sequencing. I'm prepping for my first ever jam session with a good friend of mine got a new electric bass, so I'm prepping some material. This is even more fun than I thought 😎 #eurorack #synthsky #modular #berlinschool
The DATO kids synth was set up at different stations around #superbooth so I had a chance to jam with it a bit. Then I learned that my local library actually has one to loan out. So fun! I think my daughter is a bit young for it, but that didn't stop her 😊 #synthsky
Starting to have some fun with the module I built at the FIY workshop. It's Tabor on the left. Super wild and unpredictable...which I think is the idea....
My highlight of #superbooth this year was probably this: stumbling into the #moog room just in time to hear Lisa Bella Donna do a live jam about 5 feet in front of me. It was my first superbooth and I already can't wait for next year!
Feeling so much FOMO today that Superbooth is happening and I'm not there! Can't wait to be back tomorrow, so many booths I still want to hit and performances I want to hear. #superbooth #eurorack
Day 1 of #superbooth was SO MUCH FUN! I don't think I was mentally prepared for how fun it was. Such a wonderful friendly vibe, mild weather and lots of synths to try and makers to meet. 10/10 can recommend. #synthsky #eurorack #modular
Can already confirm! Starting a new colony over morning coffee while I wait to go to superbooth 😎
Double nerding out with #stng and #rimworld . A true night off 😁. I have the feeling @chiaroben.bsky.social can relate to this image 😎