Nick Norton

Nick Norton makes things out of sound. Electronica.org.uk calls him a “composer and sound artist to be reckoned with,” and of his 2023 record Music For Sunsets, Foxy Digitalis said that “there is so much thought and craft in each of these twelve tracks, it’s hard to believe this is only his debut.” His second album, "Hey, slow down." is slated for release this year on people places records.

Born in Los Angeles, Nick grew up going to shows in the Ventura County punk scene, playing guitar in bands, and spending summers on Catalina Island. He went to college for music and political philosophy at UC San Diego, and graduate school for composition at King’s College, London, and UC Santa Barbara. During his studies Nick founded the experimental concert series Equal Sound, completing his PhD with a dissertation titled “Concert Production As Composition.”

In addition to writing music and playing in bands, Nick works as a sound engineer and mixer, jumping regularly between cutting music and sound for film and TV and producing concerts and albums. His live set is in surround sound, and he enjoys good company, fantastic meals, film, travel, sci-fi, nature, and dogs.

Nick plays synths with <a href="spotify:artist:3cGHLtfHqlHYX0ac29G8LN" data-name="Whiler">Whiler</a> and bass for <a href="spotify:artist:48gacTtk0Lm4DxkjQnzSmL" data-name="Sammi Lanzetta">Sammi Lanzetta</a>.