Matt Nathanson

Matthew Adam Nathanson (born March 28, 1973) is an American singer-songwriter whose work is a blend of folk and rock and roll music.

In addition to singing, he plays acoustic (sometimes a 12-string) and electric guitar, and has played both solo and with a full band.

His work includes the platinum-selling song "Come On Get Higher".

John Thomasson began as bassist in 2004.

Before 2005, Nathanson was often accompanied by cellist Matt Fish.

Jason McKenzie was on drums until Fall 2006; Nick Amoroso on two tours from fall 2007 through Winter 2008.

Konrad Meissner is the drummer.

His album Some Mad Hope was released on August 14, 2007.

The song "All We Are" was featured on the television series NCIS in the fifth-season episode "Family", the first season Private Practice episode "In Which Charlotte Goes Down the Rabbit Hole", the One Tree Hill episodes "My Way Home is Through You" and "Forever and Almost Always".

He was also featured on Women's Murder Club.

The ABC show Big Shots featured his song "Come On Get Higher", and the song "I Saw" was featured on Scrubs in the sixth-season episode "My Best Friend's Baby's Baby and My Baby's Baby".

Nathanson's song "Little Victories" was used on the Season 7 episode of Scrubs, "My Dumb Luck".

On January 30, 2008, Nathanson and his band performed "Car Crash" on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

His song "Sooner Surrender" was used on the May 28, 2008 episode of Men in Trees, "New Dog, Old Tricks".

Nathanson and his band performed "Come On Get Higher" on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on December 22, 2008.

The CW show Privileged featured his song "All We Are", "Family Ties" and Life Unexpected in second-season episode titled "Parents Unemployed".

Thomasson left in 2009 to play bass for Little Big Town and continues to play for them today.

On February 13, 2009, Nathanson and his band performed "Come On Get Higher" on the Late Show with David Letterman.

On March 3, 2009, he performed on The Ellen DeGeneres Show, singing "Come On Get Higher".

In March 2009, Nathanson was the special guest for Episode 17 of Live From Daryl's House, Daryl Hall's monthly Internet concert.

They, along with Hall's house band, performed (among other songs) "Car Crash", "Come On Get Higher", "Still", and "All We Are", as well as Hall & Oates classics "Did It in a Minute" and "One on One".

Matt Nathanson's "Come On Get Higher" is featured on the CD "Circle of Friends – Dave FM: Volume 2", an Atlanta-based radio station.

Matt Nathanson appeared on the hit show The Bachelor (U.S. TV series) (season 16), where he serenaded bachelor Ben Flajnik and runner-up Lindzi Cox with his hit "Faster".

"Kiss Quick" was featured on One Tree Hill season 8 episode 22.

His song "Bulletproof Weeks" appeared in the episode "Another Second Chance" of the TV series Private Practice on January 14, 2010.

On July 9, 2013, Nathanson and his band performed his single "Mission Bells" on the Jay Leno Show.

Nathanson wore a That Metal Show (TMS) T-shirt during his The Tonight Show with Jay Leno appearance and as a result he was invited to appear on Season 13 Episode 5 of That Metal Show along with Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti from the band Alter Bridge.

Current touring band, as of late 2014: Aaron Tap (guitar, back-up vocals, artistic director), Chris Lovejoy (percussion), and Shiben Bhattacharya (bass).

One of his hit songs, "Giants", was the opening music for the 2016 World Series of Poker in Las Vegas on ESPN.

Nathanson was raised in Lexington, Massachusetts and attended Proctor Academy in Andover, NH.

His father is Jewish and his mother is Catholic.

Nathanson attended Pitzer College in Claremont, California (majoring in English and world literature).

Matt attended the Fessenden School in West Newton, Massachusetts along with his brother, Neal, prior to going to high school at Proctor Academy.

Despite living close by in Lexington, the two boarded at Fessenden during the week before going home for weekends.

The members of his band have included Aben Eubanks on guitar, keys, and vocals, who left to join Kelly Clarkson and was later replaced by Aaron Tap.

On February 14, 2016, Nathanson again appeared on The Bachelor (U.S. TV series) for the "Bachelor At 20" special.

He serenaded Bachelor in Paradise (season 2) winners Jade Roper and Tanner Tolbert at their wedding with his song, "Bill Murray".

Nathanson has said that "Bill Murray" is the linchpin for his latest album Show Me Your Fangs and his favorite song that he has ever written.

Matt Nathanson's cover of "Laid" by Manchester band James was featured on the American Wedding soundtrack, as well as American Pie Presents Band Camp.

Nathanson also covered the Prince song "Starfish & Coffee" for the children's album For The Kids Too.