Nathaniel Motte

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Nathaniel Motte
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Motte performing in 2008
Background information
Birth nameNathaniel Warren Seth Motte
Born (1984-01-13) January 13, 1984 (age 40)
Lincoln, Nebraska, United States
Origin Boulder, Colorado, United States
Genres
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter, rapper, record producer, film composer
InstrumentsVocals, keyboards, guitar, drums
Years active2004–present
Labels
Member of 3OH!3
Spouse
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(m. 2017)​
Website nathanielmotte.com

Nathaniel Warren Seth Motte (born January 13, 1984) [1] is an American recording artist, record producer, songwriter, and film composer [2] from Boulder, Colorado. [3] He is a member of the electropop duo 3OH!3 with Sean Foreman. He has also written and produced for artists such as Ariana Grande, Maroon 5, Lindsey Stirling, Karmin and MAX, among many more.

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Early life and education

Motte was born to a French mother and an American father, Dr. Warren Motte, distinguished professor of French Literature at the University of Colorado at Boulder. [4] He has one brother, Nicholas Motte.

Motte attended Foothills Elementary, Casey Middle School, Boulder High School, [5] and the University of Colorado at Boulder. [6] In 2006, he graduated with a degree in environmental, population, & organismic biology. The following year Motte was accepted to medical school at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. [7] [8]

Motte took piano lessons at a young age, and began to play guitar at home with his brother and father. He began to DJ at age 18, playing in local bars and clubs in Boulder. He began producing music shortly thereafter, using programs like Acid and Reason to make songs at home while he was attending the University of Colorado. He now uses primarily Logic Pro as his production program, although he continues to work in other programs. [9]

Career

Before joining 3OH!3, Motte was DJing in Denver at local hip-hop shows. [10] Motte co-writes and produces all of 3OH!3's music, employing both analog technologies and virtual production tools. [11] He musically directs 3OH!3's live show. They released their self-titled debut album on July 2, 2007. [12] Their second studio album Want was released on July 8, 2008. [13] Their third studio album Streets of Gold was released on June 29, 2010. [14] The duo released their fourth studio album Omens on June 18, 2013. [15] 3OH!3's fifth studio album, Night Sports , was released by Fueled By Ramen on May 13, 2016. [16] They released their sixth studio album Need on August 27, 2021. [17]

He has written and produced songs for Shape Shifters and Jeffree Star. [2] He co-produced and co-wrote the song "Hey" for Lil Jon in 2009. [18] He released a collaborative album The Child Star with Awol One on Fake Four Inc. in 2011. [19] He co-wrote and co-produced the song "Love Somebody" for Maroon 5 in 2012. Motte was a recipient at the 2014 BMI Pop Awards for Award-Winning Songs for the song. [20] In 2013, Motte co-wrote the song "Tattooed Heart" by Ariana Grande. [21] In 2014, Motte produced a song for iSH called "Renegades." [22] He was also a writer/producer for DCF aka Prince Caspian's singles "Jealous" [23] and "Twenty Something" [24] from the album "Pop Songs." [25] He co-wrote and produced Lindsey Stirling's third studio album, Brave Enough . [26] In 2016, he co-wrote the song "Lights Down Low by Max. [27]

In addition to co-writing and producing, Motte also composes for film, television, and video games. He scored a short movie in 2007 called Uberts (a French film). [28] He also scored music for the video game, The Crew in 2014. [18] In 2019, Motte co-wrote and produced the tracks "Oakland Nights" and "Feed the Beast" for the short movie, The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience created by The Lonely Island. [28] He scored music for the 2022 film, Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers . [28]

Personal life

On July 11, 2016, Motte announced on Instagram that he had proposed to his longtime girlfriend, TV host Liz Trinnear, on July 7, 2016. [29] A year later on July 7, 2017, they got married on Flagstaff Mountain in Boulder, Colorado. [30] In January 2023, it was announced Trinnear and Motte were expecting their first child. On May 9, 2023, Trinnear and Motte announced the birth of their daughter named Nico Iris Motte. [31]

Discography

Awol One and Nathaniel Motte

As a songwriter and producer

YearSongArtistAlbumNotes
2009"Bitch, Please!" Jeffree Star Beauty Killer Writer, producer
"Fresh Meat"
"God Hates Your Outfit"
2010"Hey" Lil Jon Crunk Rock Writer
2012"Dancing to the Same Song" Elen Levon Non-album single
"Love Somebody" [2] Maroon 5 Overexposed
2013"Tattooed Heart" Ariana Grande Yours Truly Co-producer
"Young, Rich and Dangerous" Shape Shifters Collaboration Mixtape 2
2014"Puppet" Karmin Pulses Writer, producer
"Renegades" Ish Up & Up
2015"Hurricane" Blues Traveler Blow Up the Moon Writer, producer
"Disarm You" Kaskade Automatic
2016"Feline" Delta Goodrem Wings of the Wild
"Powerlines" Lindsey Stirling Brave Enough
"Forgotten Voyage"
"Lights Down Low" MAX Lights Down Low EP

Scoring

YearTitleTypeCreditRef.
2007UbertsShort MovieFilm Composer [28]
2014The CrewVideo GameAdditional Music Producer [18]
2019 The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience Short MovieComposer, producer [28]
2022 Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers MovieComposer [28]

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