{{short description|American drummer}} {{Distinguish|Nathan Morton|Nathaniel Morton}} {{Update|date=May 2026}} '''Nate Morton''' is an American drummer. He is the drummer for the house band on NBC's TV show ''The Voice''.
In an interview, Morton said his parents supported his interest in drumming from a very young age and bought him a drumming kit. He began formal music lessons "just before high school" with Grant Menfee of [[Baltimore, Maryland]] and eventually graduated from the [[Berklee College of Music]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rockstargohome.com/rock-star-inxs-nate-morton-drummer.php |title=Nate Morton Throws Down! |publisher=Rock Star Go Home |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061105144757/http://www.rockstargohome.com/rock-star-inxs-nate-morton-drummer.php |archivedate=2006-11-05 }}</ref>
He was the drummer for singer-songwriter [[Vanessa Carlton]] and spent two years as the drummer for [[Natalie Cole]], toured with [[Chaka Khan]], [[The Hippos]], and [[Ann Danielewski|Poe]] and performed with [[Madonna (entertainer)|Madonna]] at the 2002 Grammy Awards. In 2004, Morton completed a national tour as drummer with the [[American Idol]] band.
In 2005 and 2006 Morton appeared on the [[Mark Burnett]]'s ''[[Rock Star: INXS]]'' and ''[[Rock Star: Supernova]]'' reality shows, as drummer for the House Band, whose members include: : guitarist [[Rafael Moreira]], bassist [[Sasha Krivtsov]], multi-instrumentalist [[Jim McGorman]] and keyboard player [[Paul Mirkovich]], who is also the music director. During that time he has also appeared on two CDs, ''Rock Star: A Night at the Mayan Theatre'', and ''[[Dark Horse – A Live Collection|Dark Horse]]'', released by [[Ryan Star]]. In 2006, Morton also released a solo album, ''Playground Philosophy''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://cdbaby.com/cd/dootybug |title=Dootybug Playground Philosophy | publisher=CD Baby}}</ref> Morton and the House Band toured the United States with [[Paul Stanley]] (from [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]]) in October/November 2006 as well as Australia in April 2007.
In 2008 Morton performed on [[MTV]]'s ''[[Rock The Cradle]]'' with ''[[Rock Star (TV series)]]'' House Band members Moreira and Mirkovich. Outside of the studio he has also performed with [[Miley Cyrus]] and Morieira's band, Magnetico. Morton is also the drummer for the house band on the ''Bonnie Hunt Show''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/entertainment/15063050.htm |title=Ex-Kent man bangs out hits on TV | publisher=The Beacon Journal | date=July 18, 2006 |author=R.D. Heldenfels}}</ref>
Morton is endorsed by [[Pearl Drums]], hardware and pedals and as of 2015 percussion formally endorsed by RhythmTech, as well as [[Zildjian]] drumsticks and cymbals, Roland electronics and V-Drums and [[Remo]] drumheads.
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==External links== * [https://www.natemorton.com/ Official site] * [https://www.myspace.com/natemorton MySpace] * [https://idhitthatpodcast.podomatic.com/entry/2015-04-26T12_04_40-07_00 2015 audio interview with Nate Morton] from the I'd Hit That Podcast * [https://www.rockbandlounge.com/forum/topic.asp?topic_id=3701 Nate Morton on RockBandLounge.com] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070706072911/http://www.rocksquad.net/nate_morton_interview.htm 2007 Rocksquad Interview]
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