# Nate Morton

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American drummer

Not to be confused with [Nathan Morton](/source/Nathan_Morton) or [Nathaniel Morton](/source/Nathaniel_Morton).

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**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](/source/Baltimore%2C_Maryland) and eventually graduated from the [Berklee College of Music](/source/Berklee_College_of_Music).[1]

He was the drummer for singer-songwriter [Vanessa Carlton](/source/Vanessa_Carlton) and spent two years as the drummer for [Natalie Cole](/source/Natalie_Cole), toured with [Chaka Khan](/source/Chaka_Khan), [The Hippos](/source/The_Hippos), and [Poe](/source/Ann_Danielewski) and performed with [Madonna](/source/Madonna_(entertainer)) at the 2002 Grammy Awards. In 2004, Morton completed a national tour as drummer with the [American Idol](/source/American_Idol) band.

In 2005 and 2006 Morton appeared on the [Mark Burnett](/source/Mark_Burnett)'s *[Rock Star: INXS](/source/Rock_Star%3A_INXS)* and *[Rock Star: Supernova](/source/Rock_Star%3A_Supernova)* reality shows, as drummer for the House Band, whose members include: : guitarist [Rafael Moreira](/source/Rafael_Moreira), bassist [Sasha Krivtsov](/source/Sasha_Krivtsov), multi-instrumentalist [Jim McGorman](/source/Jim_McGorman) and keyboard player [Paul Mirkovich](/source/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](/source/Dark_Horse_%E2%80%93_A_Live_Collection)*, released by [Ryan Star](/source/Ryan_Star). In 2006, Morton also released a solo album, *Playground Philosophy*.[2] Morton and the House Band toured the United States with [Paul Stanley](/source/Paul_Stanley) (from [Kiss](/source/Kiss_(band))) in October/November 2006 as well as Australia in April 2007.

In 2008 Morton performed on [MTV](/source/MTV)'s *[Rock The Cradle](/source/Rock_The_Cradle)* with *[Rock Star (TV series)](/source/Rock_Star_(TV_series))* House Band members Moreira and Mirkovich. Outside of the studio he has also performed with [Miley Cyrus](/source/Miley_Cyrus) and Morieira's band, Magnetico. Morton is also the drummer for the house band on the *Bonnie Hunt Show*.[3]

Morton is endorsed by [Pearl Drums](/source/Pearl_Drums), hardware and pedals and as of 2015 percussion formally endorsed by RhythmTech, as well as [Zildjian](/source/Zildjian) drumsticks and cymbals, Roland electronics and V-Drums and [Remo](/source/Remo) drumheads.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Nate Morton Throws Down!"](https://web.archive.org/web/20061105144757/http://www.rockstargohome.com/rock-star-inxs-nate-morton-drummer.php). Rock Star Go Home. Archived from [the original](http://www.rockstargohome.com/rock-star-inxs-nate-morton-drummer.php) on 2006-11-05.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Dootybug Playground Philosophy"](https://cdbaby.com/cd/dootybug). CD Baby.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** R.D. Heldenfels (July 18, 2006). ["Ex-Kent man bangs out hits on TV"](https://www.ohio.com/mld/beaconjournal/entertainment/15063050.htm). The Beacon Journal.

## External links

- [Official site](https://www.natemorton.com/)

- [MySpace](https://www.myspace.com/natemorton)

- [2015 audio interview with Nate Morton](https://idhitthatpodcast.podomatic.com/entry/2015-04-26T12_04_40-07_00) from the I'd Hit That Podcast

- [Nate Morton on RockBandLounge.com](https://www.rockbandlounge.com/forum/topic.asp?topic_id=3701)

- [2007 Rocksquad Interview](https://web.archive.org/web/20070706072911/http://www.rocksquad.net/nate_morton_interview.htm)

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