Performance and Q&A session with SFSU alumni and Grammy award winning musician, Nate Mercereau

This event will be hosted by Professor Kev Choice.

Nate Mercereau, guitarist, producer, composer, an Grammy Award Winning producer/musician was most recently nominated for his work with Andre 3000's latest project New Blue Sun. Nate's latest album is called Excellent Traveler, out now on Third Man Records. 

He has worked with the likes of Sheila E., Ledisi, Goapele, Jennifer Hudson, Raphael Saadiq, Leon Bridges, Ricky Reed, Lizzo, The Weeknd, Jay Z, No I.D., John Legend, Jon Batiste, and more. 

"I call him a Magician," André 3000 would say from stage every night of the New Blue Sun Live Tour. "He plays guitar, but it almost never sounds like a guitar[,]" referring to Nate Mercereau's travel rig of Guitar, Guitar Synth, Guitar Sampler, Pedalboard, Laptop, aerophones, and percussion. 

Nate is also set up to Sample what is happening around him, including himself, at any moment. 

Frequent Mercereau collaborator Carlos Niño thinks of Nate as a "very rare creative artist who is truly a multi-instrumentalist - put any Instrument in front of him and he will make wondrous sounds — a Composer, Producer, so open to exploration."

Along with the performance, Nate and his band will also be holding a short Q&A for students to ask questions about his musical journey and experience from SF State to international acclaim. 

Nate is a phenomenal guitarist, and will be joined by his band featuring Idris Ackamoor and Carlos Nino, who are in town on tour and will be performing at The Chapel on Thursday February 20th as well. Get tickets for the February 20th event here.