I was born and raised in the Flathead Valley of northwestern Montana. After spending over 5 years leading a progressive rock group in the area I moved to Eugene and enrolled as a music student at the University of Oregon. While in Eugene, I organized another band under the title of Cyrus Grape. It is with this band that I began to hone my compositional technique, fusing the symphonic world with that of progressive rock and jazz. The orchestrated settings ranged from a trio comprised of guitar, keys and drums to the much larger setting of two cellos, violin, double bass, keys/piano, guitar, and drums. My influences span many genres and include composers such as Rimsky-Korsokov, Prokoviev, Bartok, Zappa, Piazzolla and Miles Davis, as well as collaborative composers such as Pink Floyd and Radiohead. I received Bachelors of the Arts degrees in both Music and Religious Studies in 2004.
I subsidize my musical ventures with the income I earn from working as a trail crew member in the summer as well as teaching private guitar lessons. I have spent a great deal of time in the wilderness areas of Montana, Oregon, Idaho, Washington and Alaska. Music and wilderness are my greatest loves in life.
----Nathaniel Bech: guitarist, composer, orchestrator
Check out the artist's website:
http://www.cyrusgrapeorchestra.comTrack List:
1. Arabian Women
2. Behind Empty Eyes
3. Beneath the Book
4. Narcotic American Nights
5. Regret
6. Blood on the Windshield
7. Standard Floyd
8. Under the Flashlight
9. Baldman at the Junction
10. Almond's Celtic Song
11. Memorial Song
12. One of the Million
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