Nathan Philip Mathers Music has been an integral part of Nathan’s
life and he started playing guitar at the age of 12 after taking piano lessons
from the age of 8 to earn Grade 5 in theory
and practice. Whilst at college for a YTS in sound production,
Nathan joined various cover bands playing guitar and bass and soon developed a passion for performing live. In 1998 he was asked by fellow Queen fans
to form a tribute to Brian May which he did with a band called MayBe and
after a few line-up changes this developed into
Queen Rocks. They enjoyed playing shows for Queen fan club events around
the UK and some in Holland including a performance
with guest vocalist Jeff Scott Soto. In April 2007, Nathan was asked by the
Birmingham Icknield Male Voice Choir to play the guitar t Bohemian Rhapsody
in its entirety which led to a performance at
the Birmingham Symphony Hall with a 150 piece choir. Having been a huge Queen and Brian May
fan since hearing Greatest Hits 1, aged 9, Nathan took the opportunity to
emulate his hero by joining Flash in 2007.
Nathan’s Equipment List: 1 x Guild Brian May customised ‘Red Special’
replica 1 x Ovation Celebrity 12-String Electro
/ Acoustic 3 x Vox AC30’s 1 x Treble Booster 1 x Pete Cornish custom line splitter 1 x Digitech DHP-55 multi-effects processor 1 x Korg DTR-1000 rack tuner
Quick Facts: STAR SIGN: Sagittarius LOVES: His wife, music and
emulating Brian May HATES: Smoke (the tobacco
variety) and traffic jams MUSIC LIKES: Queen, Brian May, AC/DC,
Rock MUSIC DISLIKES: Miming and bad rap