Award winning US-Based Songwriter, Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Mixing Engineer, and owner/operator of Echo Base Production, with over a decade of experience in a wide variety of genres, from Hip Hop to Synth Pop, Indie Rock to R&B, and everything in between. Nate (aka Best Mann) brings to each of his musical projects a passion for emotive performance, a producer's ear for arrangement and detail, and an unending commitment to the pocket. In 2019, Nate received the ASCAP Robert Allen Award for his songwriting, production, and mixing work with Camille Trust. Nate’s music and projects have been featured in a variety of publications, including The New Yorker, Afropunk, Okayplayer, Various Small Flames, The Deli Magazine, and many more. You can find additional samples of his work on his website, EchoBaseProduction.com, or on soundcloud at soundcloud.com/echobaseproduction **Day rate** $450/Day for Production, Composition, Mixing, or Session work. **Select project experience** 2021: -Co-wrote, co-produced, and mixed first four singles by the 2Many Cooks production team, “Can’t Be Around You Anymore,” “Doesn’t Bother Me,” “Chasing Trouble (feat. Henry Hall), and “Can’t Let Go” -Co-wrote, produced, mixed, and mastered debut and follow up singles "Golden Hour" and "Pick Up Your Phone" by DANAE. -Produced, mixed, and mastered debut album by Meagan Gunnip, "Better Things" -Produced and mixed debut EP by Wallace Field, "Crystal Mirror" -Co-produced and mixed single "Lil Peanut" by Trot Fox -Performed drums for numerous releases, including "Brooklyn" by Todd Lewis Kramer, "Elipses" by Love Crumbs, "Sunday Morning" by Greg Duffy, and "The Deep End" by Joseph Moore 2020: -Produced, performed all instruments and vocals, mixed, and mastered "While You Wait" (Grizzly Bear cover) by Best Mann (April, 2022) -Produced and mixed debut single by Wallace Field, "Only Moon." -Co-Produced and performed drums on "Cycles," "Sound of Your Troubles" and "Interlude - Extended" by Sodada -Produced, mixed, and mastered "Limbs" by Old Flame 2019: -Received the 2019 ASCAP Robert Allen Award for his songwriting and production work with Camille Trust -Produced, composed, and performed all instruments and vocals, on album "...And the Sky" by Best Mann (released 8/30/2019) -Produced, and performed bass and keys/synths on full length album "Young & In Debt" by Old Flame (Released 5/11/2019) Select Previous Writing, Production, Mixing, and Performance Credits: -“Focus" by Spencer H. - "Psyched Out" by Josh the Word. -"WIRES" EP by The Rooks -"Call Home The Crow" by Mel Hsu -"Henry Hall EP" by Henry Hall -"Gone Baby" by Jess Best Select Live Performance Credits: -Opened for Talib Kweli at Highline Ballroom w/ The Rooks -Opened for George Watsky at Irving Plaza w/ The Rooks -The Rooks North American Tour -Sold out album release show @ Mercury Lounge (NYC) w/ The Rooks, featured in The New York Times…Award winning US-Based Songwriter, Producer, Multi-Instrumentalist, Mixing Engineer, and owner/operator of Echo Base Production, with over a decade of experience in a wide variety of genres, from Hip Hop to Synth Pop, Indie Rock to R&B, and everything in between. Nate (aka Best Mann) brings to each of his musical projects a passion for emotive performance, a producer's ear for arrangement and detail, and an unending commitment to the pocket. In 2019, Nate received the ASCAP Robert Allen Award for his songwriting, production, and mixing work with Camille Trust. Nate’s music and projects have been featured in a variety of publications, including The New Yorker, Afropunk, Okayplayer, Various Small Flames, The Deli Magazine, and many more. You can find additional samples of his work on his website, EchoBaseProduction.com, or on soundcloud at soundcloud.com/echobaseproduction **Day rate** $450/Day for Production, Composition, Mixing, or Session work. **Select project experience** 2021: -Co-wrote, co-produced, and mixed first four singles by the 2Many Cooks production team, “Can’t Be Around You Anymore,” “Doesn’t Bother Me,” “Chasing Trouble (feat. Henry Hall), and “Can’t Let Go” -Co-wrote, produced, mixed, and mastered debut and follow up singles "Golden Hour" and "Pick Up Your Phone" by DANAE. -Produced, mixed, and mastered debut album by Meagan Gunnip, "Better Things" -Produced and mixed debut EP by Wallace Field, "Crystal Mirror" -Co-produced and mixed single "Lil Peanut" by Trot Fox -Performed drums for numerous releases, including "Brooklyn" by Todd Lewis Kramer, "Elipses" by Love Crumbs, "Sunday Morning" by Greg Duffy, and "The Deep End" by Joseph Moore 2020: -Produced, performed all instruments and vocals, mixed, and mastered "While You Wait" (Grizzly Bear cover) by Best Mann (April, 2022) -Produced and mixed debut single by Wallace Field, "Only Moon." -Co-Produced and performed drums on "Cycles," "Sound of Your Troubles" and "Interlude - Extended" by Sodada -Produced, mixed, and mastered "Limbs" by Old Flame 2019: -Received the 2019 ASCAP Robert Allen Award for his songwriting and production work with Camille Trust -Produced, composed, and performed all instruments and vocals, on album "...And the Sky" by Best Mann (released 8/30/2019) -Produced, and performed bass and keys/synths on full length album "Young & In Debt" by Old Flame (Released 5/11/2019) Select Previous Writing, Production, Mixing, and Performance Credits: -“Focus" by Spencer H. - "Psyched Out" by Josh the Word. -"WIRES" EP by The Rooks -"Call Home The Crow" by Mel Hsu -"Henry Hall EP" by Henry Hall -"Gone Baby" by Jess Best Select Live Performance Credits: -Opened for Talib Kweli at Highline Ballroom w/ The Rooks -Opened for George Watsky at Irving Plaza w/ The Rooks -The Rooks North American Tour -Sold out album release show @ Mercury Lounge (NYC) w/ The Rooks, featured in The New York TimesWWWW…