Mark Shusterman, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

Mark Shusterman is the keyboardist for Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. We cover his journey with that outfit as well as his other projects and diverse musical history.  To listen / watch: * Audio-only: click on the play button in the audio player above, or: * Video: watch the embedded video below or check it and previous episodes out on our YouTube Channel Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab):   Mark’s musical upbringing Constellations band The Blue Rider – Year of the Horse Mark’s love of the Rhodes and other go-to keyboards Meeting Nathaniel Rateliff  The Hi-Dive in Denver Mark with The Night Sweats on Jimmy Fallon Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – I Need Never Get Old The role of perfectionism and the band’s output Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats at Farm Aid 2023 – Time Makes Fools Mark’s keyboard rig with The Night Sweats The importance of backing vocals and harmonies Amlamas – Electric Eyes Mark’s art exhibition Mark’s favourite keyboards Guidance for those entering the industry and pitfalls to avoid The Helpinstill Upright Piano Tag a Keyboard Player:  Jackie Miclau Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – Buy My Round Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats – What If I with Phil Cook Desert Island Discs: Maggot Brain – Funkadelic, Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots – The Flaming Lips, Music for 18 Musicians – Steve Reich, Drukqs – Aphex Twin, Aquemini – Outkast. Pimp your band t-shirt: Light in the Black (Canada) Key links: Buy some keyboard related merchandise Drop us a line via the website, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, Twitter, TikTok or 

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Keyboard players from all genres talk about their careers and share insights for the rest of us. Whether you’re a weekend warrior in a covers band or a successful act on the international tour circuit, we’ll try and keep you entertained with the latest and greatest keyboard players talk. Both show hosts are players themselves, so we try to keep it relevant and fun.