UC San Diego is where it all started for Nathan East, under the mentorship of Bert Turetzky and Cecil Lytle. Nathan describes his mentors as not just musical colleagues; they were more like friends and family to him, helping nurture a very successful musical career. He also narrates the environment that he grew up in, which was essentially a huge family, where his brothers and sisters would get together and play music, and there was hardly a dull moment at home. Back in the day, there was a lot of Motown, Earth, Wind and Fire, and Beatles playing in the neighbourhood, and this is the spirit which he carries with him to this very day. His take on perfection is to let the heart sing and dictate over technical virtuosity, and it is quite blissful when the music can penetrate through one’s soul. He likes to believe that there is no prediction mechani ...