<p>Early lifeConnolly sang for a gospel church choir when he was 16, and the experience, he says, is what inspired him to be a musician.I suppose I was always around music, and like any other kid, teenage kid, 12 or 13, I wanted to be a rock star and play guitar. I kind of fucked around with it for a few years and didn really learn much and wasn very good for the first two years, but then I started a band with my cousin and two mates from school and it kind of just went on from there. I started taking it a bit more seriously. I mean, Ie always wanted to play in a band and write music, I just didn realize exactly how much when I first started. Music careerPrior to joining Snow Patrol, Connolly was a member of a band called File Under Easy Listening (or F.U.E.L), who were managed by BBC Radio 1 DJ Colin Murray. The band consisted of Nathan, vocalist Aaron Ditty, Dave Magee and Peter Comfort. Unfortunately, it did not last long; the single "Closure/Dryform" was F.U.E.L.'s first
and only release.While working at the record store HMV in Belfast, Nathan was introduced to the band Snow Patrol. He reluctantly agreed to join, despite the fact that the band had no record deal at the time. He jokingly recalls his mother thinking he "was being kidnapped by rock stars."Connolly became a permanent member of the band near the end of 2002. His recruitment played a large role in shaping the band's new sound. With Nathan as a composer of the band's new material, Snow Patrol garnered a new record deal and released Final Straw in 2003. The album proved to be the band's breakthrough and helped introduce them to a wide audience.In late 2006, he talked about plans to record a solo album, which he said would be "melodic and tuneful". Equipment GuitarsGibson Les Paul Custom - Tobacco 1979Gibson Les Paul Custom - Ebony (appears in the video for Take Back the City)Fender Telecaster Custom - Sunburst 1974Fender Telecaster Custom - Blonde 1977Gretsch Countryman - Brown 1962
Gretsch Duo Jet - BlackFender Jaguar - Sunburst 1965Fender Telecaster Custom - Black '72 reissueFender Telecaster Nashville - SunburstGuild Electro/AcousticRickenbacker 360 - JetgloHutchins Memphis - BlackHe uses Jim Dunlop Tortex.60mm picks AmpsDiamond Amplification Spitfire I Head with Spitfire 4x12 CabinetVox AC30 (Used at Mandela Hall SG#3)Marshall JCM800 2203 JubileesMarshall 3315 Transistor (Used on Final Straw Tours)Fender Twin Reverb (Also Used on Final Straw Tours) EffectsConnolly uses a setup that is primarily rack based. His rack consists of the following:TC Electronics D Two (for delay) TC Electronics G Major (for modulation, pitch shifting and compression) TC Electronics M One XL (for reverb and layered delay sounds) Voodoo Labs GCX Audio SwitcherHe uses various pedals for his overdrive and boost sounds. They change from time to time, but his consistent setup includes the following:Ibanez TS9 Tubescreamer MXR/Dunlop Micro Amp (for boost) Boss Super Overdrive Bos
s Blues DriverHe uses a Voodoo Labs Ground Control Pro controller to bring up presets for each of the band's songs, and has the ability to add/remove different pedals and changes in sound.He also uses a function in the TC Electronics G Major that allows him to switch the channels on his Marshall Jubilee amp heads for his heaviest sounds.he also has a small pedalboard containing his ground control for the rack and various Boss pedals including a TU-2, PS-5, DD3, and RC-2. Personal lifeNathan is the long-term boyfriend of Laura Donnelly. He has known her before he joined Snow Patrol. He lives in Crouch End, London, nearby band mate Jonny Quinn. TriviaNathan earned a National Diploma in Popular Music.Nathan is a huge Star Wars fan. He says, "The first toy I ever got as a kid was a Boba Fett action figure. And later my granddad bought me an AT-AT. I'm still obsessed with Star Wars! I collect a lot of Star Wars stuff that I keep partly at my house and some at my parents' house."H
e is an avid U2 fan. In recounting an encounter with Bono, he says, "I waited outside the Europa Hotel all day when I was 16 to get my cassette copy of Zooropa signed by Bono, which he very kindly did. To be on a level that not the same, but close to your heroes is a very bizarre experience." References^ "Ice cool band warms hearts". BBC. 29 March 2004. /5kx9XO83x. Retrieved 2009-11-01.^ JIVEMagazine.com - Snow Patrol Opens Their Eyes^ "Snow Patrol members to go solo?". NME. 28 November 2006. /5kurt8q5Z. Retrieved 2009-10-30.^ "Snow Patrol - Nathan Connolly Guitar Gear Rig and Equipment". Uber Pro Audio. /5kusXlXap. Retrieved 2009-07-18.^ Coleman, Maureen (29 June 2007). "Laura couldn't be without her No 1 fan". The Belfast Telegraph. /5mXSvqnjk. Retrieved 4 January 2010.^ Newton, Charlotte (12 February 2009). "Snow Patrol and their love for Crouch End". Ham&High. /5l3YGVPWI. Retrieved 2009-11-05. External linksSnow Patrol's Nathan Connolly: 'Guitar Is Just Another Tool To C
reate A Song'Snow Patrol's Sith ObsessionPopGurls Interview: Nathan Connolly alternate linkvdeSnow PatrolNathan Connolly Gary Lightbody Jonny Quinn Tom Simpson Paul WilsonMark McClelland Michael MorrisonStudio albumsSongs for Polarbears When It's All Over We Still Have to Clear Up Final Straw Eyes Open A Hundred Million SunsCompilation albumsThe Trip: Created by Snow Patrol Late Night Tales: Snow Patrol Up to NowExtended playsPhysicalStarfighter Pilot Live and Acoustic at Park @AOL iTunes Live from London iTunes Live: London Festival '09Singles"Little Hide" "One Hundred Things You Should Have Done in Bed" "Velocity Girl/Absolute Gravity" "Starfighter Pilot" "Ask Me How I Am" "One Night is Not Enough" Spitting Games" "Run" "Chocolate" "Spitting Games" (re-release) "How to Be Dead" "You're All I Have" "Chasing Cars" "Hands Open" "Set the Fire to the Third Bar" "Open Your Eyes" "Shut Your Eyes" "Signal Fire" "Take Back the City" "Crack the Shutters" "If There's a Rocket Tie Me
to It" "The Planets Bend Between Us" "Just Say Yes" "An Olive Grove Facing the Sea" (2009 Version)Video albumsLive at Somerset HouseToursFinal Straw Tour Eyes Open Tour Taking Back the Cities TourSide projectsThe Reindeer Section Listen... Tanks! Tired PonyRelatedPeopleIain Archer Bradley Quinn Richard Colburn Jacknife Lee Johnny McDaidLabelsElectric Honey Jeepster Fiction InterscopeArticlesDiscography Awards Shrug File Under Easy Listening Terra Diablo Oh Yeah Polar Music "The Lightning Strike"CategoriesMembers Albums Videos Songs Tours Images Audio samples Categories: Guitarists from Northern Ireland | Snow Patrol members | People from Belfast | 1981 births | Living people | Ivor Novello Award winners
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