Nathaniel Fregoso

Author: Nathaniel Fregoso

  • Living in the Spotlight

    Here you have a new song called “Living in the Spotlight”. A demo with no distinct purpose except to satisfy a need to write. It was recorded in my kitchen, between March and April, with my wife and sleeping children in the next room. I hope you like it.

  • Ten Years in Berlin

    Ten years ago today, I moved from Los Angeles to Berlin in search of a better life. I’m happy to report that I found it. A big kiss goes to my wife Alison Bell for expanding my horizons.  Endless thank yous go to my best pal Dyan Valdés, who got here first.  Zebastian Carlisle and…

  • Criminal Crew

    I’m changing the direction of Selfie Playlist to focus on new music: Indie, Punk, DIY, Lo-Fi and Pop. I’ve also been writing a review of each song on Instagram and Twitter. If you like that sort of thing, please consider giving me a follow. I hope you enjoy the tunes as much as I do.…

  • The Dry Spell

    Here I am in my kitchen, doing vocals on a new song called ‘Living in the Spotlight’. When you record vocals, you put your lyrics under the microscope and every syllable gets meticulously examined. Phrases that look good on the page don’t necessarily sound great. My focus, at the moment, is on simple lyrics and…

  • Working on the Weekend

    I did more writing this weekend and it quickly grew apparent that a MIDI keyboard and Logic plugins are not for me. I threw the MIDI keyboard into the bassinet and broke out my KORG Minilogue XD. When I started to play around with it, the melodies started to flow, so I kept layering parts…

  • Friday Night Writing

    Last night I set up shop in my kitchen to see if I could squeeze out a song while the kiddies slept. As you can see, I’ve got a Novation Bass Station II and an Arturia DrumBrute Impact going through an Arturia AudioFuse. All of these are easy to use, but this was the wrong…

  • Neon Nursery

    Last night I was invited to do some writing with Damian Press at Neon Nursery, his studio in Charlottenburg. It’s an amazing space with great gear and Damian is a dream to work with. Check out the photos below to get a feel for the space. The session finished at 1am, and when I got…

  • Ethiopian Valentine

    I started listening to Ethiopian Jazz after seeing Jim Jarmusch’s excellent film Broken Flowers in 2005. The scenes of Bill Murray in his car, listening to mix tapes of Mulatu Astatke, really stuck with me and I was instantly hooked. February’s playlist is an exploration of late-60s-early-70s-golden-era Ethio-Jazz along with some modern interpretations from artists…

  • Ghost Pony

    Congratulations to Ghost Pony on the release of their excellent new single ‘Don’t Call Me Baby’! Make sure to check out the video, which was made a while back and features me dressed as The Karate Kid, pulling some tremendous shapes and trying to steal the show. Watch below.

  • Selfie Playlist 6

    January was full of suspense for my wife and I. We couldn’t wait to meet our daughter. She was due on the 12th, and as the date came and went, I created this playlist, and used it as a musical diary. It covers a wide spectrum of artists: Stevie Wonder, The Make-Up, Todd Terje and…