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What’s the Deal?

What’s the deal with Keep It Wild? Twelve years ago, I started recording an album with David Newton at Rollercoaster Recording in Burbank, California. Dave played bass, Joel Isaac Black played drums and I played guitar and keys. We were lucky to get Jessica Espeleta to lay down lead guitar on a few tracks. My brother, David Alexander, even played acoustic guitar on a cover. I was excited about the album and we were well on our way.

For various reasons, recording came to a halt and the tracks lay dormant on a hard drive. During 2020’s lockdown, I rediscovered the songs and put together the best of them for the Keep It Wild EP which will be released this Friday the 13th via RIP Ben Lee Records. Not many photos exist from this time, but today I am happy to share a few shots with you, in the hope that you get a sense of time and place. Jackie was a big part of the process as usual. Scroll through for a peek. And yes, that’s Kim Fowley in that last shot.

A big thank you goes to Dave, Bekki Netwon, Joel and Jessica, without whom I couldn’t have finished these songs. I’m still really proud of them.

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Keep It Wild – Teaser 4

One week to go until the Keep It Wild EP is unleashed into the world via RIP Ben Lee Records. Here you have the fourth and final trailer and what a fantastic journey it has been. I can’t wait to share this song and video with you!

Today is Bandcamp Friday which means that Bandcamp waives their revenue share, so anything you order on their website goes directly to the artist – that’s me. It’s a good day to pre-order the Keep It Wild EP and, if you don’t already own it, our debut album. You can find them here.

Thanks and have a great weekend!

Teaser 4 directed by Ray Mann.

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Keep It Wild – Teaser 2

There’s nothing like a hot cup of coffee to get your day started right. Please see the accompanying video – teaser two in the epic four part series for the Keep It Wild EP, available Friday 13. May via RIP Ben Lee Records. Can’t wait that long? Pre-order is up and running on my Bandcamp page: https://bit.ly/3vy9lUI

Get it while it’s hot!

Directed by Ray Mann.

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Keep It Wild – Teaser 1

I’m excited to finally share this with you! The first of four teasers for Thee Nathaniel Fregoso & the Bountiful Hearts’ Keep It Wild EP. They were directed by Ray Mann along with an amazing music video for lead single “Keep It Wild”.

The EP will be released on Friday, 13. May by RIP Ben Lee Records. More info coming your way soon. In the meantime, please enjoy this little clip.

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Everyone But You

Here’s Joel Isaac Black in 2011, masterfully using a vintage Akai sampler. You can hear the sampler at the top of our song “Everyone But You” off of our self-titled debut album. The album was recorded at The Cave Studio in L.A. with Josiah Mazzaschi producing. Josiah was wonderful to work with and entertained every half-decent idea. When we approached him about sampling monkey sounds at the top of a song, he was on board. Joel and I played the cheeky monkeys, and if you know us, that makes a lot of sense.

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Oh Baby! Lyric Video

Check out the lyric video for ‘Oh Baby!’. It involves a giant chair in Lichtenberg and a very small dancing man. Originally made in 2014, it was never released, but remains a document of those halcyon days. Watch it here.

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Album Released Today

Our self-titled album Thee Nathaniel Fregoso & the Bountiful Hearts has been released today via R.I.P. Ben Lee Records. Stream it on Spotify, Apple Music or Tidal or buy it on Bandcamp. Watch the video for ‘Just Like Seventh Heaven’ here and the video for ‘Oh Baby!’ here. We did it!

Photo by Malia James. Artwork by Gabriella Seemann.

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Recording at The Cave

Here are a few shots of the Bountiful Hearts recording at Josiah Mazzaschi’s The Cave, back in L.A., October 2010. This is the lineup that helped me develop the songs on Thee Nathaniel Fregoso & the Bountiful Hearts. Randy Billings, Becky Gebhardt and Joel Isaac Black are all extremely talented musicians who poured their energy and magic into the album and made it something special. Listen to it this Friday on your favorite streaming service via R.I.P. Ben Lee Records.

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Freshmilk.TV Interview

“I play loud rock and roll music. That’s all I ever want to play.”

Check out this interview with Freshmilk.tv. Thee Nathaniel Fregoso & the Bountiful Hearts will be released on 30. October via R.I.P. Ben Lee Records. Pre-order here.

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Joiz

We’re going to be stars! At least it felt that way, when we appeared on the now defunct Joiz– a call-in style TV program where artists competed against each other in front of a live-at-home audience. Our brand of indie rock and roll was no match for the woman whose pop stylings we lost to- at least in the hearts of German teenagers. There isn’t any footage of the performance on the internet, but we do have this photo, which is notable for the one-time-only appearance of Ferdinand Kumpfmüller on guitar. Watch our two music videos here and here.

Photo by Alison Bell.