Nathaniel Warren Seth Motte (born January 13, 1984) is an American

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, and

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from Boulder, Colorado. He is a member of the electropop duo

3OH!3 3OH!3 (pronounced "three oh three") is an American electronic music duo from Boulder, Colorado, made up of Sean Foreman and Nathaniel Motte. They are best known for their single "DONTTRUSTME" from their album ''Want'', which reached number seve ...

with

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Life and career

Motte was born to a French mother and an American father, Dr.

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, distinguished professor of French Literature at the

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. He has one brother. Motte attended Foothills Elementary, Casey Middle School, Boulder High School, and the

. In 2006 he graduated with a degree in environmental, population, & organismic biology. The following year Motte was accepted to medical school at the

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. Motte took

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lessons at a young age, and began to play

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at home with his brother and father. He began to DJ at age 18, playing in local bars and clubs in Boulder. He began producing music shortly thereafter, using programs like Acid and Reason to make songs at home while he was attending the

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. He now uses primarily

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as his production program, although he continues to work in other programs. Motte co-writes and produces all of 3OH!3's music, employing both analog technologies and virtual production tools. He musically directs 3OH!3's live show. He has written and produced songs for Shape Shifters and

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. He co-produced and co-wrote the song "

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" for

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in 2009. He released a collaborative album ''The Child Star'' with

Awol One Anthony Martin, better known by his stage name Awol One, is an alternative hip hop artist and graphic designer based in Los Angeles, California. Discography Albums Awol One * ''Souldoubt'' (2001) (with Daddy Kev) * ''Number 3 on the Phone'' (2 ...

on Fake Four Inc. in 2011. He co-wrote and co-produced the song " Love Somebody" for Maroon 5 in 2012. In 2014, Motte produced a song for

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called "Renegades." He was also a writer/producer for DCF aka Prince Caspian's singles "Jealous" and "Twenty Something" from the album "Pop Songs." In addition to co-writing and producing, Motte also composes for film, television, and video games. He scored a short movie in 2007 called ''Uberts'' (a French Film). 3OH!3's fourth studio album, Night Sports, was released by Fueled By Ramen on May 13, 2016. On July 11, 2016, Motte announced on Instagram that he had proposed to his longtime girlfriend, TV host Liz Trinnear, on July 7, 2016. A year later on July 7, 2017, they got married on Flagstaff Mountain in Boulder, Colorado.

Discography

Awol One & Nathaniel Motte

* ''The Child Star'' (2011)

As a songwriter and producer

Scoring

Filmography

Television appearances

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Motte, Nathaniel 1984 births American male singer-songwriters University of Colorado Boulder alumni Living people Musicians from Boulder, Colorado Musicians from Lincoln, Nebraska 21st-century American singers 21st-century American male singers Singer-songwriters from Colorado Singer-songwriters from Nebraska