Nat Baldwin

Nat Baldwin (born February 21, 1980, in Rochester, New Hampshire) is an American bassist, improvisor, and songwriter known for his solo work and as a former member of Dirty Projectors.^[1][2][3][4]

Nat Baldwin
Nat Baldwin at Pioneer Works in Brooklyn, 2020
Background information
Born	(1980-02-21) February 21, 1980 (age 45) Rochester, New Hampshire
Genres	Experimental
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Double Bass, Electric Bass
Years active	2000–present
Labels	Tripticks Tapes Western Vinyl Shinkoyo / Artist Pool Traced Objects
Website	https://natbaldwin.bandcamp.com/ http://triptickstapes.bandcamp.com/

Career

In 2020, Baldwin released a series of experimental works for solo double bass: AUTONOMIA I: Body Without Organs, AUTONOMIA II: Recombinations, and AUTONOMIA III: Endnotes.

He has appeared on many albums such as In Ear Park (2008) by Department of Eagles, Contra (2010) by Vampire Weekend and Shields (2012) by Grizzly Bear.^[5]

Tripticks Tapes

In 2020, Baldwin founded Tripticks Tapes, a tape label that has been recognized for showcasing a broad range of improvised and experimental music.^[6][7]

Tripticks releases have been named among the best in music by publications including The Wire,^[8] Bandcamp Daily,^[9] Burning Ambulance,^[10] and The Road to Sound,^[11] with notable artists including Weston Olencki,^[12] Nick Dunston,^[13] Amirtha Kidambi and Luke Stewart,^[14] Webb Crawford,^[15] Patrick Shiroishi,^[16] Travis Laplante and Jason Nazary,^[17] Phicus,^[18] and Beam Splitter.^[19]

Solo discography

• Solo Contrabass (2003)
• Lights Out (2005)
• Enter the Winter (2006)
• Most Valuable Player (2007)
• People Changes (2011)
• In the Hollows (2014)
• AUTONOMIA I: Body Without Organs (2020)
• AUTONOMIA II: Recombinations (2020)
• AUTONOMIA III: Endnotes (2020)
• Common Currents (2021)^[20]