Overview

Hello world! My name is Nate Villwock, and I'm a singer-songwriter here in the beautiful city (town?) of Hobe Sound.

I’ve been making music since I was sixteen, when I realized I wanted to write songs. So, I started writing some pretty bad songs and I loved each one. As I met more people and experienced more life and art, my songs started changing and growing. This evolution was brought on by playing music and having conversations with dear friends at night in the park, reading poetry from different eras and regions, and meeting people who helped guide me on my way, whether they know it or not. Now I have the chance to share how I have processed everything I have studied and learned, thought and felt, and now all that’s left is to share it with anyone who wants to hear.

The material is ready, and the musicians are waiting -- this Plaid Dog campaign is the final step toward creating my first ever, professionally produced studio EP.

This campaign is raising funds for my professionally recorded EP with Ryan Gallagher in Boston, MA. Ryan is a Boston-based producer and engineer with experience working with both established and up-and-coming musicians. Together, Ryan and I are digging into my original material, writing arrangements, and reaching out to local musicians to bring the songs to life. 

We’ve been able to cover the costs of recording and producing one song, which is ready for you to check out right here on this page. This first song is called “Saint Nameless,” and you can check it out below!

While I’ve been able to fund the recording process for "Saint Nameless" on my own, to create an EP of songs of this quality, studio costs add up quickly. With that said, this campaign can give us a unique opportunity to collaborate and make great art together. Your donation will cover the following costs of my project:

1. Pre-Production: This is where everything starts. Ryan and I will start crafting the arrangements for each song slated for the EP. We’ll hold rehearsals to fine-tune the songs and arrangements and talk through new and exciting ideas for how to approach the recording process.

2. Recording: This is when we enter the studio and start capturing the music and where the songs become what you'll hear on this EP. This campaign will play a huge role in making sure we have enough time to capture great performances for every member of the band.

3. Mixing & Mastering: Each track will get mixed to create the right balance between instruments, texture and color that make up a track. As a final step, the EP will be mastered from beginning to end so that the listening experience is cohesive and carefully choreographed from start to finish.

And what will you get for your generosity and support? So many awesome things!

I am so appreciative and grateful for any support you can lend to this campaign. In exchange for your generosity, I've put together a really exciting group of gifts that are available exclusively through your participation in this campaign.

Check out some examples below and a full list to the right!

It's hard to express how much this project would change my life.

Music has always been a part of the world I live in. Growing up singing songs with my father, to finding my own niche of music as I got older, I’ve witnessed music change so many lives, myself included. It’s a hard thing to express the importance and power that music can have. I think it needs to be experienced in order to truly understand. One such moment for me was at a mewithoutYou concert. At the end of a song about a beetle king, I was moved to tears as everyone in the room screamed “why not be utterly changed into fire?” It was powerful and raw, and my life was changed. The impact that my project would have on my own idea of something like this would be magnificent. Throughout my life I have built different communities, each one dear to me. This would be another community to build, and one that I can share more widely. Each person I know and care for is in my heart, which is in every song I write. So, to share something this big is all I could ever hope for. It is my chance to create something strong enough to move someone, even just a little, just as I was moved at that concert.

I’ve never done anything of this magnitude before. It is exciting and scary. I will get to collaborate with so many people, and share thoughts and ideas in a new way. It is a chance for me to create something bigger than myself through my creative outlet, and that is something I will not soon forget. It is a lovely thought that I will be able to accomplish this with your support. All I can do now is strive to create something honest and vulnerable, so you may get to know me a little better.

If you're ready to contribute, just click the "Back This Project" button on the top right of this page! Every little bit counts, and I’m so grateful for all your support.

If you have folks in your network that would be interested in supporting me, please feel free to share this page with them.

Thank you so much for checking out my campaign page. I can't wait to share this music with you.