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{{short description|American musician}}
'''Nathan December''' is an American [[rock and roll|rock]] [[guitar]]ist, best known for his work as a side musician with [[R.E.M.]] and the [[Goo Goo Dolls]] during the 1990s. He lives in [[Los Angeles]], [[California]].

==Music==
December appeared in the 1994 film ''[[Reality Bites]]'' playing guitar in the band led by Troy, [[Ethan Hawke]]'s character.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0213721/ IMDB]</ref> Following a stint in the band Careless  (which featured [[Minor Threat]]'s [[Brian Baker (musician)|Brian Baker]] and [[Mike Malinin]], later of the Goo Goo Dolls), December toured with R.E.M. during the ''[[Monster (R.E.M. album)|Monster]]'' tour in 1995 and played several instruments on the band's follow-up album, ''[[New Adventures in Hi-Fi]],'' much of which was recorded live during sound checks and backstage performances during the ''Monster'' tour.<ref>[http://www.retroweb.com/rem/publicity/rem27.html Warner Bros. Press Release, August 1996]</ref>

Around this time, he was a member of The Holy Bulls, which contributed a cover of [[Iggy Pop]]'s "T.V. Eye" to the 1997 Pop tribute album ''We Will Fall''.<ref>[http://www.musicfanclubs.org/googoodolls/misc/faq.htm#1.5.3 Music Fan Clubs]</ref> He also played guitar on [[Liz Phair]]'s [[1998 in music|1998]] album ''[[whitechocolatespaceegg]]''.<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r519532|pure_url=yes}} All Music]</ref> From 1998 through [[2000 in music|2000]], December played with the Goo Goo Dolls, playing guitar and mandolin on the band's triple-platinum album ''[[Dizzy Up the Girl]]'' and the following tour.<ref>[http://www.musicfanclubs.org/googoodolls/nathan/index.html Music Fan Clubs]</ref> In 2000, he played on Liars Inc.'s second album, ''Enemy''.<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=album|id=r519532|pure_url=yes}} All Music]</ref> In 2003-2004, he was the lead guitarist for the band Flupejac.

==Composer==
December is also credited as a composer on songs recorded by [[Bijou Phillips]], [[dc talk]], [[Paul Thorn]], and [[Maia Sharp]].<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p238290|pure_url=yes}} All Music]</ref>

==Post-musical career==
During the 2000s, he switched careers, working as an electrician and lighting technician on a number of Hollywood films, such as ''[[Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]]''.<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0213721/ IMDB]</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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