Nat and Alex Wolff

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Nat and Alex Wolff

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Nat and Alex Wolff are an American pop music duo

from New York, New York, consisting of brothers Nat
and Alex Wolff. The siblings are known for their work on
the Nickelodeon television series The Naked Brothers
Band, which was created and produced by their mother,
actress Polly Draper.[1][2] It was adapted from the
self-titled mockumentary film that Draper wrote and
directed.[1][2][3] The duo's initial teen pop boy band called
"The Naked Brothers Band" was depicted as part of its
participation in their Nickelodeon series that aired from
2007 to 2009. They have released four full-length albums
and have been nominated for several awards.
Nat and Alex Wolff

Origin
New York, New York, U.S.
Genres
Pop rock
Years active
2004present
Labels
Nickelodeon/Columbia/SME,
Saddleup Records
Associated acts Polly Draper, Michael Wolff,

Michael A. Levine, Boris Pelekh,
Jake Hertzog, Chris Muir, Jesse
Draper
Website
(http://www.natnalex.com/)
Contents
Members
1 History
1.1 20012004: Early years - The Silver
Boulders
1.2 20042009: The Naked Brothers Band
1.3 20092010: Duo career and touring
1.4 2010-2012: Black Sheep
1.5 2012-Present: Throwbacks, Double
Singles, and Public Places
2 Musical style and influences
3 Band Members
4 Discography
4.1 Albums
4.2 Singles
5 Concert and tours
6 Awards
7 References
8 External links
www.natnalex.com
Nat Wolff
Alex Wolff
History
20012004: Early years - The Silver Boulders
While Nat was in preschool, he formed a band called The Silver Boulders with his friends, which included
David,[3] Thomas, Josh, Walker (son of news journalist Ann Curry), and Cal (son of actress Julianne
Moore).[1][4] Nat wrote his first song titled "Mama Don't Let Me Cry"[5] at the age of five.[3] At the time,
Alex was not allowed to be part of the band, as Nat felt it would be unfashionable to have a brother in the
same ensemble.[1]
When Nat, who lives in Lower Manhattan of New York City, was 4 years old, his father, jazz pianist
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Michael Wolff (bandleader on The Arsenio Hall Show)[1][2][3] played Nat music, primarily jazz. After
hearing the music of The Beatles, Nat became inspired and watched all the group's films including Help!.[1]
Alex learned how to play the saxophone at the age of two and a half. As recalled by the boys' mother, actress
Polly Draper (star on ABC's Thirtysomething), Nat and Alex were infants when they arose from a bath
proclaiming, "We're the naked brothers band!"[1][2][3]
After the September 11 attacks, six-year-old Nat composed the song "Firefighters" for a benefit he
performed with his band, staged behind his Lower Manhattan apartment. Alex desired to be part of the
concert, and so Nat created "a fake plastic saxophone" for him to play.[1] The charity ended up raising over
$45,000 and was donated to the children of the firefighters who were killed during the terrorist attacks. After
the band's charity concert, the band performed shows at Christmas parties and wedding ceremonies.[1]
After being inspired by Ringo Starr from The Beatles, Alex chose the drums as an alternative instrument to
play.[1] Alex learned how to play, as he viewed tapes of Starr playing, which resulted in him becoming a
proficient drummer. This persuaded Nat to allow Alex to join his band. At the age of 6, Nat composed a
melody without lyrics. He later desired to compose a song that sounded like The Beach Boys' music.
Subsequently, Nat wrote the song "Crazy Car".[1] In the aftermath, The Silver Boulders broke up; the
siblings, along with original members David, Thomas, and Josh revived the band to its former title, The
Naked Brothers Band.[1]
In 2003, Nat was featured in his mother's play Getting Into Heaven at The Flea Theater. Nat also performed
in The Heart of Baghdad at the same theater.[2]
20042009: The Naked Brothers Band

Nat begged his mom to be a child actor by putting signs on his door that said: "I want to be a child star,
Mom!" At first, she refused by explaining that it would be too difficult, so she made a compromise with Nat;
in 2003, she let him film his own sitcom titled "Don't Eat Off My Plate."[2] After that, Nat begged his dad to
record a tape in the studio with Alex and him, so Mr. Wolff arranged a recording session for the three of
them in the studio. While Ms. Draper saw them recording in the studio, she came up with the idea to make a
"mock documentary" about the band as if they were huge like The Beatles.[1] During the summer of 2004,
the film took production at the family's real-life apartment and all around New York City,[2] which at the
time Nat was 9 and Alex was 6-and-a-half.[1] Ms. Draper wrote and directed The Naked Brothers Band: The
Movie, which was designed as an independent family project with a low-budget under $1,000,000.[2] The
film consisted of celebrities who were friends with Draper and Wolff, including Cyndi Lauper, Julianne
Moore, Ann Curry, Uma Thurman, Tony Shalhoub, Ricki Lake, Arsenio Hall, and the complete cast of
Thirtysomething.[1][2] The film also included Ms. Draper's niece Jesse Draper,[2] her brother Tim Draper,
and her nephews William "Billy" T. Draper, Adam Draper, and Coulter Mulligan. Michael Wolff produced
the music with his longtime friend music composer Michael A. Levine;[1] Polly Draper, Michael Wolff, and
Tim Draper all served as executive producers for the film. Nat Wolff wrote and performed all the songs,
except for "That's How It Is", which was written and performed by Alex Wolff.
In 2005, Ms. Draper entered the film at the October 23, 2005, Hamptons International Film Festival, where
it won the audience award for family feature film.[2][6][7] Meanwhile, Nickelodeon executive and the
founder of Spike TV, Albie Hecht was in the audience that day. He ended up bringing the film to
Nickelodeonbegging them to do a television series based on it. Tom Asheim, the vice president and
general manager of Nickelodeon said:
"At first, we were intrigued by the idea, but we weren't sure kids would get the vague-tongueand-check-of-it. Then a bunch of us took it home to our own children and they loved it."[2]
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Eventually, Nickelodeon persuaded Ms. Draper to put together a television series. Draper recalled, "When
Nickelodeon first asked us about doing a series, we said, 'How about a cartoon, so the kids could stay
normal?' They said, 'No, we love your kids.'"[8] In the summer through the early fall of 2006, the first season
of the self-titled series took production.[2] On January 27, 2007, The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie aired
on Nickelodeon, and the self-titled series aired February 3.[2] Polly Draper is the creator, head writer,
executive producer, and frequent director of the series,[2][3][7] while Albie Hecht is the executive producer
and his production company Worldwide Biggies distributes the series.[3] Kidz House Entertainment also
distributes the series.[7] It's located at Stage 1, which is a division of Broadway Stages in Greenpoint,
Brooklyn where the show is filmed.[2][9][10] The series premiere brought Nickelodeon's highest-rated
premiere in seven years.[3]
Nat and Alex never really realized how big they were until October 8, 2007. Band members Nat, Alex,
Thomas, David, Allie DiMeco (who stars as Rosalina and Nat's crush on the film and TV series), and
Qaasim Middleton (who replaced former band-member Josh on the series) had an autograph-signing at
Times Square Virgin Megastore for the band's release of their self-titled debut album The Naked Brothers
Band. There were 1,500 fans that waited outside of Virgin Megastore for hours, some camped out overnight.
[1][2] In addition, they also had a live performance on ABC's Good Morning America with the band's song
"I'm Out".
In 2008, the second season of the band's television series aired, premiering on January 26 in Sidekicks. It
then ended after a 15-episode run with Polar Bears, which aired on June 6.
On April 15, 2008, the band finally released its second album, I Don't Want To Go To School. The album had
a total of 12 tracks, along with two bonus tracks, and a poster. As part of a Wal-Mart special sale, it included
a DVD featuring a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the Draper-Wolff family and the siblings' bandmates.
The band then started its first national-tour around the country called Nat & Alex Wolff: Fully Clothed &
On Tour, which started on November 1, 2008.[11] Nat and Alex, along with professionally trained musicians
that include Jacob Hertzog (Music Director/Guitar/Backup Vocals), Misty Boyce (Keyboards/Backup
Vocals), Chris Muir (Bass/Backup Vocals), and Boris Pelekh (Guitar/Drums/Backup Vocals) performed
songs from and even some from the upcoming episodes. Some concerts they performed at include the
Capital One Bank Theater in New York City, the Theater of the Living Arts in Philadelphia, the Berkeley
Performance Center in Boston, The Roxy in Los Angeles, and the House of Blues in Chicago, New Orleans,
Florida and California.[11] The tour ended shortly after on December 14, 2008.
The third season of the brothers' show began on October 18, 2008, with the television movie Mystery Girl.
The third and final season of The Naked Brothers Band television show aired four TV movies and three
holiday specials. The series ended on June 13, 2009, with No School Fools' Day. Many fans wondered the
reason for why the show came to an end. There were many reasons, but in the end it was confirmed that the
ending of the series was because the show was too expensive to be produced, and Nickelodeon would not
approve the budget.
20092010: Duo career and touring

After The Naked Brothers Band television show ended, the brothers continued to pursue music but emerged
as a duo group because the duo's old band name was owned by Viacom, a trademark of Nickelodeon. The
other band mates Jake Hertzog and Boris Pelekh on guitar, Chris Muir on bass, and Misty Boyce on
keyboards provided back-up instrumentation. They had also appeared at the siblings' initial tour in
2008.[12] Following the 2008 tour, the brothers confirmed their first full-length summer tour, titled "Nat and
Alex Wolff: Summer Road Trip Tour". It began in June 2009 and ended in early October 2009.
The brothers performed at Pop-Con 2010, alongside Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez, and many other teen
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performers. Thereafter, the duo performed at the Earth Day 2010 concert in New York and played many new
songs there, such as "Fire and Kerosene", "18" or "Disappointed" and others.
After the brothers completed their tour in 2009, they revealed that they were working on a new studio
album, post their Nickelodeon TV series. New material was written and recorded during that summer. Two
demo tracks a cover of Bruce Springsteen's song "Dancing In The Dark" and of The Beatles' song, "A
Hard Day's Night" were leaked onto the siblings' official website.[13]
2010-2012: Black Sheep

The brothers began recording their studio album in early 2010, and it was planned to consist of 12 new
tracks. Of the writing process, Nat said, "The material is a bit more mature, as I have matured as a
[song]writer."[12] Leading up to the album release, the brothers have starred in their own webshow on
YouTube, which was written and directed by their mother and their official website produced it. New
episodes have been uploaded weekly, most of which featured snippets of tracks from their upcoming album,
Black Sheep. The album was to be released in the fall of 2011. The album was produced by their father and
Daniel Wise, a client at The Soundmine Recording Studio.[14]
2012-Present: Throwbacks, Double Singles, and Public Places

In October 2013, Nat & Alex Wolff released an album of previously unreleased songs, entitled
"Throwbacks". The album primarily consisted of songs the musicians wrote during their time on their
Nickelodeon show, The Naked Brothers Band.
In 2014, the brothers released a double-single, Cities/It's Just Love. Three months later, they released two
more singles, "Last Station" and "Rules". On October 7, an additional double-single, consisting of "Where
I'm Goin'" by Alex, and "Rock Star" by Nat, was released. An alternate version of Rock Star was also
featured in the film Nat co-starred in Palo Alto.
In November 2016, they announced a new EP titled Public Places was available for pre-order with the lead
single "Rollin' Around" being available as an instant download when you pre-ordered the album. Public
Places was released December 16th, 2016.
Musical style and influences

The brothers' career was inspired by their favourite rock band, The Beatles. Alex learned to play the drums
by watching Ringo Starr on the Anthology tapes. This was the reason the brothers wanted to be in a band.[1]
Nat has also said that the two of them were very inspired by Nirvana, the Killers, The Doors, and Coldplay.
Originally, the band was a bubblegum pop-style group, over time however, the band evolved to have a more
rock-based sound.
Band Members
Nat Wolff - vocals, guitar, bass, piano (2004present)
Alex Wolff - vocals, guitar, piano, drums (2004present)
Discography
Albums
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Title
Type
Recorded
date
Release
Composer(s) Producer(s)
date
The Naked
Brothers
Soundtrack
April 3,
Band:
Mid-2005
/ EP
2007
Music from
the Movie
Label
Nat Wolff
Alex Wolff
Michael
Wolff
Nickelodeon/Columbia/SME
Records
Nat Wolff
Alex Wolff
Michael
Wolff
Michael A.
Levine
Records
Nat Wolff
Alex Wolff
Michael
Wolff
Michael A.
Levine
Records
Late 2008
October
11, 2011
Mid-2010
Nat Wolff
Alex Wolff
Michael
Wolff
Daniel
Wise[15]
Saddleup Records
Throwbacks Soundtrack 2008-2009
October
15, 2013
Nat Wolff
Alex Wolff
Daniel Wise
Saddleup Records
Peter Asher
Public
Places
December
Nat Wolff
16th,
Alex Wolff
2016
Saddleup Records
The Naked
Brothers
Band
Soundtrack Mid-2006
October
7, 2007
I Don't
April 15,
Want to Go Soundtrack Mid-2007
2008
to School
Black Sheep
Studio
album
EP
2016
Singles
"The Naked Brothers Band"
Crazy Car (2005)
If That's Not Love (2007)
I Don't Want To Go To School (2008)
Face In The Hall (2009)
"Nat & Alex Wolff"
Thump, Thump, Thump (2011)
Cities / It's Just Love (2014)
Last Station / Rules (2014)
Where I'm Goin' / Rock Star (2014)
Rollin' Around (2016)
Concert and tours
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Event
Title
Date
Tour
Fully Clothed and On Tour
November 1, 2008 December 14, 2008
Tour
Summer Road Trip Tour
July 2009 - October 2009
Concert Pop-Con[16]
February 20, 2010
Concert School of Rock Concert East May 15, 2011

Concert Gramercy Theater
May 29, 2011
Concert Genghis Cohen Concert
July 15, 2011
Tour
February 2012
Black Sheep Tour
Awards
Year
Award
Venue
Audience
Hamptons
Award for
2005
International
Family Feature
Film Festival
Film
Film or
series
The
Naked
Brothers
Band:
The
Movie
Recipient(s)
(including Nat
&/or Alex)
Film writer/director
or TV
creator/executive
producer
Polly Draper, Nat

Wolff, Alex
Wolff, David
Levi, Thomas
Polly Draper/ Polly
Batuello, Joshua
Draper
Kaye, Allie
DiMeco, Michael
Wolff, Cooper
Pillot
Network
Indie
film-turned
pilot episode
on
Nickelodeon
Result
Won[2]
2007 Best TV Actor
Nickelodeon
UK Kids'
Choice
Awards
The
Naked
Brothers Nat Wolff
Band TV
series
Polly Draper/ Albie

Hecht, Polly Draper, Nickelodeon
Michael Wolff (co-)
Nominated
Favorite
2009 Television
Actor
Nickelodeon
US Kids'
Choice
Awards
The
Naked
Brothers Nat Wolff
Band TV
series
Polly Draper/ Albie

Hecht, Polly Draper,
Nickelodeon
Michael Wolff (co-),
Bob Mittenthal (co-)
Nominated
Best
Performance in
The
a TV Series
Naked
Young Artist
2010 (Comedy or
Brothers Nat Wolff
Awards 2010
Drama) Band TV
Leading Young
series
Actor
Polly Draper/ Albie

Hecht, Polly Draper,
Nickelodeon
Michael Wolff (co-),
Bob Mittenthal (co-)
Nominated
References
1. "Video Library". wcbstv.com. Retrieved
2010-04-24.
2. Lee, Felicia R. (January 25, 2007). "A TV Family
Bound by Blood and a Band". The New York Times.
3. Steinberg, Jacques (September 22, 2007). "Famous
for Playing Rock Stars". The New York Times.
4. Ann Curry, Polly Draper, Michael Wolff, Nat Wolff,

Alex Wolff (April 12, 2007). TODAY: 'Naked
Brothers Band' (telecast). MSN. Retrieved
August 9, 2009.
5. Driver, Dustin. "The Naked Brothers Band: Naked
Inspiration". Apple. Retrieved June 1, 2009.
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6. "Variety Profiles: The Naked Brothers Band".

Variety.
7. Fries, Laura (January 25, 2007). "Naked Brothers
Band". Variety.
8. [1] (http://webcenters.netscape.compuserve.com
/celebrity/becksmith.js?p=bsf_nakedbros_rstar)
9. "de beste bron van informatie over webarchiv. Deze
website is te koop!". broadwaystages.com.
Retrieved 2010-04-24.
10. [2] (http://broadway-stages.com/stage1.html)
Archived (https://web.archive.org
/web/20080828114059/http://broadway-stages.com
/stage1.html) August 28, 2008, at the Wayback
Machine.
11. "Interview: Nat and Alex Wolff of the Naked
Brothers Band - Kids' TV Shows, Music Kaboose.com". Entertainment.kaboose.com.
Retrieved 2010-04-24.
12. Sutton, Judy (August 11, 2009). "Chatting with the

Wolff Brothers of the Naked Brothers Band".
TimeOutChicago. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
13. "NatNAlex.com". September 2007. Retrieved
February 3, 2010.
14. "The Soundmine Recording Studio - Our Clients".
The Soundmine Recording Studio. Retrieved
February 22, 2011.
15. "The Soundmine Recording Studio - Our Staff".
The Soundmine Recording Studio. Retrieved
September 13, 2010.
16. Joey (2009-12-15). "Pop-Con w/ Justin Bieber,
Selena Gomez & More! 92.3 NOW New York's
Hit Music Channel". 923now.com. Retrieved
2010-04-24.
External links
The Naked Brothers Band being interviewed at the New York Times Center Stage (http://wcbstv.com
/video/?id=107592@wcbs.dayport.com)
A TV Family Bound by Blood and a Band (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/25/arts/television
/25nake.html?)
Nat and Alex Wolff (https://twitter.com/natandalex) on Twitter
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nat_and_Alex_Wolff&oldid=756145210"
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