Nate Albert

Nate Albert (born 1970) is an American music executive, songwriter, producer and guitar player. He is currently the Senior Vice President of A&R at Republic Records, a division of Universal Music Group, where he works with such artists as The Weeknd, Florence & the Machine, Phantogram and the Lonely Island.

Mighty Mighty Bosstones

Albert began his music career when he helped form The Mighty Mighty Bosstones at 13 years old, playing lead guitar for the platinum-selling band for over a decade . During his time with the Bosstones, Albert performed on numerous television shows—including Saturday Night Live, Late Night with David Letterman, Late Night with Conan O’Brien and The Jon Stewart Show—as well as Paramount Pictures’ Amy Heckerling-directed film Clueless. Albert and the Bosstones also co-headlined Lollapalooza, the Warped Tour, The Tibetan Freedom Concert and the Horde Tour alongside such acts as Beck, the Beastie Boys, Pavement, Sonic Youth, Rancid and Neil Young. At the height of the Bosstones’ success, Albert left the band to pursue a degree at Brown University .