Nathaniel David Utesch

Work inquiries: utesch+work [at] gmail.com
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Nate Utesch is a composer, Grammy nominated art director and graphic artist, from Fort Wayne, IN. His work stretches across 20 years of experience and over 400 titles for artists including Weezer, The Smashing Pumpkins, Phoebe Bridgers, Sharon Van Etten, Korn, Khruangbin, and Underoath.

Nate has led the new age electronic music project, Metavari, across the edges of the genre for over a decade. The act is best known for its career defining Record Store Day titles on One Way Static Records; the synth-heavy reimagining of Fritz Lang’s ‘Metropolis,' and ‘ABSURDA,’ the pioneering collection of dark and phosphorus music for the short films of David Lynch.

In 2022, Nate and creative partner, Mark Gypson, launched a storytelling brand and gaming company called "Exqui."

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Various Art for Music Album Archive Shop
Metavari Soft Continuum  
Joyful Noise
Design, Direction, Composer
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Khruangbin Mordechai Singles  
Dead Oceans
Design, Illustration, Co-Direction
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Hypnotic Brass Ensemble This Is a Mindfulness Drill.  
Jagjaguwar
Design, Direction
Illustration: Lonnie Holley
Hypnotic Brass Ensemble This Is a Mindfulness Drill.  
Jagjaguwar
Design, Direction
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Kayzo New Breed  
Welcome Records
Co-Direction, Co-Design
Designed with Seth Lunsford.
Mecha Maiko "Just Some Guy"  
New Retro Wave
Co-Direction, Design
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Underoath Voyeurist  
Fearless Records
Design, Video Processing, Co-Direction
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Underoath "Damn Excuses"  
Fearless Records
Co-Direction, Video Processing, Design
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The Smashing Pumpkins Cyr  
Sumerian
Design, Illustration, Co-Direction
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The Smashing Pumpkins Shiny and Oh So Bright, Vol.1  
Napalm
Design, Illustration, Co-Direction
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Weezer Weezer  
Crush/Atlantic
Design, Co-Direction
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Weezer SZNZ: Spring  
Atlantic
Co-Direction
Illustration: Helena Mas, Fredericksen3D
The Midnight Heroes  
Counter Records
Design, Direction
Illustration: Aaron Campbell
Underoath Voyeurist  
Fearless Records
Design, Video Processing, Co-Direction
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Sharon Van Etten "Beaten Down"  
Jagjaguwar
Design, Direction
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Angels and Airwaves Lifeforms  
Rise Records
Design, Co-Direction
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Metavari Metropolis Re-Score  
One Way Static
Design, Direction, Composer
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Korn The Nothing  
Elektra/Roadrunner
Design, Co-Direction
Illustration: Nate Rodriquez-Vera
Night of the Living Dead OST 1990  
Strange Disc
Design, Illustration, Direction
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Phoebe Bridgers Copycat Killer  
Dead Oceans
Design
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Phoebe Bridgers Punisher  
Dead Oceans
Design
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Phoebe Bridgers Punisher  
Dead Oceans
Design, Direction (Abandoned Draft)
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GXTP "Foresight"  
Nfartam, Ltd.
Art Direction, Design
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Mecha Maiko "Shut It Down"  
New Retro Wave
Design, Co-Direction
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Mecha Maiko Not Ok  
New Retro Wave
Design, Co-Direction
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Mute Math Play Dead Live  
Wojtek
Design, Co-Direction
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Art Blakey and His Jazz Messengers Chippin In  
Tidal Waves Music
Art Direction, Design
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serpentwithfeet Deacon  
Secretly Canadian
Art Direction, Design
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Halestorm Back from the Dead  
Atlantic
Art Direction, Design
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Twiceyoung Twiceyoung  
Musicbed
Design, Direction
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Paper Jackets "What They Call a Life"  
Selma
Design, Direction
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Okay Kaya Watch This Liquid Pour Itself  
Jagjaguwar
Design, Direction (Abandoned Draft)
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Okay Kaya Watch This Liquid Pour Itself  
Jagjaguwar
Design, Direction (Abandoned Draft)
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Khruangbin Mordechai  
Dead Oceans
Design, Illustration, Co-Direction
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serpentwithfeet Deacon  
Secretly Canadian
Art Direction, Design
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Molly Lewis The Forgotten Edge  
Jagjaguwar
(Abandoned Draft)
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Japanese Breakfast Jubilee  
Dead Oceans
(Abandoned Draft)
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Chet BakerCool Cat  
Tidal Waves Music
Art Direction, Design
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Shame Drunk Tank Pink  
Dead Oceans
(Abandoned Draft)
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Metavari Soft Continuum EP  
Vital Shores
Design, Direction, Composer
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Saint Motel The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack  
Elektra
Co-Design, Co-Direction
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Better Oblivion Community Center  
Dead Oceans
Design, Direction
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Gordi "Sandwiches"  
Jagjaguwar
Design, Direction
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Gordi Our Two Skins  
Jagjaguwar
Design, Direction
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Vinyl Moon Volume 50  
Vinyl Moon
Design, Direction
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Vinyl Moon Volume 50  
Vinyl Moon
Design, Direction
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Lonnie Holley National Freedom  
Jagjaguwar
Design, Direction
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Metavari "McCulloch Park"  
Vital Shores
Design, Direction, Co-Composer
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Okay Kaya "Asexual Wellbeing"  
Jagjaguwar
Design, Direction
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Okay Kaya "Ascend and Try Again"  
Jagjaguwar
Design, Direction
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Bullion Heavon Is Over (Friends of Jag)  
Jagjaguwar
Design
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Alex Cameron Miami Memory  
Secretly Canadian
Design
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Tim Heidecker What the Brokenhearted Do...  
Jagjaguwar
Design, Direction
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Metavari ABSURDA  
One Way Static
Design, Direction, Composer
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Metavari "The Alphabet"  
One Way Static
Design, Direction, Composer
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Stella Donnelly Beware of the Dogs  
Secretly Canadian
Design, Direction
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Too Close To Touch I'm Hard to Love But So Are You...  
Epitaph
Design, Co-Direction
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AFI The Missing Man  
Ex Noctem Nacimur
Illustration (Design: Brandon Rike)
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Shipwreck Karpathos Bring Down the Sky (Metavari Remix)  
Shipwreck Karpathos
Design, Direction, Composer
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Sharon Van Etten Remind Me Tomorrow  
Jagjaguwar
Design
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Sharon Van Etten Remind Me Tomorrow  
Jagjaguwar
(Abandoned Draft)
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Evangelicals The Halloween Song  
Dead Oceans
Design, Illustration, Direction
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The Blob Original Soundtrack  
One Way Static
Design, Direction
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How Much Darker b/w Street Smarts  
Mind Over Matter
Design, Direction, Composer
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Lonnie Holley MITH  
Jagjaguwar
Design, Direction
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Joey Dosik Inside Voice  
Secretly Canadian
Design, Direction
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Joey Dosik Inside Voice  
Secretly Canadian
(Abandoned Draft)
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Florian Fricke Spielt Mozart  
One Way Static
Design, Direction
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Durand Jones & the IndicationsLive Vol. 1  
Dead Oceans
Design
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Ganja & Hess Original Soundtrack  
Strange Disc
Design, Direction
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Beartooth Disease  
Red Bull Records
Design (Cover: Brandon Rike)
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usLights Love Will Tear Us Apart  
Mind Over Matter
Design, Direction
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Klaus Schulze La Vie Electronique Vol.1.0  
One Way Static
Design, Direction
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Metavari Symmetri  
One Way Static
Design, Direction, Composer
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Hundred Suns The Prestaliis  
New Damage
Design
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Marlon Wiliams "Nobody Gets What They Want Anymore"  
Dead Oceans
Design, Direction
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Vinyl Moon Vol.19: Sacred Dust  
Vinyl Moon
Design, Direction
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Vinyl Moon Vol.19: Sacred Dust  
Vinyl Moon
Design, Direction
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Void Reunion EP03  
Self-released
Design, Direction
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Japanese Breakfast Soft Sounds from Another Planet  
Dead Oceans
Design (Abandoned Draft)
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Trevor Sensor Andy Warhol's Dream  
Jagjaguwar
Design, Direction
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Metavari Tetra A.D. 2nd Pressing  
Mind Over Matter
Design, Direction, Composer

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Metavari Tetra A.D.  
Mind Over Matter
Design, Direction, Composer

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Metavari Indigo  
Vital Shores
Design, Direction, Composer

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Trevor Sensor Starved Nights Saturday Stars  
Jagjaguwar
Design, Direction
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Heaven's Gateway Drugs Rubber Nun  
Dizzy Bird
Design, Direction
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Tim Heidecker In Glendale  
Rado
Design (Abandoned Draft)
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Suuns Hold/Still  
Secretly Canadian
Design
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Small Black Best Blues  
Jagjaguwar
Design
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Metavari Oh Diane 7"  
Mind Over Matter
Painting, Direction, Composer
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Metavari Oh Diane 7" Test-Pressing  
Mind Over Matter
Design, Direction, Composer
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Sharon Van Etten I Don't Want to Let You Down  
Jagjaguwar
Design
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Gardens & Villa Music for Dogs  
Secretly Canadian
Design, Direction
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Gardens & Villa Fixations  
Secretly Canadian
Design, Paint, Direction
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Night Beds Ivywild  
Dead Oceans
Design, Direction
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Cayucas Mooney Eyed Walrus  
Secretly Canadian
Design, Direction
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Cayucas Dancing at the Blue Lagoon  
Secretly Canadian
Design
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Metavari Moonless  
Vital Shores
Design, Direction, Composer
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Viet Cong Viet Cong  
Jagjaguwar
Design
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