Name
Midnight Owl (Nate Foy)
Birthday
December 13th, 1976
Music Bio
Midnight Owl started playing piano at age five and though out elementary, but it didn’t catch his interest. He first heard metal at the age of 11 when the song “One” by Metallica was in the top 40, and by the age of 13, metal was his favorite genre of music.
He soon got a guitar for Christmas, but at the time, there were very few guitars for left-handed players to choose from, so it was more of a practice guitar. He didn’t like the way it sounded when he first started practicing since the fingering was hard and the strings sounded dead, so he practiced finger movements while listening to other music.
He started taking lessons at the age of fifteen and learned songs by bands like Judas Priest and Nirvana. He was asked to join a band but declined because he lacked confidence in his playing skills.
It wasn’t until he was 19 that he joined his first band and played out a few times before departing. Soon after that, he got in communication with a few other musicians who were playing covers that he liked. He was interested, but instead of looking for a regular guitarist, they were looking for a bass player. He went out, bought a used bass, and joined the band. Going rapidly from guitar to bass, he didn’t have time to learn to pluck the bass strings with his fingers, so he used a guitar pick instead, and still does to this day.
For the next several years, he played in various bands, sometimes regular guitar and sometimes bass guitar. After a while, he decided that he would rather play bass in bands instead of guitar and stuck to bass. He was in his 40s by this time.
In April of 2023, he was asked to join Another Member Gone, and the rest is history.
Favorite bands
Moonlight Haze, Epica, Scorpions, Within Temptation, Visions of Atlantis, Nightwish, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Blind Guardian, Symphony X, Edguy, Lunatica, Legenda Aurea, Loudness, Anthrax, Overkill, Suicidal Tendencies, Triumph, Metallica (old), Grim Reaper, Fates Warning, Queensryche, Helloween, Evanescence, Elis, Dawn of Destiny, Delain, Krypteria, Manowar, Metal Church, Megadeth, Temperance, UFO, Uriah Heep, Vicious Rumors, Xandria, and many others.
Biggest influences
For Bass Guitar: Steve Harris (Iron Maiden), Thomas Miller (old Symphony X), Pete Way (UFO), Geddy Lee (Rush). For Regular Guitar Rik Emmitt (Triumph), Uli Jon Roth (Scorpions), Michael Romeo (Symphony X), KK Downing (ex-Judas Priest, KK’s Priest), Glenn Tipton (Judas Priest), Michael Schenker (Scorpions, UFO, Michael Schenker Group).
Interests outside of music
Outside of music, Midnight Owl writes novels under both the pen names “Nate Foy” and “N. A. Foy.” They are generally speculative fiction novels with fantasy and paranormal elements. He also likes to read about various topics, including mythology, history, physics, astronomy, theology, and many other subjects. He is a cat lover and loves doing things outdoors, like hiking and kayaking.
Equipment
Ibanez 6-string bass.
Author Website
Nate Foy (There are free samples of his books there). Also, the E-version of “Curse of Kredaria” is free on Amazon and several other platforms.
