THE BAND
As philosophy students at Harvard, Steven Duque and Andrew Livingston both yearned for something more than the world of suits & ties. Starting freshman year, they jammed on their guitars, talked extensively about life and pondered the future. Friends Nathan Eberhart, Logan Pritchard and William Magid join the band on bass, drums and keys & sounds, respectively.
The band’s members draw influence from a diverse range of artists, ranging from Radiohead, Bach and Miles Davis to the Beatles, Ratatat and the Toadies. Big Time fuses appreciation for tone and groove with a love for pure, kickin’ rock’n roll. And as students of philosophy, the members of Big Time write lyrics that dig deep into the wild depths of human experience.
STEVEN DUQUE
Born and raised in Houston, Texas, the son two Filipino immigrants, Steven Duque began playing piano at age four. At twelve, he began playing the bagpipes. Soon afterward, he taught himself how to play guitar from his mother’s old guitar magazines. From the moment Steven picked up the guitar, he began writing songs, singing as front man of an art-rock band in high school. Influenced by his mother’s love of folk music and pop, Steven’s songwriting reflects his upbringing and penchant for indie and art rock.
ANDREW LIVINGSTON
AndrewLivingston grew up in Palo Alto, California, and began composing music as soon as his little infant brain figured out that pressing piano keys produced noise. Andrew began with piano lessons, progressed to various woodwind instruments and eventually settled down with the guitar around age fifteen. His formal guitar studies have focused on jazz theory, with an emphasis on incorporating jazz harmony into rock and pop music.
LOGAN PRITCHARD
Logan Pritchard, born in Toronto, Canada, picked up his first pair of hickory sticks in the 5th grade and has since drummed on most household surfaces and strangers in his vicinity. He blames his overdeveloped right foot on his Zeppelin LPs, though he attributes most of his sound to prog rock drummers Carl Palmer and Bill Bruford. The young’un of the band, Logan currently studies the neuroscience of economics at Harvard College. When he’s not trying to live up to his lumberjack heritage, he plays rugby and travels to the farthest reaches of the world.
NATHAN EBERHART
Nathan Eberhart grew up in Palo Alto, California, with Andrew and William. At thirteen, Nathan started a deep rhythm and blues band. As a musician, he takes his influences from a wide array of musical languages — from jazz to noise and, of course, rock ‘n roll. Nathan attended Berkeley, lived in Europe, worked as a journalist, got some degrees, and kept playing music. Now, he’s out East, embarking on a wild musical journey with his friends.
WILLIAM MAGID
William Magid grew up in Palo Alto, attending the rival high school of Nathan and Andrew. His earliest music-related memory is performing an improvised Casio keyboard concert for his kindergarten show-and-tell. He first met Nathan and Andrew in high school after playing trumpet with Nathan’s band. While studying Ethnomusicology at UCLA, William traveled the world playing trumpet with blues legend Solomon Burke and The Ramblers, a Ghanaian band. William also works on a side project called Pangea Collective. When not playing music, he can be seen sipping tea.