NOLAN C. GROSS

[2/28/2003]

Creative Engineer: Musician, Designer, Actor, Director, Videographer, Stylist

about:

Nolan Gross was born on February 28th, 2003 in Corona, California. He has always been a performer, putting on fake rock concerts from a very early age. At age 6, Nolan started asking about being on T.V. and saying it would be fun to act. He started acting classes and really flourished. During the summer of 2012, Nolan traveled between Iceland and New York playing the role of Young Ham in the Darren Aronofsky film "Noah.” This set the pathway for Nolan to pursue acting from a young age. He then landed roles in Terminator, CSI, American Horror Story, Drink & many more films and T.V, shows, plus a ton of commercials. Nolan is still pursuing acting and modeling and is inspired to find new ways to blend the world of film with music. He has enjoyed playing the roles of others, but it made him think about who he really is in this world.

Nolan has always felt a call to go behind the camera and started capturing his own story. Nolan graduated high school after ninth grade to pursue his passions in different mediums and creative endeavors. One of his first projects behind the camera was creative direction  for Nike, in which he created a commercial for their in-house team about what the youth is really looking for in their brand. He has a knack for capturing raw emotions through visuals. Nolan is a natural when it comes to creating. He puts his touch on every aspect of his creation process. He compresses his feelings and thoughts into many different outlets that allow for expression. This range has allowed him to experience many different mediums in the creative worlds. He creates art for himself and trusts his creative intuition, which makes him stand out. He does it all to tell a bigger story. His mission is vast, but also very simple...to INSPIRE.

MUSIC:

Nolan created his first musical album at the age of 16 and started to learn how to write songs and produce. He called this body of work, "The Path To Forever."

A “30-minute album with seven music videos to accompany the feelings expressed through the songs. Traveling from Orange County to Redding, CA to make this album, he found himself secluded from the life he was living and felt a new mode turn on. There were no distractions, just inspiration. He spent day after day in the studio with just him and a producer. He would fly home on the plane ride with a whole new batch of songs to reflect and listen to. He was figuring out ways he could tell his story through the outlet called music. He knew he wanted to blend his love for acting, music, fashion, editing, performing and passion into a world of his own. He created “The Path To Forever”  in a span of four months and on his 17th birthday, he released the album. This was a big step for his journey, it was a new pathway that was opened. He had no expectations for anything, he just knew that when the album was released into the world, it had the opportunity to impact others. Learn more about his full music discograph in the "Music" tab

Since 2022, Nolan has gone on to create a duo project with collaborator Rocco Moon, called AZUARE. A project based around being yourself and encouraging others to be "as you are".
‍"Ethereal trap punk" is the base of what they describe their music as. A mix of auto tune, emotional chords, trap beats, punk guitars, and a whole lot of heart. Through experiences, visuals, performances, storytelling & much more they can't wait to share their art with the world. You can learn more on the "AZUARE" page.

LOOK UP!

Right after Nolan's first album came out, the world started to shut down and that’s when him and his family moved to Santa Cruz, CA. In this time, Nolan took a step back and asked himself, “Why not make another album, but with an expanded, solid crew around and make this next one even more dialed in?” He began making his second album right when he moved up to a retreat center called Rainbow Ridge. Producers Steve Wilmot and David Tosti came up to create some music with the Nolan & Ethan who were living in a yurt they called "The Spaceship" in the middle of the forest. The ultimate creation peaceful spot. They made two songs in two days and it felt so natural working all together. This eventually led to Nolan creating a whole album of songs.

Alternating from creating a few times in Santa Cruz and other times at Steve’s studio, it was a dream to get back in the process of making music and evolving. Nolan started to gain depth from those sessions, and it felt like he was learning how to dig deeper into parts of his soul that wanted to be expressed. The way Nolan approached production shifted drastically as well. Watching a more advanced producer (a high level wizard on the computer & analog instruments) gave him a deeper connection to creating music. We’ve gone through a lot of stages of making this project and it’s in the final stages of it development. It's's been a long journey but it will be worth the wait.

STYLING & CLOTHING

Since a young kid, fashion has always been a way for Nolan to express himself.  He started by making 1 of 1 vintage, screen printed and hand sewn pieces which are available on his site. He then has gone on to create a collaboration collection with dear friend Sam Gregor of Mind Liquid Studio. This collection is called "Reach For The Stars," and includes 30 high quality pieces of all different variety.

Thank you to all my friends, family & strangers that have become a part of this journey. The support never goes unnoticed. The support in so many aspects of my life. For showing up to our shows, buying the clothes I create, all the text messages, comments, reshares, it helps fuel the vision. Grateful you get to witness my evolution as a soul on this Earth in the year 2024. & Thank You to Aya Safieddine for the immense support on helping this website come to fruition and the hours of endless work and dedication to help me find the perfect pocket. LOVE TO ALL!

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