The Bergamot is an American indie rock band, consisting of Nathaniel Paul Hoff and Jillian Speece. The duo met in South Bend, IN at Marian High School, where they started making music together. On October 20th, 2017 The Bergamot released the dreamy anthem P.D.R. (Both Records LLC). The single launched the band’s career who was then discovered by Matt Wiggins (Adele, U2, Glass Animals) and achieved great reviews being called “The hottest emerging music talent” (People) and “a gorgeous sound” (Daily Mirror).
In early 2020, after traveling to London to record “Mayflies” with Wiggins, The Bergamot was invited to open for OneRepublic. When COVID hit, every tour date was lost. Upon this massive shift, the band focused on finishing their feature-length documentary “State of the Unity” and new album “Far Out”.
This spring, The Bergamot released their documentary “State of the Unity,” scoring instant critical acclaim. The film and band won the prestigious “Marion Herrman Excellence in Filmmaking Award” at the Sedona International Film Festival and “Best Documentary Feature” at the Paris Independent Film Festival and “Best Documentary” from the Art Film Awards as well as being Official Selection at the Richmond International Film Festival, Swedish Independent Film Festival, and Atlanta Docufest.
In the past few years, The Bergamot toured extensively in America and Europe. In early 2019, The Bergamot became a household name when it was featured in the “Rock Band” video game and has since gained over half a million streams online. The band is blazing a new trail in the music industry combining their skills for crafting tunes and releasing their feature film. Later this year the duo will release their new album Far Out, which was mixed by Matt Wiggins. They also kicked off a 9-month tour to support the new releases in March 2022.
“Far Out” comes via their album of the same name, currently on general release.
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