interview in 2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\tNathan soon landed his first industry job in radio promotion at Ampex, which led to him building a career with roles in promotion at labels including Bearsville, Casablanca, Playboy, Sire and Atlantic.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cI lost my best friend of 55 years,\u201d Fishkin noted following his death. \u201cMarc Nathan walked like he talked as well as anyone I\u2019ve ever known. His irascible, acquired taste persona was what I enjoyed the most, even though maddening at times. We had much in common chiding and deriding phonies and pretentious fools in sports, politics, but most importantly, the music business. We occasionally enjoyed busting each other as well. We delighted in having our own sometimes hilarious shorthand putting us on the floor at times with uncontrollable laughter.\u00a0He was a great record man, and a baseball and hockey chronicler supreme, among his many talents and passions.\u00a0And yes, I have stories! But most important was his loyalty and support for all the right people and issues. And he never let me down in all those 55 years.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tOver the years \u2014 with stints in New York, Los Angeles and, most recently, Nashville \u2014 Nathan also worked in A&R, having a hand in Universal\u2019s acquisition of Cash Money Records, and in talent development for Universal, Capitol, Atlantic\/ATCO and imprints. <\/p>\n
\n\tAmong the artists he got signed were the bands 3 Doors Down (at Universal) and Barenaked Ladies (at Sire). He later established a label, Flagship Records, to release solo work from Barenaked Ladies co-founder Steven Page.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cMarc was a record person of the highest order,\u201d Page wrote following his death. \u201cHe was absolutely and passionately obsessed with music and amassed an encyclopedic memory for songs, charts and artists. He played a huge role in my career and in my life \u2014 a role that arced across our entire shared timeline. Marc was a guy who loved big, emotional music and also too-smart-for-its-own-good pop and had a huge soft spot for silly novelty songs too. We kind of fit the bill perfectly for him and he got us. Marc took our demo tape to Seymour Stein at Sire records, and, thankfully, Seymour got it. While everyone else was calling us a throwaway, Seymour looked at Marc and said, \u2018They\u2019re a Simon and Garfunkel for the \u201890s.\u2019 Marc was always especially proud of his involvement, and I\u2019m eternally grateful to him for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tPage added, \u201cHe was among the first and most persistent of my friends to lend me support, advice and solidarity. He could be a nudge, but that\u2019s only because he had a huge heart and he really, really cared. There were many, many people in his life that he would counsel and coach and cajole and mentor through their darkest hours \u2014 he\u2019d been there and back several times himself \u2014 and I\u2019m proud and grateful to be one of those friends. I\u2019m lucky to have known him.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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