If you tuned in today to WXPN Middays with Helen Leicht, you heard “Gone On” by Nano Whitman

For any of you who don’t know Nano Whitman, he’s a Philadelphia-born artist who started his singing in the Philadelphia Boys’ Choir and became acquainted with playing many instruments at Settlement Music School. He wound up graduating from Harvard with a degree in Music Composition and wrote a Rock Opera as his thesis with a Berklee Professor. For the last 6 years he’s lived in Austin were he has collaborated with many talented musicians including renowned Jazz singer Kat Edmonson. His song “28″ won first prize in the 2010 Billboard World Song Contest for Americana/Folk, a song featured on his new album I Leave On The Light.

He’ll be performing Upstairs at World Cafe Live on March 1st at 8PM as part of a Northeast tour from DC to Boston.

For more information concerning upcoming shows, click here.

Below, Nano Whitman in his home studio.