Golden Empire is the project of Nathan Hanley. He is currently producing an album entitled “Young Adult Culture”. The songs for the album were all recorded from the fall of 2009 to the present as the artist spent a year farming in Massachusetts usa.

Nathan has participated in other music projects including Bailey (a synthpop group from champaign, IL), Magnus Grim (his sample based electronic project), and played bass with the indie band Headlights during their 2007 east coast tour.