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This TikTok-Famous Funeral Director Might Bury 10 People a Day, But He Still Finds Time to Write Beautiful Songs
Funeral service, songwriting and a life shared on TikTok.
Press
Nathan Morris in the Press
Licensed funeral director. Independent pop artist. The mortician who sings.
As featured in
- Entrepreneur
- Wonderland
- Need To Know
- LEX18
- WDRB
- WBIR
- Messenger-Inquirer
- Owensboro Living
- Ghettoblaster
- Mystic Sons
Coverage
Featured articles
Wonderland
2023Premiere: Nathan Morris, Dangerous
The premiere of Dangerous.
Need To Know
2026I bought my own funeral home and became a mortician at 30. It changed my life
Nathan on owning a funeral home and becoming a mortician.
LEX18
2024Mortician and musician? Kentucky man goes viral through combo career
A Kentucky story about funeral service and music.
WDRB
From embalming to entertaining, a Kentucky mortician finds himself in the TikTok limelight
From funeral work to an audience on TikTok.
WBIR
Kentucky man goes viral through two careers: mortician and music
Two careers, funeral service and music.
Messenger-Inquirer
Morris revitalizing his pop career
A look at Nathan's return to pop music.
Owensboro Living
Behind the Music with Nathan Morris
A conversation about the music.
Ghettoblaster
Video Premiere: Nathan Morris, Feel A Little Closer
The video premiere of Feel A Little Closer.
Mystic Sons
2023Getting To Know... Nathan Morris
An introduction to Nathan and his music.
Podcasts and interviews
Media kit
Quick facts
- 01Licensed Kentucky funeral director and embalmer since 2014.
- 0215+ years in the funeral profession.
- 03Built Morris Family Funeral Homes to 11 locations, sold in 2023.
- 04Two singles on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart at the same time: Yet (No. 15) and Last Time (No. 16).
- 05About 1M followers and 400M+ lifetime views.
- 06Host of The Mortals, live on YouTube Tuesdays at 7pm ET.
- 07Founder of Selection Room, GPLscore and Funeral Music Planner.
- 08Based in Louisville, Kentucky.
- 09Dad of four boys.
Short bio
Nathan Morris is a licensed Kentucky funeral director and embalmer and an independent pop singer-songwriter from Louisville. After 15+ years in the funeral profession and building Morris Family Funeral Homes to 11 locations, he writes songs about what death teaches the living. His music has charted on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart, his videos have passed 400 million views, and he hosts The Mortals, a weekly show about fighting your way back.
Media files
Press photos and art
Last Christmas cover art
Download art: Last Christmas cover art, full resolution- Download photo: Nathan Morris in a navy suit standing beside a hearse at dusk.
- Download photo: Nathan Morris in a suit playing piano under a teal stage light.
- Download photo: Overhead view of Nathan Morris buried to the chest in a grave, with mourners' black shoes around the edge.
- Download photo: Nathan Morris buried in soil in a navy suit, a small flag reading Everything's going to be okay pinned to his lapel.
- Download photo: Nathan Morris smiling and looking up, hands pressed together, in a pink t-shirt against a warm brown wall.
- Download photo: Nathan Morris in an olive linen shirt leaning his head against a white wall.
- Download photo: Nathan Morris in an olive linen shirt leaning on a white wall with his hands clasped.
