Robb Nansel

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Robb Nansel is a musician and president of Saddle Creek Records. He is also credited as a member of Commander Venus and Bright Eyes.

Nansel met Mike Mogis while at school at the University of Nebraska Lincoln.

In 2007, Nansel opened The Slow Down with partner Jason Kulbel,{{cite news|title=Can indie music save your neighborhood?|newspaper=The Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/storyline/wp/2014/09/08/can-indie-music-save-your-neighborhood-the-case-for-investing-in-local-music-scenes/}} a 470 capacity venue in the North Downtown area of Omaha, NE.{{cite web|title=Slowdown History|url=https://www.theslowdown.com/history/|accessdate=12 May 2020}}