Nat Powers
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Nat Powers in London, 2014
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nathaniel Jeffrey |
| Also known as | Mr Powers |
| Born | 4 June 1986 |
| Origin | Leicester, East Midlands, U.K. |
| Genres | Hip hop, rap, grime, soul, R&B, Motown, Neo soul |
| Occupation(s) | Songwriter, Record producer, Composer, Lyricist, Poet |
| Instruments | Vocals, Drums, Akai MPC, Keyboards, SSL Board |
| Years active | 1999–present |
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| Website | www.nat-powers.com |
Nat Powers (born Nathaniel Jeffrey on 4 June 1986) is a British song writer, record producer and poet from Leicester who has worked with hip-hop figures such as Darryl McDaniels of Run DMC, Spice One and with a majority of the iconic Death Row Records roster. He was mentored by multi-platinum rapper and producer Sam Sneed. He has also been co-mentored by musician Leroy Burgess of the 1970s R&B group Black Ivory, who himself was mentored by Stevie Wonder when he was rising to fame.
Nathaniel Jeffrey enrolled in a local college course in 2003 and studied Music Technology, going on to graduate with a bachelor's degree in Music, Technology and Innovation. During his university studies he began working with orchestras and choirs as a conductor, choir director and film scorer, before going on to establish himself as a record producer.
In 2010, he began close a working relationship with the son of Dr. Dre, Curtis Young. Together they created an album, titled 'Doctor's Note' with Young providing the vocals and Powers on the production. The album had a worldwide release in September 2012.
On 31 August 2011, Nat Powers and his mother narrowly escaped being killed in an explosion that tore apart a kebab shop. A body was discovered in the wreckage by firefighters, and was later identified as employee Fiaz Ahmed Ansari. Six people – two men and four women were arrested by police shortly after the explosion, and in September 2012 two of the suspects were found guilty of manslaughter and jailed for eight years each. Nat Powers described seeing a flame ball shoot out and the metal shutters "flying across the road" to local media in a TV interview, and remarked that to avoid something as devastating as that, "someone was most certainly watching over them".
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