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Birth name | Nathan Retro |
Also known as | Retro |
Born |
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom |
November 18, 1987
Genres | Electronic, Dance, Futurepop |
Occupation(s) | Record producer, Songwriter, DJ |
Instruments | FL Studio, Logic Pro, Drums, Keyboard, Bass, Guitar & more |
Years active | 2009—present |
Labels | AATW |
Associated acts |
Jay-Z Rio Ferdinand Tinchy Stryder Dappy Emeli Sande JLS The Saturdays Wiley |
Nathan Retro (born November 18, 1987), professionally known under the mononym Retro, is an English electronic, dance music, futurepop, grime, hip-hop, R&B and rock producer and DJ from Bradford. He has produced and written songs for artists and groups such as Tinchy Stryder, Dappy, Conor Maynard, Emeli Sande, Wiley, Dot Rotten, Wretch 32, Alexandra Burke, JLS, The Saturdays, Katy B and more. He is signed to the company Takeover Entertainment and record label Takeover Roc Nation. He is known for his retro-futurism style of musical composition.
Nathan Retro moved to Manchester, England in 2006 to further his education in music and take his career to the next level. After tireless hours working day and night perfecting his sound, Nathan Retro has become something of a musical genius. After 4 years of hard work and determination he secured a publishing deal with Takeover/Cloud 9 and also signed to Takeover Entertainment in July 2009 and Takeover Roc Nation in 2011.