Nat Powers
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Nat Powers | |
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 Nat Powers, East London, 2020 | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | Mr Powers |
| Born | Nathaniel Powers 4 June 1986 |
| Origin | Leicester, England |
| Genres | Hip hop, rap, grime, soul, R&B, Motown, Neo soul |
| Occupations | Songwriter, Record producer, Composer, Lyricist, Poet |
| Instruments | Vocals, Drums, Akai MPC, Keyboards, SSL Board |
| Years active | 1999–present |
| Website | www |
Nat Powers (born Nathaniel Powers on 4 June 1986) is a British record producer and song writer from Leicester who has worked with hip-hop figures such as Darryl McDaniels of Run DMC, Spice One and with a majority of the Death Row Records roster. He was mentored by multi-platinum rapper and producer Sam Sneed.[1] 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.[2] [verification needed]
Nathaniel Powers 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.[3] 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.[4] [verification needed]
Doctor's Note
Explosion incident
On 31 August 2011, Nat Powers 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.[6] 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".[7][verification needed]
