| Nat 'NJC' Clarkson | |
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Nat at work in studio - Photo taken by Martin Rondell |
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Nathaniel James Clarkson |
| Origin | Suffolk, England |
| Genres | Dance, Drum and bass, Reggae, R&B, alternative rock, |
| Occupations | Music producer, sound engineer, mixer, composer |
| Years active | 2002–present |
| Labels | NJC Music The DML Ambiel Music Dance Regime |
| Website | NJC Music |
Nat Clarkson (born Nathaniel James Clarkson, 1978, Ipswich) is a British music producer.
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Nat Clarkson had his debut in 2003 with "Dispatches"[1] on British Drum and Bass label L.Plates. It was the guidance of British Drum and Bass don Digital aka Steve Carr (Drum and Bass producer and DJ) that gave Clarkson his first opportunity to release and develop his music.
During 2003 Clarkson was introduced to Gordon Mulrain. They joined together as NJC & Innerheart, and went on to produce 7 of the 13 tracks on Straight Outta Britain[2] the debut album of UK reggae artist YT (Mark Hull, nicknamed Whitey). Clarkson was also introduced to 'Ola' from the then Stage One Music publishing company in London. Clarkson put together a sampler of the various projects he'd been working on and sent it to Stage One Music for consideration. In the winter of 2003 he signed a 3 year publishing deal with Stage One Music. Stage One Music split and Ola founded 'The DML' (The Dance Music Library) for which Clarkson still writes today.
In 2004 Clarkson was commissioned to write a theme tune for PlayStation 2 game Dog's Life. The track was used on the cover-mount DVD in Europe for Official UK PlayStation 2 Magazine. The game Dog's Life was later released around the world and Nat's track was reported to have been used in the Southern Hemisphere for terrestrial TV adverts. Later Sony BMG agreed to an out of court settlement with Stage One Music, as they had not obtained the relevant license to use the song.
Throughout 2007 and 2008 Clarkson produced various albums for The DML on various dance based concepts for use in film, TV and the web. Many of his recent compositions have been used across all major territories around the world in many mainstream television programs including MasterChef, Skunked TV, Fifth Gear, The Really Wild Show, America's Next Top Model, Miami Ink and CSI: NY.
In January 2009 Clarkson was approached by new trance producer and DJ Chris Grabiec from west London. Clarkson and Grabiec launched the label 'Dance Regime' as an outlet for the new music they produce. The debut release 'Guardian Angel' was in November of the same year.
Ambiel Music[3] was launched as a record label in April 2009 by Clarkson and Gordon Mulrain.