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Hailing from North Carolina, Nathan Hayes fell in love
with Drum & Bass in the late ‘90s. Stumbling across
a copy of LTJ Bukem’s ‘Logical Progression’
LP, Nathan would vibe for hours on end listening to what
was to him a fresh and exciting sound. Starting out DJing
at the tender age of 16, he began to push this sound throughout
his home state and at 18 he had firmly established himself
as a DJ on the regional circuit. Taking the next logical
step, Nathan began to dabble with production. Soon his work
was catching the ears of international artists like Total
Science and Digital which motivated Nathan to keep his head
in the lab; concocting more blazing D&B beats. A meeting
of minds between Nathan and another local DJ led to the
formation of Basic Operations. With Nathan behind the production
wheel, their output quickly gained support from the Drum
& Bass elite. Basic Ops secured early releases such
as ‘Mars vs. Earth’ on Phuturo and their anthemic
‘Era Soul’ on Advanced and in 2004 Nathan was
approached by Dieselboy and asked to remix Karl K, J Kennedy
& Kaos’ Disco fueled dancefloor smasher‘Studio
54’ for Human Recordings.
Over the following year Basic Operations joints began popping
up on some of the scene’s most respected labels: Renegade,
TOV, CIA, Advanced, Liquid V, Creative Source, Nerve, Freak
and Good Looking. Now an unstoppable force, Basic Operations
had established themselves as some of the top Drum &
Bass artists in America, by 2005 they were headlining massive
events all over the country. However, all good things must
come to an end, and a year out of college, locked in the
studio and making a full time living from producing and
DJing, Nathan began to feel restraints on his creative endeavors.
With the desire to shine as a solo artist burning bright
and despite some initial friction over his choice to move
on, Nathan has now re-invented himself for 2006. With releases
already slated on Creative Source, Dispatch and Illskillz,
and interest from many more of the scene’s top labels
including Hospital and Liquid V it seems that Atlantic Connection
will be even more successful than Basic Operations was. |
