Nat Clarkson is a British music producer.

Music career

Nat Clarkson had his debut in 2003 with "Dispatches" on British Drum and Bass

Drum and bass

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 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

Gordon Mulrain (musician)

-Music career:Gordon Mulrain has been a performing musician since 12 years of age, in the studio and on the stage. He joined UK reggae outfit Jah Warriors as bass player and toured with Lee Perry, Mikey Dread and Aswad...

. They joined together as NJC & Innerheart, and went on to produce 7 of the 13 tracks on Straight Outta Britain 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

London

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. 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

PlayStation 2

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 game Dog's Life

Dog's Life

Dog's Life is a video game published by Sony Computer Entertainment Europe for the Sony PlayStation 2.Dog's Life received mostly average review scores, with critics praising the game for its originality and fun factor, while criticising its audiovisuals.According to the Guinness World Records...

. 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

Skunked TV

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, Fifth Gear

Fifth Gear

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, The Really Wild Show

The Really Wild Show

The Really Wild Show was a long-running British television show about wildlife, broadcast by the BBC as part of their CBBC service to children. It also runs on Animal Planet in the USA.The show was broadcast continuously since January 21, 1986...

, America's Next Top Model

America's Next Top Model

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, Miami Ink

Miami Ink

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and CSI: NY

CSI: NY

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.

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

Ambiel Music

Ambiel Music is a British independent record label.Founded in April 2009, Ambiel Music cater for up and coming artists and are a strong supporter of Independent music from several different genres and styles...

 was launched as a record label in April 2009 by Clarkson and Gordon Mulrain.

Aliases and pseudonyms

• NJC & Innerheart
• Nat Clarxon
• NJC
• Blox
• Nat Clarkson
• The Marvelous Inc
• Sat Nav Studios

Studio albums

• Straight Outta Britain (2006, Hiptones/Sativa) Role: Producer. Artist album of YT - Retail CD and Digital downloads
• Real Musician (2007, Sativa Records) Role: Executive Producer, Producer. Artist album of Bongo Chilli - Retail CD and Digital downloads
• Substance & Rhythms (2007, Unsigned) Role: Producer. Unreleased album of British band The Marvelous

Selected Singles

• "Dispatches"/"Feelz Good" (2003, L.Plates) Feat Shelley Dee. Genre: Drum and Bass. 12" Vinyl - Debut
• "Shakedown"/"Never Too Late" (2006, Unsigned) Genre: Indie Rock. Limited run CD. Role: Producer, Engineer and Mix.

Selected Compilations

• Hogaya Hai Tujh Ko (Feel the Buzz) - Streets of Bollywood 2 - Feat YT (12 May 2008, Moviebox) Retail CD and Digital downloads
• Nu Steppa Remix by DJ Digital and Nat Clarxon on One Drop East, Double edition remix album. EMI Records, Australia

Selected Remixes

• "Loving You (Ole Ole Ole)
  Loving You (Ole Ole Ole)
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  Wyclef Jean
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External links

• Official Website
• NJC on Discogs
  Discogs
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• Nat Clarxon on Myspace
  Myspace
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• Ambiel Music Label
• Dance Regime Label
• NJC Music on You Tube
• MPG (Music Producers Guild)
• John Peel Tracklisting
• Streets Of Bollywood 2