A few things should come to mind when you think of Atlantic Connection—diverse production skills, a unique approach and a solid musical foundation. Nathan Hayes, aka Atlantic Connection, began his music career in 1999 as a producer for the Drum n Bass powerhouse Basic Operations who became one of the highest-selling artists in America’s electronic music history.
After solidifying his place among the ranks of the electronic music elite, Hayes launched Atlantic Connection in 2006. He chose to work with record labels very selectively this time around. Atlantic Connection released songs on Creative Source, Soul:R, CIA, Advanced, Dispatch, Soundtrax, Liquid V, Spearhead and Fokuz Records.
Hayes then found his true passion—operating his own record labels. Former Nu Urban UK Public Relations honcho, Jeryl Wilton, was largely responsible for launching Atlantic Connection back into the spotlight in 2006. In early 2007, Hayes had several productive meetings with his management, and he teamed up again with Wilton to launch Westbay Recordings.
Hayes quickly found himself the center of a great deal of press attention. From message board forums to blogs and magazines, including XLR8, Knowledge, ATM, Rinse and Bassline, he spent a lot of time explaining what he was up to and what he planned to do next.
In 2007, Westbay made its debut release: Atlantic Connection’s “Whatchu Know” ft. MC Deviant. This tune is a superior blend of percussive hits and vocal swagger. At the time, Hayes was taking some serious headspace to reflect on his move from North Carolina to Los Angeles; a move that would change his life forever. Inspired by this change, Westbay also released “Leaving Home,” a track that blends effortless class with deep emotion.
Westbay Recordings got an impressive response, and the hundreds of devoted fans that knew Hayes as the pitch-hitter of Basic Operations devoured the new releases coming out of Westbay. A huge string of hit releases followed from Atlantic Connection, including the might “Can’t Destroy Love,” “Rocksteady” and “Grapevines” (ft. Makoto).
By late 2008, Atlantic Connection produced an LP that “changed the way producers are [sic] writing albums.” Tommorow’s Not Enough was a 15-track long masterpiece featuring a huge host of guest artists and showcasing Hayes’s genre-crossing talent. Tali, Armanni Reign, Lynx, Minds One, L.A. Riots, Hot Pink Delorean, McClain Sullivan, Julz the Huntress, Youngman MC and several others all lent their talents, and Westbay Recordings was able to show exactly how top notch of a production it had become.
Westbay Recordings is now home to Atlantic Connection’s music and the music of some of the most talented producers that Hayes has encountered. It is truly a top-notch production.
Tomorrow’s Not Enough kicked open even more doors in the production world for Atlantic Connection and Westbay Recording. Hayes has gone on to produce tracks for a plethora of up and coming vocalists. The Atlanta-bred R&B pop sensation Tetris, who has written for both 112 and Ciara, has recorded on Hayes’s tracks. The North-Carolina based singer songwriter McClain Sullivan and electro superstar Whiskey Pete have also worked with Atlantic Connection.
Most recently, Atlantic Connection has been working with Will Gill from The Real World: Hollywood and is helping some major artists put together new demos. Atlantic Connection is a solid producer that works across all genres and consistently turns out the hottest beats, and he’s also proved himself as a businessman.
This year, Hayes and Wilton have launched Westbay Publishing, a full in-house music placement and royalty collections agency. They made this move to ensure momentum commercially for both Atlantic Connection and the artists signed to Westbay Recordings.Through perseverance, hard work, and a true understanding of musicality and humanity, Nathan Hayes has seen many of his dreams come true. The Atlantic Connection sound is like no other—inspiring and soulful, and Hayes plans to continually expand his business through his musical savoir faire in the coming years.
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Respect Records is glad to present its 1st vinyl release. 12 inch plate represents 2 parts of modern drum&bass music and contains compositions by Russian producers.
red side: BES & RECEPTOR 'Shiva'
white side: ABSTRACT ELEMENTS 'Erpeh'
Dance moods and neuro sound of woken up Shiva attract the listener to external displays and have made the track by Bes & Receptor as much as possible expected on large parties not only in Russia. On the other side Abstract Elements show ultra futuristic minimal sound in its best displays which immerses a person in itself even on a dancefloor. We love both these tracks, and this mutual respect of the opposite points of view expresses the wisdom of our label to hold on the golden middle in music...
Extra limited edition. Grab while you can: http://www.redeyerecords.co.uk/products/Receptor+And+Bes+Abstract+Elements/Receptor_And_Bes_Abstract_Elements_13094.html http://www.juno.co.uk/products/Shiva/370776-01/ http://www.mackitekrecords.com/fr/shop/prod-2760-respect-001.html http://www.toolboxrecords.com/en/product/10828/drum-and-bass/Respect-01/
My apologies for not stoppin by your page but work can get hectic and I can't keep up sometimes!! =) But I try!! Anyways I wanted to share some of my recent work with you!!
Feel free to stop by my page and listen to my music when you get a chance!
Letting all the bass-heads know we've just dropped a MASSIVE DnB album. With tunes from NOAH D, GREMLINZ, THE RIOT, CASTOR & ILL-ESHA, VECTOR BURN, AFLAME, GLITCH, PATTERN RECOGITION and more... it's ALL FIRE!
You can grab the 14 track download format at beatport, junodownload & beatsdigital - OR you can get the SPECIAL EDITION 2xCD hardcopy version from the FORCE Recordings website that includes the original 14 album tunes PLUS GLITCH's Worth Going To Hell VIP bonus track, AND a copy of the album promo mix by CLRH2O in a beautiful double CD jewel case package delivered right to your door.
This album has been 3 years in the making - we hope you enjoy!
Info, album art & links >> http://forcerecordings.com/adverts/civ2
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Hi ! Let’s speak the International Language : English I am a French electro mucisian… Have you ever heard about me ? My new electro lounge arrived on airwaves and professionals talk more and more about me. People who hear “GLIMMER”, my last album says it’s “Incredible with an unique sounds »,« beautiful cerebral music »… Want to learn more ? Come on www.myspace.fr/haxismusic and say if you like ! For now enjoy “BATTLE”, my first video clip which bring you on old battlefields on myspace
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It's been a while huh? Check out the new songs! Shaolin Temple of BooM is available on Itunes Finally Join us on Facebook www.facebook.com/shaolintempleofboom and the new official SToB twitter www.twitter.com/sto_booM
Hey! Auf www.myspace.com/tionthelion is nach langem warten endlich neuer Sound zu finden. Ein kleiner Vorgeschmack auf mein Debütalbum, das komplet von Clothezline produziert wird. Freu mich über jeden Kommentar. Viel Spaß! Peace! Tion The Lion
It was wicked awesome to see you in Cleveland over the weekend!!! Thanks for the opportunity to enjoy your performance and company! You are fabulous, sir! See you in Chicago in January! <3