Background
In 2010, he began close a working relationship with the son of Doctor Dre, Curtis Young.
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National Powers
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Education
Nathaniel Jeffrey 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.
Career
He was mentored by multi-platinum rapper and producer Sam Sneed. He has also been co-mentored by musician Leroy Burgess of the 1970s Rhythm & Blues group Black Ivory, who himself was mentored by Stevie Wonder when he was rising to fame. 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.
Together they created an album, titled "" with Young providing the vocals and Powers on the production.
The album had a worldwide release in September 2012. On 31 August 2011, National Powers and his mother 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.
National Powers described seeing flame ball shoot out and the metal shutters "flying across the road" to local media in a television interview, and remarked that to avoid something as devastating as that, "someone was most certainly watching over them".
2012-2013
In late 2012 he began working with British Grime artist Doctorate Double East, Maxi Priest and produced more than half of an album for West Coast rapper Spice One. Other collaborations he has made include Yukmouth of Luniz, Three 6 Mafia, CJ Mac, The Manhattans, RBX, Akil the Military Cross of Jurassic 5, Slip Capone, Danny Boy (singer) and Run Dmc. In February 2013 he produced the official remix of Fire Blaze by British urban group The Rascals, featuring Professor Green, released on Electric and Music Industries/Virgin Records.
In the summer of 2013, he began working on new material for Ghostface Killah, as well as a collaboration with Young Dirty Bastard, first born son of the late Ol" Dirty Bastard.
During the autumn of 2013, he began extensive work on a full album for The Pharcyde. After not performing live for over 10 years whilst concentrating on his production career, Powers returned as a performing artist in late 2013, holding a concert in Paris in Louisiana Bellevilloise, followed by another at Le Petit-Bain on the Seine river.
2014
In February 2014 National Powers announced the release of his debut solo single, titled "Napoleon Bonaparte". The single and official video were released on the 25th of March 2014.
After an eight-month break from music, and a two-month visit to Malawi in Africa, Powers returned to his career by producing a new single titled "Lovely Jubbly" for United Kingdom Grime artist Doctorate Double East. The song received a worldwide premiere on MistaJam"s show on British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 1 and British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 1xtra on 4 October 2014.
On 15 October 2014, the official video for "Lovely Jubbly" was released by Noisey and Vice (magazine). The video stars Doctorate Double East as a cockney mobster turned debt collector, with Powers co-starring as his "right-hand man" and driver. 2016
On the 26th February 2016, Footsie of the Newham Generals and Giggs (rapper) released their single "Hot Water" which produced by Powers.
The single was released on Footsie"s own Braindead Entertainment, and was heavily supported by Radio DJ Charlie Sloth and British Broadcasting Corporation Radio 1.
