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DJ NATHAN WARD BIOGRAPHY.

Nathan Ward started DJing at his local youth club at the age of 14 years, where he played Punk,Ska and early 80’s music.

His first real clubbing experiences began in 88/89  at the Havana club in Middlesbrough - he had always had a passion for House music and in 1993, his career as a House music DJ took off when he was booked to play a large event on Clacton Pier in Essex.
Later in 1993 he returned home to the North of England, when vinyl was at its very height, Nathan along with his business partner set up an  import / export / National record distribution company, House & Techno dealing strictly in Underground House and Techno , mainly from USA (Chicago,New York & Detroit), and also France, Germany and Italy and Switzerland. 
His business supplied some of the biggest record shops in the UK including ‘Eastern Bloc’, ‘Manchester Underground’ (Manchester), ‘3 Beat records’ (Liverpool), ‘Play Music' Jumbo’, ‘Crash’ , Racks Of Wax (Leeds), 'Warp Records (Sheffield) 'Black Market Records’, ‘Vinyl Addiction’, ‘Tag’, ‘Vinyl Junkies’, ‘Uptown Records’ Vinyl Zone( London) to name just a few.
During this period, his company went on to set up a Promotional division, helping break amazing such legendary labels as ‘King Street Sounds’, 'Cajual Records’, ‘Relief Records’, ‘Guidance Records’ plus many more.

This distribution business was a huge success and continued to thrive until the vinyl crash in 2006.

Throughout this time, Nathan Ward also had regular DJ bookings under the ‘Cajual UK’ banner and has DJed at great venues such as ‘Music Factory’, Leeds ,Studio 24’, ‘Headrow House’ ‘Old Bus Station’ (Leeds) to name just a few.
After a spell away from the scene , In 2012, Nathan began clubbing again and his excitement for music was reignited. One of his friends brought him up to date with the new digital set up, which in turn, led to bookings at ‘Joy’ (Leeds) and secured him a residency at ‘The Moretti Club’ in Leeds playing alongside Lisa Jane, his sister Becka (on vocals), Steve Richardson and Scott Lees.

In 2019, Nathan went on to set up the highly regarded  ‘Club Together Events‘ brand - a local residents party supporting DJs in the area and his sister Becka on vocals at some of Leeds most premier venues - ‘Headrow House’, ‘Distrikt Bar’ and ‘212’.

In 2019, Nathan began managing Becka - approaching producers, labels, setting up record deals, arranging contracts and promotion of her music which eventually led to Becka working been remixed Steve Silk Hurley, recordings with Italian house masters Antonello Ferrari and Aldo Bergamasco, T. Markakis, Angelo Ferreri to name just a few.

The ‘Club Together’ events were a huge success and led to Nathan setting up Club Together Records during lockdown where he worked alongside Steve Silk Hurley’s right hand man - Zonum. 
They released tracks by Becka, Kaylu, T. Markakis, Sulene Fleming (formally of Brand New Heavies) and Zonum himself .

The label has released 23 wonderful tracks so far and has many more in the pipeline, ready for release.

DJ Nathan Ward has been extremely successful with his regular LIVE radio shows on ‘React Radio’ Influx Radio’ and he now a has a bi-weekly show on ‘NDC Radio’ on a Saturday 5-7PM.

His musical style is a broad range of House, ranging from Deep, Soulful to Jackin House, which is always guaranteed to move you!!

Bookings - 
Simon Morell | Worldwide
simon@thefinaagency.com

House, Underground House, Tech House, Deep House and Funky House DJ from Leeds. 

Ive been on the scene for around 2 years now. My passion is with funky/underground house. Really connect with a crowd and 
Perform as well as play behind the decks. Love interacting and setting the feel good vibes One of my biggest loves in music is where it all began with the 90s. I have played various sets focusing on this era and love it every time. 

I started on the club scene playing at Mint club and Normans bar and since then have really broke into the scene securing residencies for Sonar events, Lost in Leeds and Distrikt Bar and  playing at Leeds Fest, Space, mission, Fibre, Distrikt as well as Clubs in Manchester and Liverpool. 

Supported the likes of Mall Grab at the warehouse- Leeds and Endor at wire in Leeds.

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