Nathan Haines

Born January 18, 1972 in Auckland, New Zealand to a well-known jazz family (his father is Kevin Haines and his brother is Joel Haines), he gathered quite a reputation in his late teens and early twenties, playing with Jazz Committee and Freebass (8), before forming his own band, who eventually became known as The Enforcers. Signing to [l=Huh Records], his d'ebut solo album, Shift Left, is the biggest selling NZ recorded jazz album of all time and was released globally on [l=Verve Records]. In 1995 Haines went to NYC and then to London, where he worked as a live musician and session player. He also began DJing. He recorded Drum'n'Bass for [l=Metalheadz] before signing to [l=Chillifunk Records] where he made two albums with Phil Asher before returning to NZ in the early 2000s. He continues to record and perform extensively in NZ, Asia and Europe.