Natty (artist)

Natty
Birth name	Alexander Akiloe Philip Modiano[1]
Born	San Francisco, California, USA
Genres	Reggae, Pop, ska, soul
Occupations	Singer-songwriter, musician
Instruments	Vocals, guitar
Labels	Atlantic Records
Website	Official Website

Natty is a songwriter, singer and musician from Finsbury Park, North London.

History

Born Alexander Akiloe Philip Modiano^[1] in San Francisco, California. Natty moved to London, England with his family at the age of one. His musical eclecticism of today reflects the differing tastes of his parents. His white father, being English of Italian descent, loved the classic folk music of Neil Young and Bob Dylan. His mother is black from Southern Africa - was very into Motown, Al Green, Sixties Jamaican music and Afro-Beat.^[2] Having started writing songs at an early age, he eventually found himself working in a London recording studio as a tea boy before working his way up to become a sound engineer, working mainly with indie rock acts.

He decided to put a 4 piece band together and began playing at open mic nights before launching his own eclectic club night Vibes And Pressure. His gigs attracted the attention of Atlantic Records.

Natty's first full single release, "July", entered the UK Singles Charts on 27 July 2008 at number 68. On 4 August 2008 Natty released his debut album Man like I, featuring songs including "Cold Town" and "July". Man Like I entered the UK Album Charts on 10 August 2008 at number 21. In May and June 2008 Natty began his first solo headline tour with support from Smoke Feathers and Elvin. Natty recently played with Sam Duckworth (Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly) performing a cover of Love Will Tear Us Apart by Joy Division. Instrumental versions of his songs Badman and Coloured Souls appeared in the Electronic Arts videogame Tiger Woods PGA Tour 09.

In September of 2011, Natty scored his first American tour, opening up for Reggae Artist Ziggy Marley.

Discography

Albums

• Man like I (4 August 2008) UK #21^[3]

EPs

• "Things I've Done" (2010)
• "Change" (2011)

Singles

• "Badman" (7" vinyl only - 500 copies) JP #2
• "Cold Town" (7" vinyl only) UK #130^[4]
• "July" UK #53^[5]
• "Bedroom Eyes" (released 29 September 2008)
• "Coloured Souls"
• " If I"

Non Album and Unreleased Tracks

• Officer - July single B-side
• The King had a dream. January 2009.
• Days of Fire - London Undersound - Nitin Sawhney

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Songwriter/Composer: MODIANO ALEXANDER AKILOE PHILIP". BMI Repertoire. Broadcast Music Incorporated. http://repertoire.bmi.com/writer.asp?blnWriter=True&blnPublisher=True&blnArtist=True&page=1&fromrow=1&torow=25&querytype=WriterID&keyid=1132043&keyname=MODIANO%20ALEXANDER%20AKILOE%20PHILIP&CAE=533472461&Affiliation=PRS. Retrieved 2010-02-21. 
2. ^ Natty interview by Pete Lewis, 'Blues & Soul' May 2008
3. ^ "The Official UK Albums Chart for the week ending 16 August 2008". ChartsPlus (Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd) (364): 5–8. 
4. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart for the week ending 24 May 2008". ChartsPlus (Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd) (352): 1–4. 
5. ^ "The Official UK Singles Chart for the week ending 9 August 2008". ChartsPlus (Milton Keynes: IQ Ware Ltd) (363): 1–4. 

External links

• MySpace

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