Nathan Haines Solo DJ Live Set
Friday 5 April, 8pm Leigh Sawmill Café
Nathan Haines, the innovative saxophonist and producer renowned for seamlessly blending jazz and dance music with his albums ‘Squire For Hire’ and ‘Sound Travels’, is coming to Leigh Sawmill with a club set that will have the dance floor pumping!
It's your first time playing at the Sawmill for over 10 years, what makes it such a special venue for you?
I have played the Sawmill many times over the last 20 years and it's always been very special. We try to get to Leigh or go snorkelling at Goat Island when visiting from London. It's amazing to bring overseas friends here!
We hear you have a special opening act for your live set at the Sawmill?
My wife, DJ Jaimie Webster Haines, will be doing a special warm-up set for me to set the vibe in the room! She's played many festivals and will serve up the perfect helping of dance music to get the crowd in the mood.
You have your 11th solo album coming out in August, can you tell us a bit about it?
I've been working on ‘Notes’ since 2014 so there is a lot of life in this album! I started with my dear friend, DJ and producer Phil Asher who produced ‘Squire For Hire’ and ‘Sound Travels’, about 4 years ago. We hadn't worked together since 2003 so it was a great feeling. Sadly Phil passed away suddenly 3 years ago and I had to finish what we had started. I contacted friends, beat makers and musicians worldwide, and the result is ‘Notes’.
It's a continuation of what I started with Phil - a mix of dance music with proper songwriting, melody and production. We only ever wanted to emulate our heroes and be part of the wonderful community in the underground international dance music scene. I am continuing this story and honouring the massive legacy Phil left us with the work we did together and the influence he had on the scene.
As well as your new album, what else have you been working on lately?
I performed at the China Shanghai International Arts Festival in October last year, which was amazing! I will be performing with my band in London in August to release the album, which means I will be out of New Zealand for a while with my family. I run a recording studio in Auckland and am working with a lot of musicians on new projects... always writing and working. With this latest album I really applied myself to record and mix and the last 10 years has been a true journey of self discovery.
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