Nathaniel Knows

Nathaniel Knows is a Portland, Oregon based American EDM DJ and music producer in the Bass, Trap and Dubstep scene. Nathaniel has produced a number of songs, including "Rave The Trap" featuring Triage & The Bassist, "Right There" featuring SPL, "The Nothing" featuring Hatiras, Hot Mouth, Nom De Strip & Gang$ign$. He was featured on the Annie Nightingale Show on BBC Radio 1.

Career

Nathaniel found his passion for music starting at the early age of fourteen, in West Coat hip-hop, He then graduated to Trance music, Drum & Bass, Metal, Hardcore Rock, Electro House, Dubstep and Trap Music. As an aviation technician in the Navy Nathaniel traveled the world learning new rhythms, sounds and skills, until he landed in the big city of Portland, Oregon. There he branded himself as Nathaniel Knows, started heavily producing music and weekly events packing 500+ people every Wednesday.

Controversy

In June of 2013, Knows found himself at the center of some controversy after he posted racist imagery while promoting for his Wednesday night club night. In the image, that was posted to Facebook and Twitter, Knows superimposed his own head over that of President Barack Obama on an image that originated on right wing message boards. In the image, President Obama was pictured on a "food stamp" featuring images of fried chicken, malt liquor, watermelon, a chicken and waffles logo of unknown origin, and "lil sambo" -style image of a black man dating from the early 20th Century. After immediate backlash on Facebook, where the image was originally posted, Knows defended himself on Twitter stating that he himself “grew up” on food stamps, citing this unverified fact as justification for his using racist imagery to promote an electronic music club night. On June 13, the venue hosting the night where Knows was a DJ severed ties with Knows.<ref name=WWeek, 6/13>http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20903-scoop_gossip_possibl.html

Discography

Singles & EPs

• "Dabs Of Anarchy" - Nathaniel Knows
• "Tippy Toes" - Nathaniel Knows
• "Dope" - SPL x Nathaniel Knows
• "LET THA" - Nathaniel Knows x The Bassist x Triage ft. Black Feet
• "The Future" - Nathaniel Knows x SPL
• "Rave The Trap" - Nathaniel Knows x Triage x The Bassist
• "Right There" - Nathaniel Knows x SPL
• "Hands In The Air" - Nathaniel Knows x SPL
• "Trappy Thing" - Nathaniel Knows x Saffydacat x Hatiras
• "Wild Out" - Nathaniel Knows x Nato Feelz
• "Girls From The 90's" - Nathaniel Knows x Quarry
• "Go Deep" - Nathaniel Knows x GANG$IGN$
• "2 Keys" - Nathaniel Knows x Nato Feelz
• "Girl s Excited" - Nathaniel Knows x SPL
• "[...] House" - Nathaniel Knows x Token

Remixes

• Hatiras & Nom De Strip - "The Nothing" (GANG$IGN$ x Nathaniel Knows Remix)
• Hunter Moore x Nathaniel Knows - "Up N' Down" (Nathaniel Knows x Hunter Moore Remix)
• A-Divizion & MC Flipside -" What It's About" (Nathaniel Knows Remix)
• "Party Bitches" - Nathaniel Knows x El Cucuy x Juke Ellington
• Sidestep - "The Limit" (Nathaniel Knows x Nato Feelz Remix)
• The Prodigy + Botnek - "Warriors Feel It" (Nathaniel Knows remix)
• The Partysquad - "Oh My" (Nathaniel Knows remix)
• Symone - "Buyakasha" (Nathaniel Knows remix)
• "Roman Bromanski" - (Saffydacat, Nathaniel Knows, Hatiras Remix) by Hatiras, Nom De Strip