Nathan Haines is one New Zealand’s most celebrated and loved International jazz musicians, with a 30 year career spanning 10 solo albums across multiple genres. His UK produced classics Squire For Hire and Sounds Travels recorded with the late Phil Asher cemented his reputation as a bold an inventive artist who redefined what jazz is and could be, and recent collaborations with artists such as Chaos in the CBD, Ray Mang, Louis Baker and Frank Booker show he is at the vanguard of new jazz influenced sounds. Resident in New Zealand since 2016, Nathan is now collaborating with young and exciting artists who form part of his new live band which recently headlined the Wellington Jazz Festival in June 2021 at the sold out Opera House.

“I was constantly enthralled by the sound and the great skill of every musician on stage. It was easily the best concert of music I have see by any group for years. Absolutely years” - Simon Sweetman concert review, June 12, 2021. OfftheTracks

Nathan is a digital music pioneer and active professional within the music industry for more than 35 years. Nathan has previously had roles as Head of Jazz at Universal Music UK ( Verve and Bluenote labels), Head of Marketing at Universal NZ, A&R Consultancy at Decca Records and Music Brand Consultancies at Vodafone Global HQ, Marks and Spencer, Diageo, O’Neill Surf Clothing, Naim Audio, Ministry of Sound, Sony Music, Warner Music and EMI.

Founding Director at Innate-Music Ltd a Licensing and Creative Agency and NED roles at SyncVault, Mahogany Media Group ( Mahogany Sessions), Board Advisor and Assoc Partner at the Global Music Vault.

Hudge arrived in Aotearoa from London close to a decade ago. Immersed in the UK capital’s music scene since the late ‘80s, Hudge has stockpiled a deep knowledge and love of music old and new. On arrival in NZ he quickly established himself as a prime mover in Auckland’s music scene with a seven year stint broadcasting on George FM.

As a DJ, Hudge’s career has spanned over 30 years and has played across the globe at many of the world’s best venues and party spots.In 2014 Hudge was part of the team that opened the award winning Auckland venue, Neck of the Woods, where he worked as Promotions and Event Manager. Hudge is also the founder of many promotional and event companies including Friends & Whānau, Propa and London based TI2TB.