Nathan Moore's Journey Through Music and Beyond
Nathan Moore's career began in Soho at the age of 16 as a foot messenger for an optical house called Geoff Axtells. This role quickly immersed him in the world of top directors and music industry professionals. It wasn't long before Nathan was invited to join a local reggae band with his sister Teeda. Around the same time, he was involved in shooting the front titles for movies such as Sid & Nancy, A Letter to Brezhnev, and Michael Mann’s The Keep. Despite these experiences, the lure of the record industry was too strong to resist, and Nathan soon found himself fronting a band with a major record label deal.
Brother Beyond and EMI Records
In 1986, Brother Beyond was signed to EMI Records, but it would take two years and four singles for the band to achieve their first hit. In 1988, while working at the PWL studios—the home of Kylie Minogue, Rick Astley, and Jason Donovan—a chance conversation with Pete Waterman led to a unique opportunity. EMI bid £25,000 for PWL's production services, resulting in Brother Beyond collaborating with Pete, Mike, and Matt on two songs. The first of these was the Motown-influenced The Harder I Try.
The song became a huge hit for Brother Beyond, peaking at number two on the UK charts, narrowly missing the top spot due to Phil Collins' A Groovy Kind of Love. Shortly before the song’s release, Egg White left the band and was replaced by the band's regular drummer, Steve Alexander. Egg went on to become a successful songwriter and producer, penning Leave Right Now for Will Young and producing tracks for Adele, Duffy, and James Morrison, among others.
The second single from the Stock Aitken Waterman collaboration was He Ain’t No Competition, which charted at number 6. This was followed by two singles written by the band: Be My Twin (#14) and Can You Keep a Secret (#21). The album Get Even became a top ten hit, selling over 400,000 copies in the UK by December 1988.
Post-Brother Beyond and Continued Success
In 1990, after the release of the band’s second album, Trust, Brother Beyond split. Carl Fysh moved into media and PR, representing acts such as Coldplay, Goldfrapp, Sam Smith, and Adele through his company Purple PR. Steve Alexander became a semi-permanent drummer for Duran Duran and also played for Jeff Beck. David White transitioned to painting and has since held exhibitions in London and Europe.
Nathan Moore ventured into TV presenting for Mike Mansfield Television and took the lead role on stage alongside Danniella Westbrook in A Slice of Saturday Night.
Worlds Apart and International Success
In 1994, Nathan fronted the Simon Cowell-assembled boy band Worlds Apart. The band achieved significant success in Germany, Poland, Switzerland, Belgium, and France, where in 1997, they sold one million copies of their album Everybody. With hits like Everlasting Love, Je Te Donne, and Quand Je Rêve de Toi, Worlds Apart enjoyed two number one albums and six top 5 singles before eventually splitting.
Nathan later co-managed acts such as Lisa Scott-Lee, Natasha Bedingfield, James Fox, Haydon Eshun, Phixx, and opera singer Keedie. During this period, he also appeared on UK TV shows such as Totally Scott-Lee for MTV and Boys Will Be Girls for Channel 4.
Return to the Stage
In 2006, Nathan returned to live performing after appearing on ITV1’s Hit Me Baby One More Time. This led to tours with Rick Astley and Kim Wilde, as well as regular appearances on the festival circuit. In 2010, Nathan and his wife Donna welcomed their baby boy, Nico Marcellus Moore. In 2011, Worlds Apart reunited for a nationwide arena tour in France, followed by a new album release in 2012.
Today, Nathan continues to tour extensively. For all his latest tour dates, visit nathanmooreofficial.com.