Ken Nelson (born 6 February 1959 in

Liverpool Liverpool is a City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. With a population of in 2019, it is the List of English districts by population, 10th largest English district by population and its E ...

) is an English record producer. After several years working on demos and independent artists, he achieved success with Gomez, and worldwide success with the first

Coldplay Coldplay are a British rock band formed in London in 1997. They consist of vocalist and pianist Chris Martin, guitarist Jonny Buckland, bassist Guy Berryman, drummer Will Champion and creative director Phil Harvey. They met at University ...

recording. He has also worked with

Badly Drawn Boy Damon Michael Gough (born 2 October 1969), known by the stage name Badly Drawn Boy, is an English indie singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Gough chose his stage name from a character in the show ''Sam and his Magic Ball'', which he saw ...

, Howling Bells, The Charlatans,

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, The Orange Lights,

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Paolo Nutini Paolo Giovanni Nutini (born 9 January 1987) is a Scottish singer, songwriter and musician from Paisley. Nutini's debut album, '' These Streets'' (2006), peaked at number three on the UK Albums Chart. Its follow-up, '' Sunny Side Up'' (2009), de ...

, and

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. He has won three US Grammy awards, two Mercury Music Prizes, and was "Music Week" magazine's 'Producer of the Year' in 2003. The Canadian singer/songwriter

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began recording her second album with producer Ken Nelson in Kelwood,

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, Canada- at a local church in February 2008. Final sessions for her album took place at Parr Street Studios in

, England in April and May 2008.

Selected discography

*1998: Gomez – '' Bring It On'' *1999: Gomez – '' Liquid Skin'' *2000:

– ''

The Hour of Bewilderbeast ''The Hour of Bewilderbeast'' is the debut studio album by British musician Badly Drawn Boy, released on 26 June 2000. Damon Gough, who performs as Badly Drawn Boy, wrote, produced, and played several instruments on the album's eighteen tracks, s ...

'' *2000:

– ''

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'' *2001:

– ''

Quiet Is the New Loud ''Quiet Is the New Loud'' is the debut album by Norwegian indie pop duo Kings of Convenience, released on 29 January 2001 by Astralwerks. Critical reception ''Quiet Is the New Loud'' received mostly positive reviews from contemporary music crit ...

'' *2002: Coldplay – ''

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'' *2005: Coldplay – '' X&Y'' *2005: Feeder – '' Pushing the Senses'' *2006: Howling Bells – '' Howling Bells'' *2006:

– '' These Streets'' *2011: The Gift – ''Explode'' *2012:

– ''The Angels Share'' *2013:

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References

External links

Interview, HitQuarters Nov 2000Podcast interview with record producer Ken Nelson Nov 2016
1959 births English record producers Grammy Award winners Living people Musicians from Liverpool {{UK-record-producer-stub