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Ken Nelson (British Record Producer)
Ken Nelson (born 6 February 1959) is an English record producer, who was born in Liverpool. After several years working on demos and independent artists, he achieved success with Gomez, and worldwide success with the first Coldplay recording. He has also worked with Badly Drawn Boy, Howling Bells, The Charlatans, Kings of Convenience, The Orange Lights, Ray LaMontagne, Snow Patrol, Paolo Nutini, and Deadbeat Darling. He has won three Grammy Awards, two Mercury Music Prizes, and was "Music Week" magazine's 'Producer of the Year' in 2003. Selected discography *1998: Gomez – '' Bring It On'' *1999: Gomez – '' Liquid Skin'' *2000: Badly Drawn Boy – ''The Hour of Bewilderbeast'' *2000: Coldplay – '' Parachutes'' *2001: Kings of Convenience – '' Quiet Is the New Loud'' *2002: Coldplay – ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' *2005: Coldplay – '' X&Y'' *2005: Feeder – '' Pushing the Senses'' *2006: Howling Bells – ''Howling Bells'' *2006: Paolo Nutini – '' These St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liverpool
Liverpool is a port City status in the United Kingdom, city and metropolitan borough in Merseyside, England. It is situated on the eastern side of the River Mersey, Mersey Estuary, near the Irish Sea, north-west of London. With a population of (in ), Liverpool is the administrative, cultural and economic centre of the Liverpool City Region, a combined authority, combined authority area with a population of over 1.5 million. Established as a borough in Lancashire in 1207, Liverpool became significant in the late 17th century when the Port of Liverpool was heavily involved in the Atlantic slave trade. The port also imported cotton for the Textile manufacture during the British Industrial Revolution, Lancashire textile mills, and became a major departure point for English and Irish emigrants to North America. Liverpool rose to global economic importance at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century and was home to the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, firs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Winnipeg Free Press
The ''Free Press'' (or FP; founded as the ''Manitoba Free Press''; previously known as the ''Winnipeg Free Press'') is a daily (excluding Sunday) broadsheet newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It provides coverage of local, provincial, national, and international news, as well as current events in sports, business, and entertainment and various consumer-oriented features, such as homes and automobiles appear on a weekly basis. The ''WFP'' was founded in 1872, only two years after Manitoba became part of Canada, in 1870. The WFP's founding predated Winnipeg's own incorporation, in 1873. The ''Winnipeg Free Press'' has since become the oldest newspaper in Western Canada that is still active. Timeline November 30, 1872: The ''Manitoba Free Press'' was launched by William Fisher Luxton and John A. Kenny. Luxton bought a press in New York City and, along with Kenny, rented a shack at 555 Main Street, near the present corner of Main Street and James Avenue. 1874: The paper move ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howling Bells (album)
''Howling Bells'' is the self-titled debut album by London-based Australian indie rock band Howling Bells. It was released through Bella Union in the UK on 8 May 2006. The album was produced, engineered, and mixed by Ken Nelson (British record producer), Ken Nelson and recorded at Parr Street Studios, Liverpool, in early 2005. ''Howling Bells'' was predominantly written by vocalist and rhythm guitarist Juanita Stein, with the majority of its themes revolving around her relationships and feelings of affection. Most of the songs were demoed in Australia but all were recorded in England, as the band relocated there to work with Ken Nelson. Five singles were released from the album, four of which appeared on the UK Singles Chart. The album peaked in the Top 100 in the UK and just outside the Top 50 in Australia. It was, at the time, the fastest-selling album on the Bella Union label, and it appeared on album-of-the-year lists in eight different publications. In 2006, ''How ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pushing The Senses
''Pushing the Senses'' is the fifth studio album by Welsh Rock music, rock band Feeder (band), Feeder. It was released on Echo Records, Echo, Liberation Music and PIAS Recordings, PIAS on 31 January 2005 in the United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Europe, while being released on Pony Canyon in Japan on 10 February 2005. Despite mixed reviews, the album was a commercial success, in which it was a top five album in Feeder's native United Kingdom, and its lead single "Tumble and Fall" was a top five single. This made the album Feeder's most successful in terms of peak chart position, but did not experience the same chart longevity as presuccessor ''Comfort in Sound'', which spent 36 weeks on the UK top 75 chart in comparison to the 15 weeks spent by ''Pushing the Senses''. The album represented a similar musical style as seen on 2002's ''Comfort in Sound'', and featured more songs written on a piano and also had, as described by frontman Grant Nicholas, more of an "organic" sou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Feeder (band)
Feeder are a Welsh rock music, rock band formed in 1994. Scoring 20 UK top 40 singles and 13 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning three decades. Feeder are one of the longest-surviving bands to have originated in the UK Britpop scene. At the peak of their commercial success, they won two Kerrang! Awards in 2001 and 2003 and were inducted into their Hall of Fame in August 2019. Although the band formed in 1994,Jon Lee tribute night at T. J.'s Newport, programme guide. they performed under an earlier incarnation of "Reel", which was formed in 1992 by vocalist and guitarist Grant Nicholas, drummer Jon Lee (drummer), Jon Lee and bassist Simon Blight, three of the four members of Raindancer, after the departure of that band's other member, guitarist John Canham. However, Blight left Reel later in 1992, and the band played with many session bassists before hiring Taka Hirose in 1994 and re-establishing themselves as Feeder; that year, the band signed with The Echo Label. F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Rush Of Blood To The Head
''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' is the second studio album by the British rock band Coldplay. It was released on 26 August 2002 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom, and a day later by Capitol in the United States. The album was produced by the band and Ken Nelson, and makes greater use of the electric guitar and piano than the band's debut album, '' Parachutes'' (2000). Recording of the album began after the band achieved worldwide popularity with ''Parachutes'' and the single "Yellow". ''A Rush of Blood to the Head'' topped the UK Albums Chart upon its first week of release in the United Kingdom, becoming the eighth best-selling album of the 21st century in the country. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has since certified the album 10× Platinum for its accumulated sales of 3 million units in the United Kingdom, while over 17 million copies were sold worldwide. The album spawned the hit singles " In My Place", " The Scientist" and " Clocks". " God Put a Smile upon Yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 11 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews". Caroline Hennessy of RTÉ was quoted saying that "If quiet is indeed the new loud then Eirik and Erlend are on to a sure winner. A bittersweet pop album to wrap yourself up in when the world feels like a scary place." Track listing Personnel ;Kings of Convenience *Erlend Øye – steel string acoustic and electric guitars, harmony (all but 5) and lead (5) vocals, piano, drums, percussion, string arrangements *Eirik Glambek Bøe Eirik Glambek Bøe (born 25 October 1975) is a Norwegian musician, writer and vocalist, best kno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parachutes (Coldplay Album)
''Parachutes'' is the debut studio album by the British rock band Coldplay. It was released on 10 July 2000 by Parlophone in the United Kingdom. The album was produced by the band and British record producer Ken Nelson, except for one track, "High Speed", which was produced by Chris Allison. ''Parachutes'' spawned the singles " Shiver", "Yellow", " Trouble" and " Don't Panic", with the latter being a limited release in Europe. " Sparks" gained notability during the 2020s after going viral on video platform TikTok as well. The album was also supported by the Parachutes Tour, which saw the band performing 131 shows in their first world tour. The album was a commercial success and was met with positive reviews from critics. Upon release, it quickly reached number one in the United Kingdom and has since been certified 9× Platinum. In the United States, the album peaked at number 51 on the ''Billboard'' 200 and eventually was certified double platinum. It won the Grammy Awar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, several of which also feature accompaniment by members of the British indie rock bands Alfie (band), Alfie and Doves (band), Doves. ''The Hour of Bewilderbeast'' was released to great critical acclaim and went on to win the 2000 Mercury Prize,2000 Shortlist . Mercury Prize. Retrieved 23 June 2011 and has sold 455,000 copies in the United Kingdom as of September 2011. Release The cover art, designed by Andy Votel, is a collage loosely based on Leonardo da Vinci's drawing ''Vitruvian Man''. For the American release of the album, the album's cover was altered to ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liquid Skin
''Liquid Skin'' is the second album by English rock group Gomez, released on 13 September 1999 by Hut Records. Following the release of their debut studio album '' Bring It On'' (1998), the band began recording their follow-up between August 1998 and June 1999 at Parr Street Studios in Liverpool, and Abbey Road Studios in London. Gomez were allowed to self-produce the sessions after their label heard the strength of their demos. Described as a blues rock album, ''Liquid Skin'' was compared to the work of Beck, the Grateful Dead, and Pearl Jam. ''Liquid Skin'' received generally favourable reviews from critics, many of whom found it to be a retread of ''Bring It On'' with improved production. Preceded by a two-month tour of the United States, "Bring It On" was released as the lead single from ''Liquid Skin'' on 28 June 1999. Gomez appeared at a number of festivals, prior to the release of the album's second single "Rhythm & Blues Alibi" on 30 August 1999. Coinciding with the relea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bring It On (Gomez Album)
''Bring It On'' is the debut album by English indie rock band Gomez, released on 13 April 1998 by Hut Records. Recording sessions for the album began in late 1997, during which time Gomez also toured the United Kingdom with Embrace. The first single, "78 Stone Wobble", was released in March 1998, while " Get Myself Arrested" and "Whippin' Piccadilly" were later released as singles. ''Bring It On'' experienced a boost in popularity when it won the 1998 Mercury Music Prize, beating favourites such as Massive Attack's ''Mezzanine'' and The Verve's ''Urban Hymns''. Gomez later toured the United States as the support artist for Eagle-Eye Cherry. A 10th anniversary 2-CD edition of ''Bring It On'' was released in 2008. As of September 2020, the album has sold 502,000 copies in the UK. "Bring It On" is also the name of a song on Gomez's following album, ''Liquid Skin''. Critical reception ''Bring It On'' was released to critical acclaim. Contemporary critics praised Gomez's ability ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mix (magazine)
''Mix'' magazine is a periodical, billing itself as "the world's leading magazine for the professional recording and sound production technology industry". The magazine is headquartered in New York City and distributed in 94 countries. "It was co-founded in 1977 under the title of "the Mix" in San Francisco, originally as a tabloid style directory of recording services, by David Schwartz, Penny Riker-Jacob and Bill Laski with Hillel Resner as the first ad sales representative, and later publisher, and producer of the TEC Awards. The magazine became "MiX" without "the" ahead of it in April of 1980. It then skipped a month and then returned as a slick color magazine." In January 1989, Mix Publications, which included ''Mix'' magazine and Electronic Musician, was sold to Act II Publishing, a company owned by Norman Lear. In the 1990s, ''Mix'' magazine, had offices in the former Jelly Belly building on Hollis Street in Emeryville, California. In 1994, Mix Publications, was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
