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 Streets 2011: The Gift – Explode 2012: Deadbeat Darling – The Angels Share 2013: Okean Elzy
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External links Interview, HitQuarters Nov 2000 Podcast interview with record producer Ken Nelson Nov 2016