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Michael B. Nelson

Birth Name: Michael B. Nelson Occupation: Trombone player, horns arranger Activity with Prince: 1991-2001- 2011-present Live Contributions Worked on the following tour(s): Diamonds And Pearls Tour Act I Act II Worked on shows in: 1991, 1992, 19931994, 1995 Studio Contributions With Prince: 1992 Prince: 1994 Come 1995 The Gold Experience 1996 Chaos And Disorder 1996 The Vault... Old Friends 4 Sale 1996 Emancipation 1998 Crystal Ball 1999 Rave Un2 The Joy Fantastic 2000 Rave In2 The Joy Fantastic 2001 The Rainbow Children - - - - The Vault - Volumes I, II and III (unreleased) With Prince's Associates: 1993 Carmen Electra: Carmen Electra 1993 The NPG: Gold Nigga 1993 Mavis Staples: The Voice 1993 Tevin Campbell: I'm Ready 1994 Various Artists: 1-800 New Funk 1994 Various Artists: Prêt-A-Porter 1995 The NPG: Exodus 1995 Mayte: Child Of The Sun 1996 Various Artists: Girl 6 1998 The NPG: Newpower Soul 1998 NPG Orchestra: Kamasutra 1998 Khan Chaka Khan: Come 2 My House 1999 Graham Central Station: GCS 2000 2012 Andy Allo: Superconductor Self Productions with Prince: None

Michael B. Nelson is an American horn player, composer and arranger. As a Trombone player and arranger in the Hornheads (sometimes Hornheadz), a band first assembled as no name horn section, sometimes referred to as 'NPG hornz' in 1991 to augment Prince & The NPG on tour, Nelson toured with Prince from 1991 until 1994 and again in 1999. He was involved in studio output from Prince and associated artists from 1992 until present, with a hiatus in the first decade of the millennium. Nelson has also performed and/or recorded with a large number of artists such as Chaka Khan, Lenny Kravitz, The Jonas Brothers, Sammy Davis Jr., Mandy Moore, Jimmy Jam, Larry Graham, Babyface, and Maceo Parker. Musical Career Early Career After studies at Concordia College, Moorehead, MN, and at Lawrence Conservatory of Music at Appleton, Wisconsin, Nelson moved to Minneapolis and started his carrer as staff arranger at Ruperts night clubs in Minneapolis, Atlanta and St Louis from 1984 to 1990. He was also arranger / lead trombonist in the Minnesota Vikings Band from 1985 to 1990. Work With Prince From 1991-2001 Nelson and the Hornheads recorded and toured worldwide with Prince. Nelson recorded and arranged horns for 20 CDs with Prince and associated Paisley Park artists and co-wrote “Billy Jack Bitch” on Prince’s Grammy-nominated The Gold Experience album. Guest Appearances 1995 18 August 1995: Chanhassen, MN - Paisley Park Studios (TC Jammers) TV-Shows 1993 23 February 1993: Hollywood, CA - Paramount Studios - Stage 29 (Arsenio Hall Show) 1999 16 November 1999: Boulogne Billancourt - TF1/Glem Production Studio (Tout Lara Fabian) 17 November 1999 (mat.): Saint-Denis - Les Studios de la Plaine Saint-Denis, Studio 233 (Hit Machine) 17 November 1999 (mat.): Paris - Studios Canal+ (Nulle Part Ailleurs) 18 November 1999 (mat.): Borehamwood - Elstree Centre, Studio C (Top Of The Pops) 19 November 1999 (mat.): London - Riverside Studios (TFI Friday) 20 November 1999: Newcastle - Tyne Tees, Studio 5 (The Tube Apocalypse) 22 November 1999: El Álamo - Estudios El Álamo (Séptimo) 25 November 1999: Cologne - Studio 449 (Harald Schmidt Show) 27 November 1999: Aalsmeer - Joop van den Ende Studio's (Glücksspirale) 28 November 1999: Almere-Haven - Cinevideo Studio's (Tros TV-Show) Current Work As a studio musician, Nelson has appeared on numerous albums, with producer, composer, arranger, and performer credits on 3 Hornheads solo releases (Fat Lip, 5 Heads Are Better Than 1, and Hornheads) and 10 Compass Records CDs for the Target retail chain. Nelson has also performed and/or recorded with Chaka Khan, Doc Severinsen, Lenny Kravitz, The Jonas Brothers, Sammy Davis Jr., Mandy Moore, Jimmy Jam, Johnny Mathis, Honor Society, Larry Graham, Ben Sidran, Jordan Pruitt, Babyface, Maceo Parker, amongst others. He has also worked on many commercial projects for companies such as Target, BMW, Holiday Inn, Macys, ABC, Minnesota Twins, Best Buy, General Mills, Hormel, Donatos, Long John Silver, and Redline Entertainment. Nelson has created his own record label "Born 2 b Wild Music", through which he releases Hornheads albums and promotes his activities as freelance trombonist/arranger for recordings and performances, studio musician, horn arranger and commercial session musician. He also officies as clinician/adjudicator for college and high school jazz festivals and is orchestra arranger and contractor for the Starkey Hearing Foundation.

Additional Information See also Trivia Hornheads (biography) Michael B Nelson uses a Bach Stradivarius 16m trombone Gardinelli 4M mouthpiece and a 1928 Conn double bell euphonium Gardinelli 4D mouthpiece. In 1996 Nelson received a McKnight Composers Fellowship through the American Composers Forum. Self productions without Prince: 1999: Swing (Lifescapes Music ‎– LS11-5-73-2) References MySpace Hornheads Official Webside Hornheads Discography Bone 2 B Wild Music Discogs

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