Nellee Hooper

British producer and remixer. Born: 15 March 1963 in Bristol, England, UK. Producer Nellee Hooper was behind some of the most successful and inventive dance-oriented pop music throughout the late 1980s and on through the 1990s. Hooper came up as a DJ, as a member of the Wild Bunch – the Bristol-based collective that would develop into [[artist:Massive Attack]]. He also played percussion for [[artist:Nasty Rox Inc.]]. Along with [[artist:Jazzie B]]., he produced [[artist:Soul II Soul]] through the release of the group's first two albums, both of which scored major hits ("Keep On Movin'," "Back To Life," "Get A Life"). Work followed for the likes of [[artist:Tracy Chapman]], [[artist:Björk]], [[artist:Janet Jackson]], and [[artist:Sade]]. The Brit Awards honoured Hooper in 1995 as Best Producer for his work on Massive Attack's "Protection", Björk's "Post", and [[artist:Madonna]]'s "Bedtime Stories". Later on in the 1990s, Hooper set up the "Meanwhile" imprint, a subsidiary of [[label:Virgin]], with one of his first pet projects being called [[artist:Furslide]]. Steady work continued into the early 2000s, and he received a Grammy nomination in 2003 for his work on [[artist:No Doubt]]'s "Rock Steady" and [[artist:Lamya]]'s "Learning From Falling".