Nellee Hooper
| Nellee Hooper | |
|---|---|
| Born |
15 March 1963 Bristol, England |
| Genres | Electronica, trip hop, rock, house |
| Associated acts | The Wild Bunch, Sinéad O'Connor, Soul II Soul, Björk, Massive Attack, Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Smashing Pumpkins, Paloma Faith, U2, Garbage |
Nellee Hooper (born 15 March 1963) is a British producer/remixer/composer known for his work with many major recording artists beginning in the late 1980s. He also debuted as a motion picture music composer with famed Scottish composer Craig Armstrong and Marius De Vries for the soundtrack for Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet in 1996.
Hooper has produced six Grammy Award winning albums for artists including Smashing Pumpkins, U2 (best song and album), Soul II Soul, and Sinead O'Connor. He has also been awarded Q Magazine's Best Producer award and twice been Music Week Producer of the Year.
Born in Bristol, Hooper began his career as a DJ and as a member of The Wild Bunch, the Bristol-based group that would turn into Massive Attack.
Between 1989 and 1992, he produced the debut album for Soul II Soul (Club Classics Vol. I), Massive Attack's second album (Protection) and Björk's first outing (Debut), which in 1995 Mixmag magazine ranked the 31st, 1st and 3rd best dance albums of all time.
The 1995 BRIT Awards honoured Hooper as Best Producer for his work on Massive Attack's Protection, Björk's Post and Madonna's Bedtime Stories albums.
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