Trevor Nelson
| Trevor Nelson MBE |
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| Born |
7 January 1964 Hackney, London, England, UK |
| Show | Trevor "Real Leather" Nelson |
| Station(s) | BBC Radio 1Xtra |
| Time slot | 10:00-13:00 |
| Show | Trevor Nelson's Rhythm Nation |
| Station(s) | BBC Radio 2 |
| Time slot | 20:00-22:00 |
| Style | R&B, soul hip-hop, rap and dance music |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Previous show(s) | Kiss FM (both the legal station and the previous Kiss 94 pirate) |
| Website | trevornelson.com |
Trevor Ricardo Nelson, MBE (born 7 January 1964) is a British DJ and presenter.
Born in the Metropolitan Borough of Hackney to a family of St Lucian heritage, Nelson attended Central Foundation Boys' Grammar School (now known as Central Foundation Boys' School) in Cowper Street, Islington, London EC2, and Westminster Kingsway College. His first job was in a shoe shop, but his love of music meant a part-time role as a DJ.
Nelson found daytime work at a record importer in 1985, and widened his DJ experience putting on "warehouse parties" at the weekends.
He went on to work in A&R for record labels Cooltempo and EMI, promoting artistes such as D'Angelo, Mica Paris and Lynden David Hall; while also promoting events, including his own "Soul II Soul" and "The Lick".
As a pioneer in the urban scene, Nelson started his broadcasting career at then pirate station Kiss in 1985. In 1990 it gained a broadcasting licence to become Kiss 100 London (Kiss FM), it was here that Nelson became director of the station and daytime DJ. Behind the decks Nelson cut his teeth as a DJ with Soul II Soul and promoted numerous club nights including the now legendary Lick parties. With a stint behind the scenes in A&R at Cooltempo, EMI, Nelson was instrumental in the careers of D’Angelo, Mica Paris and Lynden David Hall. In 1996, Nelson moved to BBC Radio 1 to present the first ever national RNB show ' The Rhythm Nation' and a year later began a Saturday afternoon program which resulted in his winning a MOBO Award in 1997 as Best DJ.
Nelson currently broadcasts across two radio networks. He previously presented weekdays, Monday to Friday 10:00am until 13:00 show on BBC Radio 1Xtra, and he started presenting Rhythm Nation on Saturday evenings on BBC Radio 2 in July 2016, replacing his Wednesday evening soul show.
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