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Trevor Nelson

Trevor Leslie Nelson MBE
Order of the British Empire

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a United Kingdom order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom....
(born 26 December 1968 in Hackney

London Borough of Hackney

The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough in East London, and forms part of inner London and North London....
, London

London

London is the capital of both England and the United Kingdom, and the most populous municipality in the European Union. An important settlement for two millennia, History of London goes back to its founding by the Roman Empire....
) is an English

England

Presenter

A presenter, or host , is a person or organization responsible for running an event. A museum or university, for example, may be the presenter or host of an Collection ....
.

Born in Hackney to a family of St Lucian heritage, he attended Grammar school

Grammar school

A grammar school is one of several different types of school in the history of education in the United Kingdom and other English-speaking countries....
in Islington. His first job was in a shoe shop, but his love of music meant a part time role as a DJ. Nelson gained day time work at a record importer in 1985, and widened his DJ experience putting on "warehouse parties" on the weekends. Nelson then worked in A&R

A&R

Artists and Repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and the artistic development of recording artists....
for record labels Cooltempo() and EMI

EMI

The EMI Group is a United Kingdom music company comprising the major record label EMI Music ? which operates several labels and is based in Kensington in London, England, United Kingdom ? and EMI Music Publishing, based in New York City....
, promoting artistes such as D'Angelo

D'Angelo

Michael D'Angelo Archer , better known by his stage name D'Angelo, is a Grammy Award winning United Statessoul music singing, pianist, guitarist, songwriter, and record producer....
, Mica Paris

Mica Paris

Mica Paris is an England singer , radio and television presenter, and occasional actress. She abbreviated her forename to Micha before adopting its phonetic version as she moved further away from her gospel roots....
and Lynden David Hall

Lynden David Hall

Lynden David Hall was a singer, songwriter, arranger, and producer. Born in Wandsworth, South London, he won the 'best newcomer' accolade at the 1998 MOBO Awards Awards....
; while also promoting events, including his own Soul II Soul and The Lick.

Nelson began DJing on pirate radio station Kiss from 1985, which when it gained a broadcasting license in 1990 to become Kiss FM

Kiss 100 London

Kiss 100 is a radio station broadcasting to London on 100.0 MHz FM specialising in hip hop music, R&B, Mainstream Urban and dance music. It also broadcasts on Digital radio in the United Kingdom in other parts of the UK on Digital audio broadcasting and nationally on Freeview , Sky Digital and Tiscali TV....
, Nelson became a director and day time DJ.

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London Borough of Hackney

The London Borough of Hackney is a London borough in East London, and forms part of inner London and North London....
, London

London

England

Presenter

Grammar school

A&R

Artists and Repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and the artistic development of recording artists....
for record labels Cooltempo() and EMI

EMI

D'Angelo

Mica Paris

Lynden David Hall

Kiss 100 London

BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a United Kingdom international radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in current popular music throughout the day, with a slight bias to Rock music & Independent music music....
in 1996 to present the first UK national R&B show "Rhythm Nation," and a year later began a Saturday afternoon program which resulted in him winning a MOBO Award

MOBO Awards

The MOBO Awards, established in 1995 by Kanya King MBE and Andy Ruffell , are held annually in the United Kingdom to recognise artists of any race or nationality performing black music....
in 1997 as Best DJ. From 2007, he now also performs on the Breakfast show on 1Xtra. His TV career developed on television from 1998 on MTV UK, and presenting The Lick
The Lick

The Lick With Trevor Nelson is a United Kingdom chat show presented by Trevor Nelson. It is an informative music show designed to inform the general public about the world of Hip-Hop and R and B....
on MTV Base

MTV Base

MTV Base is a digital television channel which began in the United Kingdom , now with localised digital broadcast versions for South Africa and France....
. During the summer season Nelson performs weekly sessions in the Global Room at the nightclub Pacha

Pacha

Pacha is a clubbing franchise with headquarters in Ibiza. The first Pacha club was opened in Sitges outside Barcelona in 1967. The Ibiza club, however, is the most well-known and prestigious venue today and is one of two of the island's top clubs located in Ibiza Town, the other being El Divino which is on the marina just a couple of blocks a...
in Ibiza

Ibiza

Ibiza is an island and town located in the Mediterranean Sea about 80 km off the coast of Spain. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands autonomous community ....
. Nelson also appeared as a judge on the 2006 show Just the Two of Us, and again in 2007.

In addition to his shows on Radio 1

BBC Radio 1

BBC Radio 1 is a United Kingdom international radio station operated by the BBC, specialising in current popular music throughout the day, with a slight bias to Rock music & Independent music music....
& 1Xtra, from April 2008, Nelson will also be heard presenting a weekly Soul Show on BBC Radio 2

BBC Radio 2

BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio radio station and the List of most-listened-to radio programs in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult contemporary music or Album-orientated rock, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres....
. The show will be aired on Wednesdays from 10-11pm.

A divorced father of two children, Nelson lives in London and is a fan of Chelsea Football Club. Appointed MBE for his contribution to the Millennium Volunteers

Millennium Volunteers

Millennium Volunteers was a national United Kingdom government initiative, set up with public funding, and aimed at people aged between 16 and 24....
programme, Nelson also has a home in St Lucia.

Trevor Nelson

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