Trevor Nelson
appeared live on Sunday 16th April '06 in Club de Mar.
BBC Radio 1 DJ and Presenter
plus residents Alan & Rick.
With Nu Soul's DJ Bob Jeffries &
Nu Soul Central's DJ Rossi in Room Red
Sunday 16th of April '06 - Easter Sunday
Trevor began DJing from an early age but his career really began when he started up the Madhatter sound system,
putting on big warehouse parties.It wasn't long before he found himself DJing on the then pirate Kiss FM
on the graveyard shift. Continuing his heavy DJ schedule he really made his name playing at the infamous
Soul II Soul Sunday night jam at the Africa Centre. The friendship he built up with front man Jazzy B
culminated in them working together setting up the second Soul II Soul shop in London.
In 1990 Kiss FM eventually became legal and Trevor was offered a daytime show as well as a directorship.
In 1993 Trevor joined Cooltempo (EMI Records) as Club Promotions Manager, the job saw him responsible for
acts such as Arrested Development and Gang Starr.
After ten years with Kiss FM; 1996 saw him move over to Radio 1 to present 'The Rhythm Nation' show.
In just a year he began a second show on Saturday afternoons as well as winning the award for 'DJ of
the year' at the MOBO awards. That same year he released his first compilation 'Pure Grooves' for Telstar.
In February 1998 Trevor joined MTV as presenter of their black music show 'The Lick'. In May that year he gained another show on the channel, 'The Lick Chart'. In March 1999 Trevor's second major compilation album "INCredible sound of Trevor Nelson" was released by Sony. That summer Trevor hosted his first stage at Notting Hill Carnival with Radio 1, by the end of summer Trevor had scooped his second MOBO award for 'Best DJ'. Trevor has co-hosted the MOBO awards twice, with the late Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopez in October 2000 and Kelis in October 2001.
At the end of 2000, he had started hosting his own music show "Trevor Nelson's Urban Choice" on BBC TWO / BBC Choice. Trevor continues to DJ across the UK and around the world, also to host major events and TV shows across BBC channels, MTV, ITV and Channel 4 including 'The Lowdown' on BBC THREE, The Prince's Trust Urban Music Festival and MTV Europe Music Awards both in 2004. Trevor's passion and drive have enabled him to be one of the champions of R'n'B music in the UK, and his increasing profile has made him a respected and valued figure in the music industry across the world.
Also in ROOM RED on Easter Sunday…
Nu Soul's DJ Bob Jeffries
& Nu Soul Central's DJ Rossi
for a night of Soulful House & Disco Boogie.
