MICHAEL B. NELSON

PRODUCER | COMPOSER | ARRANGER | TROMBONIST | HEAD HORNHEAD

R.I.P Prince

R.I.P Prince

4/21/2016 With great sadness we say goodbye to PRINCE, the musical genius that was the impetus for the Hornheads creation. My 25 year association with Prince started in 1991, traveling the world with him and the NPG on the Diamonds and Pearls tour. He was an...
Prince – HitnRun Phase II

Prince – HitnRun Phase II

The Hornheads are featured “Baltimore”, “Rocknroll Loveaffair”, “Xtraloveable”, “Groovy Potential”, “When She Comes”, and “Black Muse”. Prince gave me a lot of freedom on the horn arrangements for...
Prince- Art Official Age

Prince- Art Official Age

Prince’s original instruction to me for this project was to produce an orchestral session for the song “Way Back Home”. As is sometimes the case, Prince ended up using the lovely strings and harp that Adi Yeshaya and StrinGENIUS laid down for the...