Nellee Hooper | |
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| Born | Paul Andrew Hooper (1963-03-15)15 March 1963 (age 62) Bristol, England |
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Paul Andrew"Nellee" Hooper[1] (born 15 March 1963) is a British record producer,remixer and songwriter known for his work with many major recording artists beginning in the late 1980s. He also debuted as a motion picture music composer with Scottish composerCraig Armstrong andMarius de Vries for the soundtrack forBaz Luhrmann'sRomeo + Juliet in 1996.
Hooper has produced sevenGrammy Award-winning recordings for artists includingSmashing Pumpkins,U2,Soul II Soul, andSinéad O'Connor. He has been awardedQ's Best Producer award and twice beenMusic Week Producer of the Year.
Born inBristol, Hooper began his career in 1982 as a percussionist and backing vocalist with Bristolpunk funkpost-punk bandMaximum Joy. He later became a DJ as a member ofthe Wild Bunch, the Bristol-based sound system and group that becameMassive Attack.[2]
Between 1989 and 1992, he produced albums forSoul II Soul (Club Classics Vol. I),Sinéad O'Connor (I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got), andBjörk's first outing (Debut),[3] which in 1995Mixmag magazine ranked the 31st and 3rd best dance albums of all time,[4] as well as Massive Attack's second album (Protection).
The 1995BRIT Awards honoured Hooper as Best Producer for his work on Massive Attack'sProtection, Björk'sPost andMadonna'sBedtime Stories albums.[5]
In 1998, he won aBAFTA Award (Anthony Asquith Award for Film Music) for his work arranging the score and soundtrack forBaz Luhrmann'sRomeo + Juliet.[6]
In the late 1990s, Hooper set up the Meanwhile... label, which is asubsidiary ofVirgin Records.[7]
Hooper continued to work steadily into the 2000s. He received a Grammy nomination in 2003 for his work on No Doubt'sRock Steady andLamya'sLearning from Falling albums. His other work has included producing the singles "GoldenEye" (1995) forTina Turner, "Under the Bridge" (1998) forAll Saints and "Down Boy" (2002) forHolly Valance as well as providing remixes for artists likeJanet Jackson andSade.
He has worked withGwen Stefani on her solo albums and onU2's 2004 releaseHow to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb, for which he won a Grammy Award. He also produced the debut solo album ofAndrea Corr ofthe Corrs, titledTen Feet High, released on 25 June 2007.
Hooper produced the full-length debut album for Disney actress/singerEmily Osment,Fight or Flight in 2010.[8]
In 2011, Hooper produced Paloma Faith'sFall to Grace,[9] nominated for two Brit Awards for Best Female and Album of the Year.
Soul II Soul (1989)
Soul II Soul's 1989 albumClub Classics Vol. One (known asKeep on Movin’ in the US), produced by Hooper, was awarded two Grammys: "Back to Life" wonBest R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and "African Dance" wonBest R&B Instrumental Song.
Sinead O'Connor (1991)
Sinéad O'Connor took theBest Alternative Music Performance Grammy for her albumI Do Not Want What I Haven't Got.
Smashing Pumpkins (1997)
The single "The End Is the Beginning Is the End" won theBest Hard Rock Performance award at the 1997 Grammys.
U2 (2006)
How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb wonAlbum of the Year at the 2006 Grammys. The single "Sometimes You Can't Make It on Your Own" won two awards;Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals andSong of the Year.
Hooper was responsible for theBAFTA award-winning soundtrack toBaz Luhrmann'sRomeo + Juliet in 1996. He worked with Scottish composerCraig Armstrong and English composerMarius van Wyk de Vries. It was Hooper's first and only motion picture score. Hooper armed the soundtrack with sequences of bombastic choral and flamboyant orchestral forces, and fused it with his well-knownhip hop,electronic andtrip hop genres. Hooper since has not been active in the motion picture industry.
In 2021, Hooper joined Throne, aventure capital firm, as an advisor alongsideGee Roberson, the former chairman ofGeffen Records, and manager ofKanye West.[10][11]
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