Michael B. Nelson has distinguished himself as the leader, composer, arranger, and trombonist for the internationally acclaimed, 5-piece, a cappella jazz horn group, the Hornheads. From 1991-2001 Nelson and the Hornheads recorded and toured worldwide with Prince. Nelson also composed horn arrangements for Prince and co-wrote a song on his Grammy-nominated "Gold Experience" CD. In 1996 Nelson received a McKnight Composers Fellowship through the American Composers Forum. He has appeared on over 100 CDs including 3 Hornheads solo releases, "Fat Lip", "5 Heads Are Better Than 1", and "Hornheads" and 20 recordings with Prince and associated Paisley Park artists. Nelson also performed and/or recorded with Doc Severinsen, Chaka Khan, Lenny Kravitz, Sammy Davis Jr., Mandy Moore, Jimmy Jam, Johnny Mathis, Larry Graham, Ben Sidran, Babyface, Maceo Parker, and many others. As a top call studio musician, Nelson has also worked on many commercial projects for companies such as Target, BWM, Holiday Inn, ABC, Minnesota Twins, Best Buy, General Mills, Hormel, Donatos, Marshall Fields, Long John Silver, and Redline Entertainment.
