Ken Nelson is a Britishrecord producer. After several years working on demos and independent artists such as the Hellfire Sermons and Ruthless Rap Assassins, he achieved success with Gomez, and world-wide success with the first Coldplay recording. He has also worked with Badly Drawn Boy. In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Hellfire Sermons, independent band from Liverpool, England. ... The Ruthless Rap Assassins were a hip hop group from Hulme in Manchester, England. ... Gomez is a British band from Southport. ... Coldplay is a post-Britpop/alternative rock band from London, United Kingdom well known for their rock melodies and introspective lyrics. ... Badly Drawn Boy (b. ...