Grant Nelson also known as Wishdokta, 24 Hour Experience, Bump & Flex and N'n'G, is a DJ

Disc jockey

A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...

, producer and remix

Remix

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 artist.

Grant is heralded as one of the godfathers of UK Garage due to his numerous club hits on his Nice 'n' Ripe record label in the early 90's. It was his sound along with a few others that gave birth to the then known as 'Sunday Scene' which went on to become UK garage

UK garage

UK garage is a genre of electronic dance music originating from the United Kingdom in the early-1990s. UK garage is a descendant of house music which originated in Chicago and New York, United States. UK garage usually features a distinctive syncopated 4/4 percussive rhythm with 'shuffling'...

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He also produced under the name Wishdokta from 1990-1993 when he was making Hardcore

Breakbeat hardcore

Breakbeat hardcore is a derivative of the acid house and techno, of the late 1980s and early 1990s, that combines four-to-the-floor rhythms with breakbeats, and is associated with the UK rave scene.-The rave scene:...

 / Drum 'n' Bass for the legendary London label Kickin Records

Kickin Records

Kickin Records is an independent record label founded by Peter Harris in 1988 that helped pioneer early rave music. The record label released music by artists including The Scientist , Shut Up And Dance, and Messiah , "as well as pioneering the careers of Grant Nelson, DJ Hype, Phil Asher, Matthew...

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In 1993 Wishdokta teamed up with DJ Vibes and together they delivered some of Happy Hardcore

Happy hardcore

Happy hardcore, also known as happycore, is a genre of music typified by a very fast tempo , often coupled with solo vocals and sentimental lyrics. Its characteristically 4/4 beat "happy" sound distinguishes it from most other forms of hardcore techno, which tend to be "darker". It is typically in...

's biggest anthems on Vibes' Asylum Music Inc & other labels including Happy Trax.

In 1997 he started using the alter-ego Bump & Flex and began to produce UK 2 Step. He delivered some of the scenes biggest records including "Funk On Ah Roll" by James Brown

James Brown

James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...

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Nelson has always remained a house head since his early Nice 'n' Ripe days and continues to do so to the present with his Swing City Records label that consistently delivers top drawer house music.

Some of the artists Grant has remixed & worked with include ;

Kelis

Kelis

Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers Kelis Rogers (born August 21, 1971 is an American musical artist. She is a BRIT Award, Q Award and NME Award winner and has been nominated for two Grammy Awards. She has had nine top 10 singles on the UK Singles Chart...

, Jodeci

Jodeci

Jodeci is an American band, whose repertoire includes R&B, soul music, and new jack swing. The group consists of two pairs of brothers from Hampton, Virginia and Charlotte, North Carolina: Cedric & Joel Hailey and Donald & Dalvin DeGrate, all respectively known by their stage names: K-Ci & Jojo,...

, Mis-Teeq

Mis-Teeq

Mis-Teeq are a British R&B girl group, comprising singers Alesha Dixon, Su-Elise Nash and Sabrina Washington. Originally a quartet which included Zena McNally, the group was formed in 1999 and released three major studio albums and seven consecutive UK top ten singles, including international hits...

, Aaliyah

Aaliyah

Aaliyah Dana Haughton , who performed under the mononym Aaliyah , was an American R&B recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 10, she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside...

, James Brown

James Brown

James Joseph Brown was an American singer, songwriter, musician, and recording artist. He is the originator of Funk and is recognized as a major figure in the 20th century popular music for both his vocals and dancing. He has been referred to as "The Godfather of Soul," "Mr...

, The Artful Dodger

The Artful Dodger

Jack Dawkins, better known as the Artful Dodger, is a character in the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. Dodger is a pickpocket, so called for his skill and cunning in that respect. As a result he has become the leader of the gang of child criminals, trained by the elderly Fagin...

, Jamiroquai

Jamiroquai

Jamiroquai is a British jazz funk and acid jazz band formed in 1992. Jamiroquai were initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito, the James Taylor Quartet, and the Brand New Heavies. Other Acid Jazz artists such as...

, Lutricia McNeal

Lutricia McNeal

Lutricia McNeal is an American R&B/pop singer. She achieved worldwide success with her singles "Ain't That Just the Way" which sold two million copies worldwide, "Stranded" and "Someone Loves You Honey" .-Biography:McNeal is the seventh of nine children...

, Thelma Houston

Thelma Houston

Thelma Houston is an American singer-songwriter and actress. She scored a number-one hit in 1976 with her cover version of the song "Don't Leave Me This Way", which won the 1978 Grammy Award for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance.-Early life & career:Houston is the daughter of a cotton picking mother...

, Another Level, Goldie

Goldie

Clifford Joseph Price, better known as Goldie is an English electronic music artist, disc jockey, visual artist and actor. He is well known for his innovations in the jungle and drum and bass music genres, having previously gained exposure for his work as a graffiti artist...

, Roy Ayers

Roy Ayers

Roy Ayers is an American funk, soul, and jazz composer and vibraphone player. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure at Polydor Records beginning in the 1970s, during which he helped pioneer jazz-funk .- Biography :Ayers...

, Guy

Guy

Guy or guys may refer to:* Guy * Guy, an effigy burned on bonfire night...

, Rosie Gaines

Rosie Gaines

Rosie Gaines is an American vocalist, musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer from Pittsburg, California. She released a number of dance hits, the most notable being "Closer Than Close".-Ensemble career:...

, Juliet Roberts

Juliet Roberts

Juliet Roberts is a British jazz, rock and house music singer of Grenadian descent.-Career:She originally recorded as Julie Roberts in 1982, and performed on the 1983 Top 10 hit single, "It's Over" by the Funkmasters...

, Liberty X

Liberty X

Liberty X were a British pop vocal group formed by the five contestants eliminated from the final ten qualifiers from the 2001 ITV show Popstars. The group consisted of Tony Lundon, Kevin Simm, Michelle Heaton, Kelli Young and Jessica Taylor...

, Towa Tei

Towa Tei

is a DJ, artist and record producer in Yokahoma, Japan.Tōwa debuted as a member of Deee-Lite, from the U.S. label Elektra Records in 1990, and shot to fame via their international hit single, "Groove Is In the Heart"...

, Evelyn 'Champagne' King, Bebel Gilberto

Bebel Gilberto

Bebel Gilberto is a Brazilian popular singer often associated with bossa nova. She is the daughter of João Gilberto and singer Miúcha. Her uncle is singer/composer Chico Buarque...

, Negrocan, Beverly Knight, The Brand New Heavies, Faithless

Faithless

Faithless were a British electronica band consisting of Maxi Jazz, Sister Bliss and Rollo. The group is best known for their dance songs . Faithless recorded six albums. During their career they sold over 15 million records worldwide...

, Simply Red

Simply Red

Simply Red were a British soul band that sold more than 50 million albums over a 25-year career. Their style drew influences from blue-eyed soul, new romantic, rock, reggae and jazz...

, Frankie Knuckles

Frankie Knuckles

Frankie Knuckles is an American DJ, record producer and remix artist. He played an important role in developing house music as a Chicago DJ in the 1980s and he helped to popularize house music in the 1990s, with his work as a producer and remixer...

, Agnes

Agnes

-People:*Agnes , a female given name *Agnes of Assisi*Agnes of Gandersheim, Abbess of Gandersheim and Quedlinburg*Agnes of Poitou, Regent of the Holy Roman Empire*Agnes of Tristain, fictional character...

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Main Pseudonym's Timeline :

1990-1995 Wishdokta

1993-1996 24 Hour Experience (With Simon Firmin)

1997-2003 Bump & Flex

1998-2001 N'n'G (With Norris 'da boss' Windross)

Sample Libraries & Software

Nelson has produced several sample libraries that contain musical parts and drum loops. The Studio Essentials series (Volumes 1, 2 & 3) have been extremely popular and are highly regarded amongst aspiring producers. Sample's from these libraries have featured on numerous commercial recordings.

Nelson also released his "Chordworx" software in 2009 which was another major success for him. It aids people with little or no keyboard knowledge to produce very intricate jazz style chord progressions which are much sought after in the soulful / deep house genre's of music.

Synthesizer Sound Programming

In 2000 Grant was commissioned by Korg to work on programming preset sound banks for the Electribe & MS2000 synthesizers. Although his sounds aren't credited in the operating manuals you can pick some of them out by the names he gave them that reference some of his artist names and record labels. To coincide with the release of the machines to market there was a promotional CD given away with industry music magazines and at trade fairs that included an audio demonstration by Grant of the Korg Electribe synthesizer.

Grant Nelson's Housecall (Radio Show)

In 2009 Nelson began presenting his own bi-weekly dance music radio show called Housecall on www.ssradio.com out of the UK.
It is also syndicated to various radio radio stations around the world and has quickly become one of the most popular shows of its genre. The show features exclusive snippets of forthcoming music yet to be released, regular guest mixes from some of the most legendary house music dj's and plenty of features which make the show feel more like a mainstream radio programme but with real house music.

Guests to date have included : ATFC, Christian Alvarez, CJ Macintosh, DeepCitySoul, DJ Meme, Eric Kupper, Groove Assassin, Jamie Lewis, Jask, Jazztronik, Joey Negro, Kiko Navarro, Lovebirds, MK, Ralf Gum, Richard Earnshaw, Scott Wozniak, Soulmagic, Soul Purpose, Steve "Silk" Hurley & Yass.

Releases

• "Step 2 Me" - Grant Nelson feat. Jean McClain Virgin Records
• "In My Soul" - Grant Nelson Nice 'n' Ripe
• "Right Before My Eyes" - N'n'G feat. Kallaghan Heat Recordings
• "Together" - 24hr Experience Nice 'n' Ripe
• "Free / Switch" - Grant Nelson Swing City Records
• "So Special" - Grant Nelson Swing City Records
• "Liferide" - N'n'G feat Rose Windross & Creed Swing City Records
• "Long Time Coming" - Bump & Flex Urban Heat
• "Babylon (Into A Groove)" - Nu Rhythmix Swing City Records
• "Evil Surrounds Us" - Wishdokta Kickin' Records
• "Motorway Madness" - Vibes & Wishdokta Rogue Trooper
• Ethnicity Ep's 1-3 - "Grant Nelson" Swing City
• Feel The Music - "Grant Nelson" Swing City
• The Only Way - Soul City Experience (Co-produced with Brian Tappert from Soulfuric Records)
• Bodyswerve - "M-Gee" (Co-produced with Matt Schwartz from Deepest Blue) Swing City
• Black Water - "Grant Nelson feat. Cathy Battistessa" - Swing City

Remixes

• Alexander O'Neil - Saturday Love Stateside
• Aaliyah
  Aaliyah
  Aaliyah Dana Haughton , who performed under the mononym Aaliyah , was an American R&B recording artist, actress and model. She was born in Brooklyn, New York, and was raised in Detroit, Michigan. At the age of 10, she appeared on the television show Star Search and performed in concert alongside...
  
   - More Than Woman - Virgin
• Chanel - My Life Hed Kandi
• Negrocan - Cada Vez Swing City
• Gaelle - Give It Back Boss
• Simply Red - Stay Simply Red
• Solu Music
  Solu Music
  Solu Music is a New York-based record label and house music producing duo created by Howie Caspe and Dano Nathanson.-History:Solu Music are best known for their song "Fade" feat. Kimblee. Recorded in 2001 and initially released as an underground track, Fade was released as a single in 2006 and...
  
   & Kimblee - Fade Hed Kandi
• Sunkids & Chance - Rise Up Boss
• Brand New Heavies - Surrender Hed Kandi
• Gat Decor - Passion - Big Life
• Sound Of Eden - Everytime (I See Her) Positiva
• Bebel Gilberto
  Bebel Gilberto
  Bebel Gilberto is a Brazilian popular singer often associated with bossa nova. She is the daughter of João Gilberto and singer Miúcha. Her uncle is singer/composer Chico Buarque...
  
   - The River Song EMI
• Jamiroquai
  Jamiroquai
  Jamiroquai is a British jazz funk and acid jazz band formed in 1992. Jamiroquai were initially the most prominent component in the early-1990s London-based acid jazz movement, alongside groups such as Incognito, the James Taylor Quartet, and the Brand New Heavies. Other Acid Jazz artists such as...
  
   - Runaway Sony
• Ann Nesby
  Ann Nesby
  Ann Nesby is an American R&B, gospel, and dance music singer and actress. She is the former lead singer of Sounds of Blackness; a songwriter with credits including hits sung by Patti Labelle and Gladys Knight; plus she co-starred in the 2003 romance musical The Fighting Temptations with Cuba...
  
   - Praisin' His Name basement Boys
• Mj Cole - Wondering Why (M-Gee mix. Co-mixed with Matt Shwartz) Talkin' Loud
• Todd Edwards - Saved My Life I Records
• Liberty X - Just A Little - V2
• Heller & Farley - Ultra Flava AM:PM
• Nush - U Girls (Look So Sexy) - Blunted
• Indo - R U Sleepin' - Satellite
• Roy Ayers - Dangerous Vibes - Peppermint Jam
• Jodeci - Get On Up MCA
• GUY - Dancin' MCA
• Timmy Vegas & The Universe Band - Can't Make It Thru Another Day - Mn2s
• Agnes - Need You Now 3Beat

Unofficial Edits & Mixes

• Gill Scoot - Golden
• Jamiroquai - Too Young To Die
• Martin Solveig - Rockin' Music
• James Ingram & Michael McDonald - Yah Mo B There
• Sister Sledge - Thinking Of You
• Grant has done many more personal mixes and edits, but now restricts their distribution because of copies being bootlegged by 3rd parties.

Singles

• 1991: "Evil Surrounds Us"
• 1992: "Banana Sausage"
• 1992: "M.A.D. (Massive Audio Disturbance)"
• 1992: "Whine You Bottom"
• 1993: "A New Direction"
• 1993: "Freeaneazy"
• 1993: "Reach Out / Eternal Expression"
• 1994: "Subliminal Satisfaction / River Of Dreams"
• 1994: "Hey DJ / Get High"
• 1994: "Midsummer Mist / Feel Good"
• 1994: "Sweetest Love"
• 1994: "Don't Get Carried Away"
• 1994: "Wishdokta's European Vacation"
• 1995: "No More Tears"
• 1995: "Want Your Love / Rave Is A Mystery"
• 1995: "Passion / Motorway Madness"
• 1996: "Gonna Be Alright / Giving It All I Got"

Appears On

• 1991: Kaos Theory
  Kaos Theory
  Kaos Theory was a short series of compilation albums by Telstar Records which were compiled from "hardcore rave" records that were not on general release to the public. These tracks were condemned by some as "kiddie rave"...
  
  
• 1991: Champion Sound (The Best Of Kickin Volume 1)
• 1992: Techno 2 - Sheppards Revenge - The Trip Continues
• 1992: Energy Rush
• 1992: Record Review Volume XX
• 1992: Heavenly Hardcore
• 1992: Kickin Mental Detergent
• 1993: The Centuries Ascendance
• 1993: Kickin Mental Detergent Vol 2
• 1995: Techno To The Core
• 1995: Sounds Of The Detonator
• 1996: Everything Is Wrong
• 1996: Mixmag Live! Volume 2
• 1997: The History Of Mixmag Live 5
• 1998: Old Skool Breakz
• 1999: Dancemania Speed 3
  Dancemania Speed
  Dancemania Speed is a sub-series of Toshiba EMI's Dancemania compilation series. This series features faster, further remixed versions of recordings from previously released Dancemania albums or faster remixed covers of various famous songs...
  
  
• 2007: The No.1 Hardcore Album: The Oldskool Mix
• 2007: Rave Nation The Anthems

External links

• grantnelson.net Grant Nelson official website.
• Discogs Grant Nelson discography & remixography.
• Swing City Records Record label co-owned by Grant Nelson.
• Wyze.com Production company co-owned by Grant Nelson.
• Grant Nelson's Housecall Website for Grant's bi-weekly radio show "Housecall".