NEW YORK (www.nelson-o'reilly.com) - Producer/songwriter EVE NELSON (Eva Cassidy, Willa Ford,
Sandra Bernhard, Heather Nova) has just outdone herself, producing the new
Chaka Khan CD 'Classikhan.' NELSON also arranged 10 of the 13 songs and conducted the London Symphony Orchestra for the album. While the rhythm section was recorded at Clinton studio NYC, the strings and vocals were recorded in London's famous Abbey Road Studio and Whitfield Studios. The album was just released last month on the AGU/Sanctuary label.
NELSON formed Nelson-O'Reilly Productions in 1995 with business partner Bernadette O'Reilly. Recently, O'Reilly, President of Nelson O'Reilly Productions, announced the addition of Ray Cervenka to the company as a staff producer/ remixer. Cervenka handled additional production and editing on the Khan CD. As a producer, engineer and songwriter, Cervenka has been associated with such superstar artists as Whitney Houston, Busta Rhymes, Wyclef Jean, Harry Connick Jr. and La Face Records in the capacity as engineer/project consultant. 'Among his unique talents is his real ability to bring out the best in young talent, O'Reilly stated.
She continued: 'After ten years as our company's primary composer/ producer, my partner Eve Nelson needs to share her workload. Ray is ready to bust out as a bona fide producer.' Cervenka is currently working with unsigned rock sensation Lourds, international pop foursome Uneti, Amy Victoria, R&B crooner X.A.V.R., and newcomer Nicole G.
'ClassicKhan' was recorded and mixed by Grammy winner Cynthia Daniels.
In addition to Cervenka joining Nelson-O'Reilly Productions, the company has retained 7th Street Music to scout talent, pitch songs, and shop artists. 7th Street Music is a newly formed company headed by Sherrie Fell and John Garrett. O'Reilly said: "It's great having a street team keeping the company abreast of the latest trends. One of the many projects brought in by Sherrie and John is S-Curve Records reggae-pop act OSX, and we're thrilled to be working them."
Nelson O'Reilly recently relocated their offices to the Flatiron district of Manhattan. Their new address is 20 West 22nd Street, Suite 617, New York, NY 10010. For more information, visit www.nelson-o'reilly.com
