by michaelnelson | Mar 17, 2014 | Arrangements, Hornheads, Prince, Zooey Deschanel
Prince’s new single FALLINLOVE2NITE feat. Zooey Deschanel, has been released by Epic Records (available on iTunes). The Hornheads got to drop in some funky licks throughout the song, and I had the pleasure of bringing in Adi Yeshaya and STRINGenius to add the...
by michaelnelson | Jun 20, 2013 | Arrangements, Hornheads, Prince
Prince has just released “Extraloveable Reloaded” for download on his 3rd Eye Girl website. This is a remake of a song of his from the early ’80s that now includes a signature Hornheads breakdown in the middle. There’s a sample of it on Dr....
by michaelnelson | Jun 14, 2013 | Arrangements, Hornheads, Ledisi, Prince
The Hornheads appear on 2 more Prince singles”Boyfriend Demo” and “Ain’t Gonna Miss U When U’re Gone” featuring Ledisi. Both are available for download at 3rd Eye Girl. (update – Boyfriend is no longer available at the 3rd Eye...
by michaelnelson | Jun 8, 2013 | Arrangements, Hornheads, IVK, Target
Who would’ve thought that when we recorded horns in my studio in South Minneapolis last year for our old Argentinian friends, Dante and Emmanuel of Illya Kuryaki and the Vallderramas, would end up on a Target commercial and get a shout out from...
by michaelnelson | Jun 9, 2009 | Arrangements, Hornheads
The most recent horn arranging and recording project with the Hornheads is the Jonas Brothers’ new release, Lines, Vines, and Trying Times, produced by the multi-talented John Fields (Mandy Moore, Switchfoot, Backstreet Boys, Greazy Meal), and hits on June...
