Ken Nelson (born 6 February 1959) is an English record producer, who was born in Liverpool. After several years working on demos and independent artists, he achieved success with Gomez, and worldwide success with the first Coldplay recording. He has also worked with Badly Drawn Boy, Howling Bells, the Charlatans, Kings of Convenience, Ray LaMontagne, Snow Patrol, Paolo Nutini, two Mercury Music Prizes, and was Music Week magazine's Producer of the Year in 2003.