Nels Jensen entered the music scene in 1998 with the Ska-punk band the Usual Suspects. After several years of performing and recording he decided to expand his knowledge to the other side of the glass. Nels entered Musician’s Institutes’ RIT program in 2004. Soon after, Nels was assisting Orlando Rashid (Jamie Foxx, Ludacris, T.I.) who had just finished up Jamie Foxx's multi-platinum record Unpredictable. Through Orlando, Nels has been fortunate enough to have worked with such people as Jamie Foxx, Busta Rhymes and Ashanti. In 2006 Nels came to the attention of Grammy wining producer/engineer Jeff Peters of the Beach Boys, Brian Setzer Orchestra, and Goldspot fame, Nels assited Jeff for many years. Nels is Pro Tools 10 certified and also teaches at Musicians Institute in Hollywood California. Nels has shown himself to be extremely versatile, creative, and hard working, his dedication and success are proof that we will be hearing much more from Nels Jensen in the years to come. Nels owns and runs the Pie Studios in Pasadena Ca, with Jeff Peters and Mickey Petralia. In late 2010 Nels started a production team with 2 colleagues called the Lo-Fi Frenz, together they write songs for Film and Television as well as produce other bands.