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Rick Charles Nelson
Rick Charles Nelson, also know as “The Voice”,  is a professional singer   and voice­-over artist born and raised in  Los Angeles, California. His deep, rich voice has been likened to that of the smooth sounds of Jeffrey Osborne  and Barry White.

Early Life/Music Career
Rick started singing gospel music at the age of 5 in his grandmother’s mission and started playing the piano at  the age of 9. He spent   many of his younger years  singing in the church   choir influenced  by gospel guests Andraé Crouch, Joe Westmoreland and Kim Westin. Rick discovered that he had a gift while he was outside sitting  on a curb with his  cousins one day and began singing  “Aint No Big Thing” by The Radiants. By the time Rick was a  teenager, he was singing backgrounds on professional recordings. Rick  has  sung  with  artists  such  as  Mariah  Carey, Michael Jackson,  Lenny Kravitz,  Wayne Newton, and Andraé Crouch to name a few. He has workers extensively in film, television, music recording and live performances  that have taken him around the world.

In recent years, Rick has been a member of the negotiating committee for AFTRA. He is currently writing songs in preparation for production for his first solo project.

Background Vocals Records
 2014: Big God Little Me, Jackie Gouche, My Help  2011: 	The Journey, Andraé Crouch  2003: The Essential Toto, Toto  2002: The Beginning Stages of... , The Polyphonic Spree  2000: Cool, George Duke­ 1999: 	Heaven to Earth, Michael English 1999: Stay Tuned, Nu Mix­￼￼</li> <li>1998: The Dance￼, Dave Koz­￼ </li> <li>1998: The Gift of Christmas, Andraé Crouch </li> <li>1998: Never Say Never￼￼, Brandy, Background Vocals </li> <li> 1998: Vuelve, Ricky Martn </li> <li> 1998: The Last Time I Was Here, Bryan Duncan­ </li> <li> 1997: BeBe Winans­￼, BeBe Winans­ </li> <li> ­1997: Blood On The Dance Floor­: HIStory in the Mix,  Michael Jackson </li> <ul>