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Nigel Lowis
Birth name	Nigel Phillip Lowis
Instrument(s)	Guitar Keyboard
Years active	1990-Present

Nigel Lowis (born Nigel Phillip Lowis, 6th February 1959, Lambeth, London) is an English record producer, song writer, remixer, and musician. He is notably famous for his success producing artists such as Dina Carroll, Eternal and BeBe Winans.

Early life

Nigel Phillip Lowis was born in Lambeth in South East London, however moved to Brixton at the age of 8. Having a natural enthusiasm for music throughout his childhood, Nigel began playing guitar at the age of 3. Nigel attended the Tulse Hill Secondary School until the age of 15, in order to begin a career playing football for Chelsea F.C., however this did not last and Nigel tried various other jobs. Throughout this time period, Nigel had also written song lyrics, which lead to relocating to America at the age of 21.

After returning to the UK the following year, Nigel formed the band ‘Gun Shy’ with Terry Ronald. Nigel’s musical and song writing talent were spotted by MCA Records, to which he was signed. He furthermore spawned a publishing deal with MCA Publsihing; this was the start of his musical career.

Career

Nigel worked several years for MCA Publsihing under the wing of Nick Phillips and Paul Connolly. Between 1989 and 1990, Nigel wrote songs for artists such as Kym Mazelle, Steven Dante and Judy Cheeks. Nigel’s first chart success came in 1990, when he produced Maureen Walsh’s cover of Sister Sledge’s 1984 song, ’Thinking of You’, which reached 7th in the UK Singles Chart. Nigel also produced Maureen Walsh’s debut album in 1990.

Nigel then went on to work with ‘First Avenue Management’ and in 1991 worked with the band Quartz producing their song ‘It’s too late’. This is where he met Dina Caroll, who was a featured vocalist on the track.

Dina Carroll

In 1992, Nigel co-wrote and produced Dina Caroll’s debut song ‘Ain’t no Man’ which achieved ‘Gold’ status, and then went on to co-write and produce her second song Special Kind of Love’ which also received ‘Gold’ status. Their third single ‘So Close’ was also relased in 1992 and received ‘Gold’ status, however this song title went on to be the name of Dina Caroll’s1993 debut album So Close, which sold over 2,000,000 copies in the UK alone and received a ‘Multi-Platinum’ status. The album debuted at 2nd in the UK Album Chart, however the following year at the exact same date returned to 2nd in the UK Album Chart. So Close also saw the success of the song ‘Don’t be a Stranger’, which achieved ‘Gold’ status and came 3rd in the UK Singles Chart. At the same time, the single ‘The Perfect Year’ had also achieved ‘Gold’ status and was in the UK Singles Chart at 5th. Nigel and Dina Caroll had also achieved 5 consecutive 12” Club Mix Records; "Ain't No Man", "Special Kind of Love", "Here", "All to be your Lover" and "Express", all of which got to 1st in the UK Dance Chart.

In 1996, after moving from A&M Records to Mercury Records, Nigel produced the album Only Human, which sold 900,000 copies receiving ‘Platinum’ status three times. The album produced hits such as ‘Escaping’ and ‘Only Human’, which were again both co-written and produced by Nigel. The album also saw ‘Living for the Weekend’ and ‘Mind, Body and Soul’, as 12” Club Mix Records, reach 1st in the UK Dance Charts

Since this time, Nigel and Dina re-collaborated in 2008 and continued to write songs together.

Personal Life

Nigel continues to write, produce and create his own projects. He currently resides with his wife in Kent.

External links

[Interview with Nigel Lowis]
[Nigel Lowis Discography]
[Article on Dina Carroll and Nigel Lowis]
[Joey Nelson Music]