Jenny Nelson

Hello! Thanks for popping by. I’m Jenny, or Jennifer, whichever you prefer, and I’m a radio and podcast exec producer, music programmer and writer based in Truro.

Find out more about my current projects here and get in touch here – it’d be lovely to hear from you.

Radio

As Programme Manager at the classical music and entertainment station Scala Radio from 2019-2024, I oversaw the programming team and the day-to-day operation of the station. In addition, I produced a range of regular programmes including Scala’s weekly film scores show with Mark Kermode, video game music show The Console with Luci Holland and Simon Mayo‘s weekend programmes.

I loved overseeing special days of programming on Scala, such as our 12-hour film score marathons, ‘All Movies Monday’, and I also ran the Scala Radio Book Club hosted by Simon Mayo, Mark Forrest and Penny Smith.

Previously, I worked as a Producer and Executive Producer at a range of music and speech networks including Classic FM, Heart, LBC and Absolute Radio, and at production companies TBI Media and Somethin’ Else.

I produced the Sony Gold award-winning Best Music Special ‘The John Bonham Story’ for BBC 6 Music / BBC Radio 2 and co-produced the Sony Gold award-winning Best Live Event Coverage ‘Absolute Blur’ for the Absolute Radio Network.

Please find out more about my radio experience here, my podcast work here and awards here.

Writing

I’ve co-written a book about film music with Mark Kermode, published by Picador. Mark Kermode’s Surround Sound: The Stories of Movie Music was released in September 2025 and it has been a total joy to work on. I still can’t quite believe it’s out in the shops!

Mark and I are currently doing events at various literary festivals, film festivals and independent bookshops across the UK. Keep an eye on this website for all the details!

In my role as Executive Producer at Classic FM, I wrote a book about creative collaborations between film directors and composers. The ‘Saturday Night at the Movies’ book was published by Elliott & Thompson in March 2018.

If you’d like me to speak at your event about screen music, get in touch!

Music

I’m a big fan of many musical genres, and have enjoyed music scheduling roles at a variety of radio networks including BBC 6 Music, Absolute 80s, Absolute Classic Rock, Classic FM and CBeebies Radio, as well as curating classical music playlists for Deezer.

I have a particular passion for music composed for film, television and video games. I produced ‘Saturday Night at the Movies’ at Classic FM from 2012 to early 2019 and launched the video game music show ‘High Score’, working with BAFTA-winning composer and presenter Jessica Curry for three series. I learnt a huge amount producing Scala Radio’s film music show presented by Mark Kermode and the weekly games music show with Luci Holland, The Console.

Film

My interest in the film world extends beyond music composed for the screen, and I was a Trustee at the Cambridge Film Trust, organisers of the Cambridge Film Festival, from 2018 to 2022.