Ian Walter Nelson (23 April 1956, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England[1] – 23 April 2006) was an English new wave musician, and younger brother of Be-Bop Deluxe singer and guitarist Bill Nelson, whom he accompanied in different musical projects.
His father, Walter, who was a saxophonist, taught him to play saxophone, which would later be Ian's principal instrument.
After Red Noise split up, Ian Nelson spent some time collaborating in his brother Bill's solo career.
In 1982, he joined Fiat Lux; during his three years with the band they released a number of singles, but only had two minor UK hits, "Secrets" and "Blue Emotion".
[3] He also worked with Richard Jobson, Level 42, The Sound, Nik Kershaw and Howard Jones among others.