Vanessa Warwick
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Vanessa Warwick is an English former MTV
presenter, notable for her eight-year spell as a video jockey from 1990 to 1997 inclusive. She was for a time during the 1990s married to musician Ricky Warwick
, guitarist with The Almighty
. Vanessa Warwick now runs a London
-based property business.
Studios in London, eventually becoming a production assistant on the MTV rock show, "Metal Hammer
" and then "Headbangers Ball
", where she became the show's assistant producer. In 1990, she replaced German VJ Kristiane Backer
, having presented her first tour report - a review of a London Astoria
performance by American band OverKill
. As well as seven years presenting "Headbangers Ball", she also inspired and wrote the foreword to a "Headbangers Ball" book, Chaos AD - Rock In The Nineties, written by Kerrang!
magazine freelance Steve Beebee
, published by Simon & Schuster in 1997. As a freelance TV producer, she also directed a Motorhead video in 2001.
MTV
MTV, formerly an initialism of Music Television, is an American network based in New York City that launched on August 1, 1981. The original purpose of the channel was to play music videos guided by on-air hosts known as VJs....
presenter, notable for her eight-year spell as a video jockey from 1990 to 1997 inclusive. She was for a time during the 1990s married to musician Ricky Warwick
Ricky Warwick
Ricky Warwick is possibly best known as the frontman for the Scottish band The Almighty. Starting out as a rhythm guitarist in New Model Army, Ricky formed The Almighty in 1988. Warwick was the lead vocalist and played guitar in various formats of the band. In 1996 he left The Almighty...
, guitarist with The Almighty
The Almighty (band)
The Almighty are a hard rock/heavy metal band, from Glasgow in Scotland who formed in 1988. They have released seven studio albums, two anthologies and one live album.-1988-1993:...
. Vanessa Warwick now runs a London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
-based property business.
MTV
Born Vanessa Young, she first joined MTV in 1988 on a temporary assignment at the broadcaster's CamdenCamden
- Australia :* Camden, New South Wales** Camden Council ** Electoral district of Camden- England :* London Borough of Camden** Camden Town, an area in the borough* Camden School for Girls- United States :* Camden, Alabama* Camden, Arkansas...
Studios in London, eventually becoming a production assistant on the MTV rock show, "Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer is a monthly heavy metal music magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and in several other countries by different publishers. Metal Hammer articles feature both mainstream bands and more unusual acts from the whole spectrum of heavy metal music...
" and then "Headbangers Ball
Headbangers Ball
Headbangers Ball is a music television program consisting of heavy metal music videos airing on MTV2, MTV Australia, MTV Two , MTV Adria , MTV Brand New, MTV Portugal, MTV Finland, MTV Arabia, MTV Norway, MTV Sweden, MTV Denmark, MTV Greece, MTV Türkiye, MTV...
", where she became the show's assistant producer. In 1990, she replaced German VJ Kristiane Backer
Kristiane Backer
Kristiane Backer is a German-born television presenter, television journalist and author residing in London.-Occupation:From 1987 to 1989 she worked as a trainee for the private radio station Radio Hamburg...
, having presented her first tour report - a review of a London Astoria
London Astoria
The London Astoria was a music venue, located at 157 Charing Cross Road, in London, England. It had been leased and run by Festival Republic since 2000. It was closed on 15 January 2009 and has since been demolished...
performance by American band OverKill
Overkill (band)
Overkill is an American thrash metal band, formed in 1980 in New Jersey. They have gone through many line-up changes, with singer Bobby "Blitz" Ellsworth and bassist D.D. Verni remaining from the original lineup. Along with Anthrax , the band is one of the most successful East Coast thrash metal...
. As well as seven years presenting "Headbangers Ball", she also inspired and wrote the foreword to a "Headbangers Ball" book, Chaos AD - Rock In The Nineties, written by Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
magazine freelance Steve Beebee
Steve Beebee
Steve Beebee is a journalist, author and broadcaster, best known for his work with Kerrang! magazine. Beebee is one of the magazine's longest serving writers. He is known for championing bands for their genuine entertainment qualities as opposed to their tendency to fit in with present fashions and...
, published by Simon & Schuster in 1997. As a freelance TV producer, she also directed a Motorhead video in 2001.