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Guy Edward John Patrick Garvey (born 6 March 1974, in Bury

Bury

Bury is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies on the River Irwell, east of Bolton, west-southwest of Rochdale, and north-northwest of the city of Manchester...

, Greater Manchester, England), is the singer/guitarist in the band Elbow

Elbow (band)

Elbow are an English rock band. They have played together since 1990 and recorded five studio albums, the most recent of which is Build a Rocket Boys!, released in March 2011...

, as well as a presenter (Sunday evenings 10 pm to midnight, British time) for BBC 6 Music and A&R

A&R

Artists and repertoire is the division of a record label that is responsible for talent scouting and overseeing the artistic development of recording artists. It also acts as a liaison between artists and the record label.- Finding talent :...

manager of Skinny Dog Records

Skinny Dog Records

Skinny Dog Records is a Manchester–based record label set up by I Am Kloot's Peter Jobson, Elbow’s Guy Garvey, media lawyer David Sefton and Indigo Jones’ Scott Alexander.-Bands:*I Am Kloot*Gideon Conn*Cranebuilders*Indigo Jones*Peter & The Wolf*Moco...

. He previously presented a show on Sunday evenings on XFM

Xfm

Xfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are...

.

In addition, Garvey had a monthly column in the now-defunct magazine City Life
City Life (Magazine)
City Life was a Manchester-based listings magazine that was published between December 1983 and December 2005. It was a distinctive blend of radical politics and coverage of the increasingly exciting Manchester youth culture scene of the early 1980s, coinciding with the rise of Factory Records and...

, the Manchester edition of Time Out magazine and is a patron of MAG (the Mines Advisory Group), the Manchester-based charity responsible for clearing war zones of mines and munitions world wide. Amongst other work Garvey produced and recorded the I Am Kloot

I Am Kloot

I Am Kloot are an English band formed in Manchester, in 1999 by John Bramwell , Peter Jobson and Andy Hargreaves .-History:...

album Natural History (2001). Alongside Elbow keyboard player Craig Potter he also produced I Am Kloot's single "Maybe I Should

Maybe I Should

"Maybe I Should" is the first single I Am Kloot released after parting ways with their former record label Echo. The songs were recorded during the autumn of 2005. The single was released on 21st November 2005 by Skinny Dog label, co-founded by I Am Kloot's bass player, Peter Jobson, and Elbow's...

" (2005, not associated with any album) and co-produced their Mercury Music Prize

Mercury Prize

The Mercury Prize, formerly called the Mercury Music Prize and currently known as the Barclaycard Mercury Prize for sponsorship reasons, is an annual music prize awarded for the best album from the United Kingdom and Ireland. It was established by the British Phonographic Industry and British...

nominated 2010 album Sky at Night
Sky at Night (I Am Kloot album)
Sky at Night is the fifth studio album by Manchester band I Am Kloot. The album was produced by Guy Garvey and Craig Potter of the band Elbow and was released on 5 July 2010. Since 2 July 2010, the whole album has been streamed for free on the guardian.co.uk website.On 20 July 2010, the album made...

. He appears on the Massive Attack

Massive Attack

Massive Attack are an English DJ and trip hop duo from Bristol, England consisting of Robert "3D" Del Naja and Grant "Daddy G" Marshall. Working with co-producers, as well as various session musicians and guest vocalists, they make records and tour live. The duo are considered to be of the trip...

's 2010 album record Heligoland.

As well as vocal duties Garvey has also played a wide variety of instruments live including guitar and various forms of percussion.

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