Kevin Porée
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Kevin Porée is a British record producer
, songwriter, composer, arranger and recording engineer who is best known for his work with Mark Hole, Paul Young
, Los Pacaminos, Senser
, Joy Tobing, Hiding in Public, George Stiles
and Anthony Drewe
, Charlotte Gordon Cumming
and for his associations with composer/arranger Matheson Bayley
and with the eminent South Africa
n producer Neal Snyman
.
Born on the Channel Island of Jersey
, Kevin Porée achieved a First Class degree and an MA
from the University of Kent at Canterbury, he initially pusued an academic career, working as a university lecturer at the University of Kent, London University Royal Holloway College, and City University, London
in the fields of theatre studies, communication theory
, and popular arts.
Working as a musician and producer in the late 1980s and early 1990s, he took over London
's Berry Street Studio
in 1993 and has since used it as a base for his production work as well as running it as a commercial recording studio
.
Record producer
A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...
, songwriter, composer, arranger and recording engineer who is best known for his work with Mark Hole, Paul Young
Paul Young (singer and guitarist)
Paul Antony Young is an English pop musician. Formerly the frontman of the short-lived bands Kat Kool & The Kool Cats, Streetband and Q-Tips, his following solo success as a solo recording artist turned him into a 1980s teenage pop idol...
, Los Pacaminos, Senser
Senser
Senser, a politically-charged UK band, originally formed in South West London from a group of friends in the late 1980s, Nick Michaelson , Heitham Al-Sayed , Kerstin Haigh , John Morgan , James Barrett and Alan "Hagos/Haggis" Haggarty and in 1992 they were joined by Spiral Tribe D.J, Andy Clinton...
, Joy Tobing, Hiding in Public, George Stiles
George Stiles
George William Stiles is an English composer of musicals for stage and screen.-Education:From 1974 to 1979, he was educated at Gresham's School, in Norfolk.George Stiles also went to Exeter University.-Collaboration with Anthony Drewe:...
and Anthony Drewe
Anthony Drewe
Anthony Drewe is a British lyricist and book writer for Broadway and West End musicals. He is best known for his collaborations with George Stiles.-Work with George Stiles:*additional songs for the musical Mary Poppins*Tutankhamun*Honk!...
, Charlotte Gordon Cumming
Charlotte Gordon Cumming
Charlotte Gordon Cumming is a contemporary singer-songwriter and music producer, daughter of a Scottish clan chief. She wrote the Sugababes hit "Soul Sound", nominated for MTV Best European Single Award 2001...
and for his associations with composer/arranger Matheson Bayley
Matheson Bayley
Matheson Bayley , is a British pianist, composer, orchestrator, singer and television host. He studied commercial composition at the Royal Academy of Music, London...
and with the eminent South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
n producer Neal Snyman
Neal Snyman
Neal Snyman , is one of South Africa's pre-eminent recording engineers.London: 1987-1995...
.
Born on the Channel Island of Jersey
Jersey
Jersey, officially the Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...
, Kevin Porée achieved a First Class degree and an MA
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
from the University of Kent at Canterbury, he initially pusued an academic career, working as a university lecturer at the University of Kent, London University Royal Holloway College, and City University, London
City University, London
City University London , is a public research university located in London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1894 as the Northampton Institute and became a university in 1966, when it adopted its present name....
in the fields of theatre studies, communication theory
Communication theory
Communication theory is a field of information and mathematics that studies the technical process of information and the human process of human communication.- History :- Origins :...
, and popular arts.
Working as a musician and producer in the late 1980s and early 1990s, he took over 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...
's Berry Street Studio
Berry Street Studio
Berry Street Studio is a recording studio in Clerkenwell, Central London. Established in 1970, Berry Street is built along traditional lines, having a large live area, incorporating acoustically live and dead zones, together with isolation booths, and a control room.During its history, Berry Street...
in 1993 and has since used it as a base for his production work as well as running it as a commercial recording studio
Recording studio
A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...
.