Erik Alcock (born 1983) is a

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songwriter, composer, musician and singer. He is a frequent collaborator with

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, with whom he has written and played on two Grammy Award-winning albums (

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's '' Recovery'' and ''

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'', both of which won

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), as well as

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's Grammy-nominated album '' The Truth About Love''. He has also written music for

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and Guess Who. Both Alcock and DJ Khalil are members of the group

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, which also includes Liz Rodrigues and Chin Injeti.

Personal life

Alcock was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. In 2016, he relocated to

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and now resides in

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References

1983 births Living people Canadian male songwriters {{Canada-composer-stub