Kevin Porée (born 11 February 1965) is an Irish/British

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, songwriter, composer, arranger and

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. He is best known for his work with Mark Hole, Paul Young, Dr. Feelgood), Wilko Johnson, Cockney Rejects, Brian McFadden, Los Pacaminos, Sulo, Breathless, Senser, Larz-Kristerz,

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, Kikki Danielsson, Joy Tobing, Hiding in Public, George Stiles and Anthony Drewe, Charlotte Gordon Cumming and for his associations with the composer / arranger Matheson Bayley and the South African producer Neal Snyman. Born on the Channel Island of

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, Porée attended Douai School from 1978–1983, and achieved a

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and an MA from the University of Kent at Canterbury. He initially pursued an academic career, working as a university lecturer at the

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, and City University, London, in the fields of theatre studies,

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and popular arts. Working as a musician and producer in the late 1980s and early 1990s, Porée took over Berry Street Studio in London in 1993, and used it as a base for his production work as well as running it as a commercial

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until the studio closed in 2014.

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1965 births Living people English composers Jersey musicians Communication theorists Alumni of the University of Kent Academics of City, University of London Academics of Royal Holloway, University of London Academics of the University of Kent {{UK-composer-stub