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BIOGRAPHY
Kevin is one of the UK's leading authorities on the music industry. Having started his career as a bass player for Comsat Angels (nine albums released during the 1980s), Kevin went on to build Axis Studios with the support of Island Records founder, Chris Blackwell.
He also developed and produced the late Ephraim Lewis with Jonathan Quarmby, kick-starting a 20 year partnership together working with Brit and Grammy award-winning albums and artists over the next decade with artists including Finely Quaye, David Bowie, Ian Brown, the Pretenders, the Sugababes, Lighthouse Family, Ziggy Marley, Longpigs, Plan B and many more.
In 2002, Kevin became an A&R consultant for Island Records under Nick Gatfield, and in 2004 moved into RAK studios in London which was to become his base for the next 10 years.
In 2004, Kevin co-founded AWAL (Artists Without A Label), a digital music platform that offered a groundbreaking "artist-friendly" services. By 2011, when AWAL was acquired by Kobalt, it had represented over 3,500 artists, including Radiohead and Arctic Monkeys. Now recently acquired by Sony Music.
Kevin also launched Buzzdeck in 2008, the first dedicated music analytics tool giving artists access to iTunes, Spotify and Amazon Digital sales alongside almost every social statistic available.
Kevin continues to work closely with artists, writers, producers, performing rights organisations and music technology companies, and remains committed to finding new platforms and models for the music industry that best serve artists and consumers alike.
Original Works
2018-now
Where creators and rights holders govern their OWN economy and exchange value in IP securely.
YouTube
2016-2017
A partnership exploring the possibilities of 360 videos and immersive audio.
Kobalt
2012-2014
1978-1990
9 albums, 3 major labels, quite a lot of touring.
1990-2010
We produced a lot of records, mainly at our own place in Sheffield or in London at RAK studios - but also New Orleans to Bamako.
Bowers & Wilkins with Burberry
June 2016
one special surround microphone, no headphones, no overdubs. you hear what the artist heard in the studio - nothing else.
2009-2014
We stood around and all agreed we could build something that nobody had seen before - sales, streams, radio and social. We did - and still nobody else has.
Now part of the Federation X group of companies.
HAMSTER
A financial analytical platform for YouTube Partners
Now available in Beta
SCRAP BOOK
so much missing from here but ...
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© 2016