Eliot Kennedy

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Eliot Kennedy is an English songwriter and record producer based in Sheffield . He has collaborated with artists such as Bryan Adams , Gary Barlow , Janet Devlin, Five , Delta Goodrem , Lovers Electric, Lulu , S Club 7 , the Spice Girls and The Wanted .

life and career

Kennedy began songwriting with his brother at the age of thirteen and formed a band at his Rotherham school, Dinnington High School. However, composing and studio work interested him more than the performance of his pieces. He was trained as a sound engineer . As a result of a car accident, he started his own business as an engineer with the insurance sum paid out after buying the necessary equipment, which ultimately led him to music production. The first significant band in which he participated was "World Still Turns" , a studio band in Sheffield. Other members were former gospel singers John Taylor and Tom Chester. The band attracted a lot of interest from the major record labels. His first success as a producer was the hit single "Independence" , the title track of Lulu's 1993 album of the same name . This was followed by numerous projects with Pauline Henry, Dannii Minogue , Kenny Thomas and Take That .

In 2011 Kennedy planned a concert in Sheffield to raise money for his One Song Foundation. The concert marked its 21st anniversary in the music industry.

In 2012, Sheffield Hallam University awarded him an honorary doctorate (DUniv) for his contribution to the music industry in the region and for his special commitment to charity, both for his own and for various other foundations.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ , ELIOT KENNEDY: Producing Sheffield Music ' . Soundonsound.com. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
  2. ^ John Dingwall, 'Scream Test; Exclusive: Take That producer Eliot Kennedy rates the new boy bands bidding to rule the charts' ( Memento of the original from September 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Daily Record (Glasgow), April 25, 1996. Retrieved September 29, 2015 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.highbeam.com
  3. ↑ 'X Factor stars perform hits at Eliot Kennedy charity show' ( Memento of the original from May 5, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Selby Times, October 3, 2011. Retrieved September 29, 2015  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.selbytimes.co.uk
  4. ↑ 'Hard work and patience key to hon docs' success' | Media | Sheffield Hallam University . Shu.ac.uk. Retrieved September 29, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Kennedy, Eliot
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English songwriter and music producer
DATE OF BIRTH 20th century