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Geoff Barrow

Also known as Barrow, Geoffrey Paul
Born1971-12-09
BirthplaceWalton in Gordano
CountryUnited Kingdom
GenderMale
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Biography

Geoffrey Paul Barrow (born 9 December 1971, Walton in Gordano, Somerset, England) is the producer/instrumentalist for Bristol-based Portishead since its inception in 1991.

At the dawn of the '90s, Barrow was making a name for himself as a remixer, working with such artists as Primal Scream, Paul Weller, Gabrielle and Depeche Mode. In addition, Barrow had produced a track for Tricky and written songs for Neneh Cherry.

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In 2009 he formed Beak> with Billy Fuller (Fuzz Against Junk) and Matt Williams (Team Brick). Their self-titled album was released in 2009. In 2010 the group performed as the backing band for Anika 's self-titled debut album.

In early 2012, Barrow's new hip hop project Quakers was announced to be releasing an album on Stones Throw. He also formed the musical project Drokk with TV composer Ben Salisbury and released the album Drokk: Music inspired by Mega-City One, with songs inspired by the comic book character Judge Dredd.

Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.