Born and raised in Toronto, Kevin learned his expertise in some of Toronto’s most admired recording studios. During this time, all genres of music where popular on the recording scene in Toronto. Jumping right into the role of Engineer/Co-producer, Kevin soon teamed up with Bob Ezrin to work with Kiss, and also Glenn Gould for many of his famous recordings. Kevin continues to work with a variety of Artistes globally, and also at his studio in London, Ontario.

Kevin Doyle Biography

IIn the mid 70’s during high school, I took an interest in Jazz and joined the local high school big band, developing my skills as a guitarist. After graduating, I enrolled in Fanshawe College’s Music Industry Arts program in London. MIA offered courses on engineering, production, and business. It was in my last year in college that I teamed up with fellow students and recorded a local punk band called “The Demics.” With “The Demics” huge hit “New York City,” I earned a bit of a name for myself and decided to head off to Toronto to find myself a position at a studio.

After knocking on doors for almost a year, I managed to get a government grant as an intern at Sounds Interchange (Now known as Technicolor). I started there as a runner, doing everything from errands to being the studio janitor. In just a matter of months, I secured a gig as an assistant for daytime jingles. One great aspect about my position was having the freedom to study diverse styles of music production from many of the world’s most successful producers. The knowledge I gained allowed me to bring in artistes to experiment with creative recording and production techniques, and occasionally the artist would acquire a record deal from my efforts. As a result, I was able to grow as an engineer and producer, strengthening my skills and credentials.

In the spring of 1980, local pianist Glenn Gould secured the studio for editing and mixing purposes and I was assigned to work with him. It was then that Glenn noticed I could read music, a rarity amongst engineers, so he hired me immediately as his full time engineer/co-producer. I was fortunate to have worked on several of Gould’s recordings including his famous re-recording of Bach’s “Goldberg Variations.” “Goldberg Variations” went on to win numerous Grammy Awards of which I was nominated for one.
In the 80’s, I also managed to work on a variety of recordings in all genres. In the latter part of the decade I was asked to record/mix Alannah Myles' debut recording featuring the #1 hit “Black Velvet.” "Black Velvet" won for me my first of three Junos as Canada’s Best Recording Engineer.

Throughout the entire 1990’s, I managed to be Juno-nominated 10 times for different artistes of various genres. I went on to freelance as an engineer/producer all over the world. From Africa, Italy, Germany, Russia, England, New York to Los Angeles, I worked with acts like Van Morrison, Sinead O’Conner, Anne Murray, Hall and Oates, Yo Yo Ma, and list goes on.

An interest in global music took me to countries like Russia, the Ukraine, and Africa. I t was in the Congo that I spent a couple of months volunteering to build a recording studio and to teach the local musicians how to record and mix. I continued my adventure on traveling across Africa from Uganda, all the way to South Africa; I had the enlightening experience of recording astonishing music from many indigenous people. It was in Africa that I received the call that brought me home. The call from Anne Murray was to record her next CD, and Jack Lenz of Toronto requested my services to assist on the films “The Passion of the Christ” and “Lazarus Child.” It was during the recording of "Lazarus Child" that I met Andreas Bocelli and Holly Stell. I went on to do CD’s for both of them to be released in the fall of 2006.

Recently I have set up shop in London, Ontario, which has allowed me to work on various projects locally and internationally.

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