Geoff Barrow

Born 9 December 1971.

Biography

Geoffrey Paul Barrow (born 9 December 1971) is an English music producer, composer, disc jockey, and is the instrumentalist for the band Portishead.

Portishead—formed in 1991—was named after the small town near Bristol where Barrow grew up. On his intentions in forming Portishead, he has stated, "I just wanted to make interesting music, proper songs with a proper life span and a decent place in people's record collections."

Barrow is an avid Bristol Rovers fan and is due to turn out for them in the Charity Match vs rivals Bristol City on May Bank Holiday Monday 2013.

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Labels

  • Founded Invada Records

BBC Reviews

  1. Drokk: Music Inspired by Mega-City One 2012

    Review of Drokk: Music Inspired by Mega-City One

    Reviewed by Mike Diver

    Dredd himself would approve of this imagined soundtrack for 2000 AD's megalopolis.

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