Kyle Vincent
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| Genres | Pop, soft rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer |
| Instruments | Vocals, piano, guitar, saxophone |
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| Website | www |
Kyle Vincent is an American singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, and entertainer, labeled as the "crown prince of soft pop," by Goldmine. His debut single, "Wake Me Up (When The World's Worth Waking Up For)" peaked at #1 on the Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
Barry Manilow has called Vincent, "One of the best singer-songwriters to come along since the heyday of Tin Pan Alley". Along with being a classically trained vocalist, Vincent plays saxophone, piano and guitar.
He was born and raised in Berkeley, California, U.S..
Kyle Vincent began his music career at the age of 8, playing alto saxophone in Berkeley school jazz bands. At age 11 he appeared on stage with Donald Byrd, taking turns improvising with the legendary trumpeter. He took jazz sax lessons with famed Bebop saxophonist Hal Stein. Vincent studied voice with master vocal coach and opera singer Claudine Spindt for several years, and took bass lessons from legendary guitarist Joe Satriani. After moving to Los Angeles, Vincent studied with renowned vocal coach Seth Riggs, his lessons being sandwiched between Barbra Streisand's and Phillip Bailey's.
One of Vincent's first jobs upon moving to L.A. was working for two years as personal assistant and driver for legendary rock n' roll producer Kim Fowley. Vincent also performed on several of Fowley's recording projects.
Vincent was the lead singer in the seminal teen power pop band, Candy, which recorded one album, "Whatever Happened To Fun..." on the Mercury/Polygram label, and included future Guns n Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke. The album was produced by Jimmy Ienner (Raspberries, Bay City Rollers, Eric Carmen), and featured Wally Bryson of the Raspberries as "musical director". The video for the title track was in rotation on MTV. The band toured extensively and is cited by many groups as an influence. Candy still has a strong following in Japan, and when Vincent performs there he does Candy songs with a Japanese backing band called, "Candyrocks!". He also enjoys popularity as a solo artist in Japan.
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