Adrian Francis Utley (born 27 April 1957, Northampton, England) is a musician most widely known for his work as a member of the band Portishead.
Utley is self-taught on guitar, bass and keyboards, and played professionally from the age of 18 in working men's clubs, night clubs, holiday camps, and in cabaret, backing soul artists. During the 1980s he played jazz and R&B; then, in the early 1990s, his interest in electronics, recording and producti...
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Adrian Francis Utley (born 27 April 1957, Northampton, England) is a musician most widely known for his work as a member of the band Portishead.
Utley is self-taught on guitar, bass and keyboards, and played professionally from the age of 18 in working men's clubs, night clubs, holiday camps, and in cabaret, backing soul artists. During the 1980s he played jazz and R&B; then, in the early 1990s, his interest in electronics, recording and production, led him to join Portishead.
His production work includes Portishead, The Coral's third album The Invisible Invasion, Joe Volk, Beth Gibbons and Kevin Flanagan.
His film work includes:
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