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KC Porter (born June 27, 1962 Karl Cameron Porter) is an American record producer, songwriter, musician and singer. For over three decades in the entertainment industry, Porter has earned numerous Grammy nominations and 3 Grammys and Latin Grammys. He is best known for his production work on Carlos Santana's ''Supernatural'', (which sold over 27 million copies worldwide and won 9 Grammy Awards) and for producing and penning some of the most popular Spanish language singles for Ricky Martin to date. He is also known for crossing over artists such as Bon Jovi, Janet Jackson, Brian McKnight, Toni Braxton, Scorpions, Mýa into the Spanish speaking market and crossing over world music artists such as Laura Pausini, Khaled, Kadim Al Sahir, and Cheng Lin into the international market. Porter is one of the founding members of Oneness, a non-profit organization that promotes the oneness of humanity through music, the arts and education. ==Early life== Porter was born in Southern California and resides there now, with his wife, Aimee, daughter Emma, and two adopted sons, Carlos and Wenjie. Porter's family moved from Woodland Hills, California to Guatemala when he was seven years old. His father, musician/arranger Bob Porter, became a member of the Baha'i faith in 1968 and in 1970 relocated the family of five to Central America. In the ten years that he spent there, Porter became well-versed in traditional and popular Latin music, and learned Spanish, musical arrangement, and piano. He was also aware of popular music from the United States, and was later to fuse this with his fluency in the Latin idiom in his musical career. Porter returned to California to study music in college, and quickly landed a job as staff arranger at A&M Records in Hollywood. While there, he had the opportunity to record artists such as Lani Hall, Luis Angel, and María Conchita Alonso. Porter started to produce as well, and soon demonstrated a capacity to present Latin pop music in a way that proved accessible to American audiences and achieved great popularity. His production skills helped to break Luis Miguel, Daniela Romo, Emmanuel, Ana Gabriel, and Barrio Boyzz on three continents. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「K. C. Porter」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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