Kevin Spencer (born December 22) is a Canadian musician. He began his career in music as a member of the

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pop band The Misunderstood, one of the 1996

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New Music Search Finalists. In 1997, after The Misunderstood broke up, Spencer moved to

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as a hired musician for

Rymes with Orange Rymes with Orange is a Canadian alternative rock band which formed in 1991 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. This independent band have released four albums: ''Peel'' (1992), ''Trapped in the Machine'' (1994), ''Crash'' (1999) and ''One Mor ...

, penning the single ''Standing in the Rain''. Later that year, after leaving RWO, Kevin joined the band Mudgirl, who had a North American radio hit with ''This Day'', which garnered them a spot on

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, medium rotation on

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, and consequently in

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. Between the years 1999 and 2001, he continued performing, recording and touring with Mudgirl, The Kim Band, Rymes with Orange, Mezzanine, and others contributing guitar, bass, drums, programming and voice. In September 2001, Spencer was recruited by

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to play the role of Roger Davis in the US production of the rock opera ''

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''. Completing over 550 shows, his contract ended in late 2004. Between the years 2005 and 2009, he toured and worked exclusively for musician/producer

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(U2, Peter Gabriel, Bob Dylan). He currently resides in

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with his wife Krystee Manifold Spencer (HGTV designer/producer). He can be found touring and recording wit
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, as well as country artist

Kristian Bush Kristian Merrill Bush (born March 14, 1970) is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Bush is one half of the country music duo Sugarland with Jennifer Nettles, and was a member of the folk rock duo Billy Pilgrim with Andrew Hyra ...

from

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, among many other recording artists.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Spencer, Kevin 1978 births Living people Canadian rock singers Canadian pop singers Musicians from Hamilton, Ontario 21st-century Canadian male singers Canadian male singer-songwriters Canadian singer-songwriters 21st-century Canadian singer-songwriters