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producer

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took notice of Poor's talent and signed him to his first major label deal in early 2011. Rhone stepped down as President of Motown within months of signing Poor amidst a shakeup at the label. He and Universal parted ways shortly thereafter. Zac Poor's writing career includes collaborations with

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), Brian Kennedy (

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, and several others. He began work on his debut LP in late 2012 and collaborated on several of the album's tracks with up and coming producer Mason Levy (

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). Poor is set to release the MdL produced EP titled, "The Crossroads Sessions" on December 4, 2015. Poor has most recently been listed as a writer on several tracks on Australian Pop Star

's November 2015 debut LP,

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, "HOLLOW" by

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, the double platinum " Los Que Vivimos" by

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, and "Burn The Bright Lights" by The Collective.

Personal life

Poor was raised in

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and moved to Los Angeles following high school to pursue a career in music.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Poor, Zac Living people Year of birth missing (living people)