John Frederick Porter is a Welsh musician, composer, and lyricist who has achieved success both in the UK and Poland. Born on August 15, 1950, in Lichfield, Porter studied political science at the University of Sussex while simultaneously developing his passion for playing the guitar.
After the hippie revolution, John Porter moved abroad, living in West Berlin and Australia, where his brother settled. Since 1976, he has been living in Poland, where he began to create and compose, making a career as a performer.
In Poland, Porter gained recognition through collaborations with artists such as Kora and Marek Jackowski, with whom he formed the trio “Maanam-Elektryczny Prysznic”, later known as Maanam. He then founded the band Porter Band, making their debut at the Music Camping in Luban in 1979.
His solo career includes numerous albums, such as “Helicopters”, “Magic Moments”, “One Love”, “Wings Inside”, “Life After Sex”, “It’s A Kid’s Life”, “Incarnation”, and “Right Time” recorded under the Mirror label. He also collaborated with Maciej Zembaty and recorded joint tracks with Anita Lipnicka, with whom they won the Fryderyk award in 2003 for the album “Nieprzyzwoite piosenki”.
In 2016, together with Nergal, Porter formed the duo Me and That Man, releasing the album “Songs of Love and Death” in 2017, which combines rock, folk, and country.
Porter was also honored with the “Gloria Artis for Merit to Culture” medal in 2005 for his contribution to the Polish music culture.
