Kevin Quain is a cabaret artist, singer-songwriter playwright, composer and producer of audio recordings,[1] who operates out of the Cameron House in Toronto, Canada.

[2] Since 1995 he has performed long-running weekly residencies at various Toronto venues including The Cameron House, The Rex Hotel, and Graffiti's.

[citation needed] Quain edited The Elvis Reader: Texts and Sources on the King of Rock 'N' Roll.

[6] He has written music for film, TV, and the stage, and has performed with scores of artists including The Mahones, Carnival Diablo, and Mary Margaret O'Hara.

[7] Quain created Tequila Vampire Matinee, a retelling of the opera Pagliacci, which opened in Toronto at Theatre Passe Muraille in November 2003 with Ted Dykstra directing.