Michael Procter founded the Venice Academy in 1992. He is well-known as director of courses for singers and choirmasters throughout Europe, as director of the European vocal ensemble Hofkapelle and as editor and publisher of a wide range of Renaissance choral music. He leads the international team of scholars which is producing the Croce Quatercentenary Edition. He studied singing, teaching, choir-training and historical performance practice at the Royal Academy in London, where he was the first student to gain the LRAM as a countertenor. He was also awarded the Professional Certificate of the RAM and the performing diploma of the Royal College of Music, and subsequently gained an MA at City University, London. Michael Procter is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.