Gregory Paul (singer)
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Gregory Paul (born 1970) is a musician singer, songwriter, guitarist and musical experimentalist based in upstate New York, USA.
In addition to fronting New York’s cosmic American rock band, the Autumdivers, Gregory Paul has an evolving solo career, as evidenced in his new solo release “Awake From the Flash”. With the album, Paul aims to push the boundaries of experimentation with a multi-genre palette of acid folk, Americana, dream pop and improvisation among others. The title song "Awake From the Flash" is an experiment in epic form. Paul combines elements of song writing and story telling along with improvisation, finger picking and ambient music. Paul went back through five years of journals to assemble words merging a stream of consciousness lyric that runs along and correlates with the current of sound. "I think there's an element of truth and sincerity that's revealed in that process, no matter what the art form.” said Paul while working on the new album, “I sort of let this build and guide itself, and I think there's something to be said about following your intuition.” Other highlights from the album include a stinging version of “A Walking Fire,” a beautiful stripped down rendition of the Autumdivers’ “I Still Feel” and the collaborative work on "Diver and Child" with violinist Lisa Toth. Gregory Paul has released four albums to date, including two with the Autumdivers, and has toured extensively throughout the US. His music (sometimes with Autumdivers) has been featured by NBC (2004 summer Olympics), BBC (Animal Camera) MTV (Made), PBS (Roadtrip Nation) forthcoming documentary film "Wake Me Up." forthcoming short indy film "Snap Off" by Black Coat Productions.
