Paul Colman

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Paul Colman
Paul Colman

Paul Colman, (born August 22, 1967) is a British–Australian pop-rock guitarist, vocalist, pianist, and composer.

Colman was born and brought up in London; his father is Australian and his mother is British. When he was seven years old, his father left his successful life of theatre and music for a life of ministry back in Australia. His father was a long standing senior pastor at Melbourne's Crossways Baptist church and a well known gospel singer. Colman thus began his musical career living in Melbourne, starting his first band when he was eleven years old. During the first part of his life Colman did not take music too seriously, and focused on his career as a high-school teacher of history, English, and religion. He currently lives with his wife Rebecca and daughters in Nashville, Tennessee.

He has made a name for himself as a Christian musician independently, with his band the Paul Colman Trio, as a solo artist, and recently with the Newsboys. His songwriting abilities have been acknowledged with a Grammy nomination and Dove Awards.

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[edit] Career

In 1998, Colman began the Paul Colman Trio, or PC3, in Melbourne; it has been credited as being at the forefront of the Contemporary Christian music scene in Australia.[1] The debut single, "Fill My Cup", ranked number three on TRAA, and attracted more than 1,000 people for each CD launch in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane. Colman fans can be found around the globe due to his willingness to travel sharing his craft with listeners from Uganda to Holland to Perth and beyond.

Colman announced in early 2004 that he would return to his solo career. His debut solo album, Let It Go, gained much popularity in America and Australia. After a couple of years, he joined the Newsboys in 2005.[2], replacing the main guitarist Bryan Olesen who went on to focus on his band Casting Pearls.[3] The first Newsboys CD featuring Colman, titled "GO," was released October 31, 2006.

[edit] Trivia

  • Colman used to attend many church camps and beach missions in Victoria.
  • Colman stated in August 2006 that he would be recording a second solo album during the fall of 2006, probably during downtime with the Newsboys.
  • Colman has also done a version of Madame Blueberry's I'm So Blue on the Veggie Rocks! CD.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Paul Colman Trio Biography. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  2. ^ Paul Colman - one voice one guitar. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  3. ^ Paul Colman joins Newsboys. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.

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