Paul Draper (musician)

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Paul Edward Draper (born 26 September 1970, Wavertree, Liverpool) is an English singer-songwriter and was the lead singer for the rock band Mansun.

Prior to Mansun, Draper had been in a band called Grind, and released a 12" single entitled "The Dying Man". Along with bassist Stove King, and guitarist Dominic Chad, Draper was a founding member of Mansun.

In an uncredited role, he worked with Paul Oakenfold on the album Bunkka. They recorded an instrumental trance song called "Descent" in 2000 which appeared on Oakenfold's record Perfecto Presents Travelling.^{[citation needed]}

During 2004 Paul compiled and mixed Mansun's aborted 4th album sessions for their release in the Kleptomania box set. In October 2005, Alone in My Room a single by Skin (ex-Skunk Anansie) , co-written and co-produced by Draper, was released; his first involvement in any musical project since Kleptomania. He also worked on several other tracks on her second album, including the single .

He has also produced for the Derby band Komakino, the fruits of which should be heard in 2007, and worked on the 2006 Ibiza anthem "Exceeder" with Dutch DJ Mason.

On 16 May 2006, Paul revealed on his website that during the recording of Kleptomania that he had been diagnosed with a malignant form of cancer on his middle finger, for which he underwent chemotherapy.^{[citation needed]}

He is currently writing and recording for an upcoming solo project and has been providing updates for his fanbase through semi-regular online diary entries.