Paul Gordon (musician)

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Paul Gordon is a musician whose career has included live performance, musical direction, studio recording, production, and composition for television and film.

The acts he has worked with have included Natasha Bedingfield, Danielle Brisebois, Charles and Eddie, The B52's The Devlins, Eran DD, Jeffrey Gaines, Goo Goo Dolls, John Gregory, Nona Hendryx, Carly Hennessey, The Juliet Dagger, Jill Jones, Chaka Kahn, Last Conservative, Lila McCann, Mandy Moore, Jenny Muldaur, New Radicals, Lisa Marie Presley, Trine Riene, Robot, Wild Orchid and David Yazbek. [1]

Several years ago, Gordon began to compose for television and film. He wrote the score for the PolyGram film Wedding Bell Blues, as well as producing the soundtrack for the film. He later wrote the score for Michael Jordan, An American Hero, a movie produced for cable television. Clients have included The Fox Network and ABC Family. Some of the compositions that he has written or co-written include the themes for Digimon, Transformers Robots in Disguise, Wild Force Power Rangers, the Great Pretenders, and Stripperella, as well as the end-credit song for Scary Movie 2. [2]

Gordon began a relationship with Xray Dog Music, a library that caters to the film trailer industry, in 2004. Music he has written has been licensed to several television shows, including Arrested Development (Fox), Huff (Showtime); and Friends (NBC), and a number of movies, including Bridget Jones's Diary 2, Fever Pitch, and Aquamarine.

He is currently keyboard and guitar player with The B52's[3]

Paul's website is at www.stayawakemusic.com[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ www.allmusicguide.com
  2. ^ Ascap "ACE database" www.ascap.com
  3. ^ www.theb52s.com