Paul Pilot

Paul Pilot
Also known as Paul Wilkinson
Born Northern Ireland
Occupation(s) Producer, composer, musician, engineer
Years active 2000s–present
Associated acts Duke Special, the amazing pilots, Clare & the Reasons, The Black Atlantic, Tim Williams
Website www.paulpilot.com

Paul Pilot (born Paul Wilkinson) is a founding member of the band the amazing pilots.[1] He is currently a member of Guidebooks, an experimental sample and song based band.

Following the rise and fall of the amazing pilots, Paul Pilot became in demand as a record producer. Most notably he produced Irish artist Duke Special [2] Duke Special’s Songs from the Deep Forest (2006) went Gold status in Ireland.

Pilot is known for using unusual sounds and instruments alongside more traditional band arrangements. This has been variously with found sound samples or instruments such as bowed saw or bass clarinet. He was quoted as “it’s all about finding the unique creative voice of a songwriter, or a story and then finding the sounds and arrangement that match these moments”. Pilot has worked with bands such as Clare & the Reasons[3] The Black Atlantic, Beth Rowley, Rue Royale,[4] Tim Williams.

Pilot wrote the score for Bidder 70, a documentary film which won the Telluride Film Festival “moving mountains” prize in 2012[5] and the Best American Film at the Michael Moore’s traverse film festival.[6]

Pilot produced and recorded the live band music for the Oscar nominated, An Education.[7] He makes a cameo appearance as a band member in the club scene.

His short film How To Make your own Paul Pilot Record showed at the San Francisco Shorts film festival and the Chicago Movies and Music Festival.[8]

Pilot lives in Berlin, Germany

References

  1. ↑ "The Amazing Pilots | Music Biography, Credits and Discography". AllMusic. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  2. ↑ "Review: Duke Special - Songs From The Deep Forest". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  3. ↑ "Clare and the Reasons' Berlin Adventure". Analog Planet. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  4. ↑ "Rue Royale". A Badge Of Friendship. 2013-09-30. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  5. ↑ "Bidder 70 | Mountainfilm in Telluride". Mountainfilm.org. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  6. ↑ ""BIDDER 70″ WINS "BEST AMERICAN FILM" IN TRAVERSE CITY | Telluride Inside… and Out". Tellurideinside.com. 2012-08-12. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  7. ↑ "An Education". IMDb.com. Retrieved 2013-12-08.
  8. ↑ "SF Shorts". SF Station. Retrieved 2013-12-08.