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SESSION DRUMMER – EARLY INFLUENCES

Paul Jones is a London based session drummer known for his versatility, solid groove and musical approach.

His personal musical taste is extremely diverse, with strong influences stemming from the late 80s rave / pop scene to 90s house scene, with a large chunk of 70s funk and 80s fusion right through to early electro / hip hop then fast forward to today’s drum and bass /  electronic dance and pop scene.

A MUSICAL JOURNEY

Whilst Paul was living in Manchester, Jungle and Drum n Bass in the 90s was the solid bedrock of the underground scene which he found himself fully immersed and Manchester was also where he also scored his first major touring gig with the pop star sisters ‘Cleopatra’.

“We played at the old Wembley Stadium supporting The Spice Girls and to me, this felt like an extremely important turning point which led me to decide to relocate back to my hometown of London to concentrate on further exploring my love for work with singers and further develop the all important groove.”

VERSATILITY

As a seasoned touring and recording session drummer, Paul has had the pleasure of helping to provide that all important backbone for all manor of artists including.

Some of the artists over the past 20 years include: Jules Buckley Orchestra, Ibibio Sound Machine, Brian Jackson (Gil Scott Heron), Terry Reid, Alison Moyet, Martha High (James Brown), Kym Mazelle, Labrinth, Sigma, (x)Propaganda, Spacek, Alison Limerick, Mica Paris, Cleopatra, Leee John (Imagination), Rodney P and Boney M, Josh Milan, Tkay Maidza, Rahsaan Patterson, the incredible Bamboo Manalac from the Philippines and the late / great funk legend Don Blackman.

Paul is on tour with Ibibio Sound Machine this Summer through to Autumn and later in the year with Brian Jackson and Change. See the ‘Tour Dates‘ page for date information.

Paul is proud to play and be sponsored by