About Paul
PAUL JONES is a London based session drummer now offering a remote drum recording service directly from his recording studio in South London.
As a seasoned music professional, his knowledge and experience over a 20 plus year period has helped provide that all important backbone for all artists alike including; Alison Moyet, Labrinth, Sigma, (x)Propaganda, Spacek, Alison Limerick, Mica Paris, Cleopatra (of “Comin’ Atcha” fame), Leee John (Imagination), Rodney P and Boney M. Also for international artists; Josh Milan (USA), Tkay Maidza (Australia), Rahsaan Patterson (USA), the late / great Don Blackman (USA) and the incredible Bamboo Manalac from the Philippines.
Paul’s personal taste is incredibly diverse, with strong influences coming from the late 80s rave / house scene, add hip hop, 70s funk, early jungle, drum and bass into that mix. Together, these are the foundation for the musician he is today.
Consequently, Paul’s remote drum recording service provides the very same diversity and precision but tailored to slot his drumming directly into your song(s), productions and demos!
Paul is proud to be sponsored by
“I can say without hesitation that [Paul] is a consummate & passionate professional, never satisfied with giving anything less than his best.”
Gordon Hulbert (Chaka Khan / Russell Watson)
Portfolio
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LABRINTH
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Rodney P
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Mica Paris
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Sheila Ferguson
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Rahsaan Patterson
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Ona Onabule
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TKAY MAIDZA
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BAMBOO
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SPACEK
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Mikey Graham
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Tyler James
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Leee John (Imagination)
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All Saints
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Boney M
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Loose Ends
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STEVE SPACEK
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ALISON MOYET
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SIGMA
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DON BLACKMAN
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ALISON LIMERICK
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Modjo
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Cyndi Lauper
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ETTA BOND
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Noel McKoy
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RAF RILEY
Videos
PRESS ARTICLES
RHYTHM MAGAZINE INTERVIEW – DRUMMING WITH SIGMA
MUSIC RADAR ARTICLE – GUIDE TO PLAYING FUNK
Tour Dates
(x)PROPAGANDA / D:UEL 2021
GERMANY TOUR, OCTOBER 2021 – DATES TBC
REMOTE DRUM RECORDING
“FOR EVERYTHING RELATED TO ONLINE DRUM RECORDING, PLEASE GO TO MY NEW DEDICATED DRUM RECORDING WEBSITE“ WWW.ORANGEDRUMTRACKS.COM
Lessons
DRUM LESSONS.
In light of the Covid 19 restrictions beginning to ease, Paul now offers the choice of online or person to person lessons. If you’re interested to find out more, hit the Book Now button below.
Hand gel and antibacterial soap are complimentary!
Paul offers affordable 1 to 1 tuition in his South London studio with an emphasis on groove, solid time keeping and song playing; drawing from a wealth of experience playing to audiences all over the world from intimate venues to academies, outdoor festivals, arena and stadium tours.
Some of the key things Paul offers:
- Advanced / Pro level and beyond. Beginners to intermediate also welcome!
- Zoom video / Skype Lessons
- Working with drum electronics
- Song playing and demistifying fill placements
- Click training and working with backing tracks for live
- Mentoring / industry guidance and advice
All drum lessons are individually tailored to help take you to the next level.
DBS checked (enhanced certificate).
Masterclasses are also available on how to approach to drum triggering within today’s crossover electronic / acoustic genres using hybrid acoustic /electronic drumkits.
Also how to work with click tracks, input song material into a DAW and cover techniques to successfully combine playback and live drumming elements.
Click below to watch ACM’s and ICMP’s videos of Paul during his visits to the Academy and the Institute earlier this year.
The masterclasses address Paul’s approach to the recreation of acoustic / electronic pop music, including but not exclusive to Drum & Bass, house and garage in todays live settings.
Much of the music he has been touring with for the last 7 years has seen him using a setup consisting of Roland V Drums, TM2 / TMC6 trigger units alongside his Sakae Almighty acoustic kit with an Akai MPC1000 at the heart of it all.
For bookings and more information, click on the link.
Contact
Studio address:
DRCA Business Centre
Charlotte Despard Ave
Battersea
London, SW11 5HD.
Socials
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