About Paul
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 and pop scene / 90s house scene, 70s and 80s funk and jazz funk through to early electro and hip hop into modern day dance and pop.
A MUSICAL JOURNEY
Whilst Paul was living in Manchester Jungle and Drum n Bass in the 90s was a solid bedrock of the underground scene which he fully immersed myself into, and Manchester was also where he also scored his first major gig with pop stars 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: Ibibio Sound Machine, Brian Jackson (Gil Scott Heron), Alison Moyet, Martha High (James Brown), 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 out on a European tour with Brian Jackson this Summer 2023.
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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Leee John (Imagination) -
Tyler James
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Loose Ends
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BAMBOO
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XPROPAGANDA
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JOSH MILAN
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BRIAN JACKSON
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ALISON MOYET
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STEVE SPACEK
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SPACEK
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ALISON LIMERICK
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SIGMA
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Mica Paris
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LABRINTH
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Ona Onabule
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Mikey Graham
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DON BLACKMAN
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All Saints
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Rodney P
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TKAY MAIDZA
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Cyndi Lauper
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ETTA BOND
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Noel McKoy
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MARTHA HIGH
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Sheila Ferguson
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Rahsaan Patterson
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Boney M
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RAF RILEY
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Modjo
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IBIBIO SOUND MACHINE
Videos
PAUL JONES – SESSION DRUMMER
PRESS ARTICLES
BRIAN JACKSON IN WELLINGTON / NZ – GIG REVIEW.
He sits front and centre at the Rhodes, occasionally moving to the piano – just as he would when co-fronting the Midnight Band. He leads a stellar quartet. His musical director Lex Cameron (Roachford) has worked with nearly everyone (Chaka Khan, Billy Ocean, Amy Winehouse) and effortlessly switches between keys, guitar, flute and multi-octave backing vocals. Fill-in bassist Caleb Shand, from Melbourne, joined the tour at such a last minute that he had just a few days to learn this golden material. (He nailed it!) And drummer Paul Jones (Alison Moyet) might have been the best player on the stage, though it almost seems cruel to elevate one single player. That said, my god he was good. Just so precise and with the very best feel, propulsive and engaging, pulling the songs into exactly the right places, shaping them correctly.
READ FULL ARTICLE BELOW.
RHYTHM MAGAZINE INTERVIEW – PAUL JONES / SESSION DRUMMER WITH SIGMA
MUSIC RADAR ARTICLE – CLICK HERE FOR FULL ARTICLE GUIDE TO PLAYING FUNK
“NEW MUSIC”
REMOTE DRUM RECORDING
If you’re looking for remote drum recordings that sound and feel great to slot perfectly into your songs and compositions, you’re in the right place.
The benefits of my service mean that there’s no need to look for a separate studio or engineer and incur extra costs that your budget won’t allow for. Instead, welcome this simple and easy solution to owning great sounding live drums that could be yours in as little as 72hrs from start to finish.
Get in touch today by clicking here or below to take you directly to my remote drum recording page.
“Excellent session drummer! Good communication, grasped what the tune needed very quickly, and the performance elevated the whole track! Also the tech side was handled smoothly. Definitely recommended!”
Jukka Packalen (Finland) – Guitarist and songwriter.
“Thanks so much for your drum stems, they have transformed my tracks and made them sound so much more authentic and grooving!”
Jasper Wilkinson – Multi instrumentalist (TV Theme and commercials writer)
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Lessons
DRUM LESSONS.
Paul offers the choice of 1 to 1 lessons, in person as well as online if you prefer. If you’re interested to find out more, hit the Book Now button below.
Some of the key things Paul offers at his South London studio:
- Intermediate to Advanced level welcome. Some daytime slots available.
- Improve your groove! Solidify your backbeat / improve your time keeping.
- Scared of the click? Let’s work on that together.
- Hand / Foot development, Moeller technique.
- Suffer from confidence / low self esteem? Let’s work on that together.
All drum lessons are individually tailored to help take you to the next level.
(N.B. After school slots possible.)
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.
Masterclasses
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.
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