Spotlight: Paul Waters

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Webpage: http://paulwatersmusic.com
Location: Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Biography: Paul Waters is a musician, actor, Author, record producer, songwriter, singer, and sound engineer, however, he is most recognized for his work in the field of music. Paul Waters began his musical career at the age of 13 in the small snowy town of Iron Mountain Michigan, and by the age of 16 had won the battle of the bands in Michigan with his group Mindfold. Paul Left home at 18 and made a cross country trip in his 1977 Chevrolet Monte Carlo he called "Irene" on his way to Hollywood, Ca to pursue his musical career as a singer/songwriter/Actor. By the age of 21 Paul had worked and performed with Grammy Award winning musicians and recorded music in Europe, as well as all over the United States. He has worked alongside the Robb Brothers "Credited with over 250 Million Records", Bill Bottrell, Tony DeNiro, Natalie Noone, as well as Sjoerd Koppert, and has continued to shape and mold his cutting edge and original sound. His music can be descibed as a twist of extremely catchy heart fealt ballads and an original alternative rock/pop sound with a shot of the blues and classical, fueled by his unique and powerful vocals. Paul Waters has recorded and performed in Switzerland, London, Hawaii, Hollywood, and across the entire US. He has written over 200 Songs, played live on numerous radio shows, and has most recently been documented on A&E's "Obsessed" for his decade long battle against OCD. He has received countless awards for song writing including "Best Pop/Rock song" from the Paramount Group, $30,000 in advertising from listenersstation.com where he won "Best Pop Rock song" for his song titled "Two Shades of Grey." Other achievements include reaching #1 on the Rock/Folk charts on MySpace. Paul currently has over 1 Million plays on the popular social networking site myspace.com as well as accumulated well over 1,000,000 profile views. In his spare time he is also an author credited with the fictional story entitled "Sara Dwells & The Book of Answers." Currently a second novel is being created called "Jack." Paul is busy writing and recording new songs as well as playing numerous live shows around California.
Press Release: Self-titled Debut from Singer/Songwriter Paul Waters Drops March 1st on Lindemark Music Collection With the release of his self-titled solo album, singer/songwriter/actor/producer Paul Waters takes his award-winning songwriting skills, acoustic blues-tinged rock to the next level. While his warm, emotional vocal, deeply felt lyrics and raw instrumentation bring to mind artists such as Chris Isaak, David Gray and Neil Young – Paul Waters style is uniquely his own. With his latest self-titled release, “Paul Waters” (Lindemark Music Collection), he will transport listeners into his deeply introspective, musical world. Already top-of-mind with online music fans, Paul Waters’ landed the coveted #1 position on the indie/unsigned artist MySpace.com Rock/Folk Chart and his music has garnered over1 million plays on the popular social networking site. In addition, Waters has received numerous awards for songwriting including "Best Pop/Rock Song" from the Paramount and his song, “Two Shades of Gray” was voted “Best Pop/Rock Song” on http://www.listenersstation.com. He has also played live on a multitude of radio shows including, “Hungover Radio” and “The Kerri Kasem Show.” Raised in the small town of Iron Mountain, Michigan, Waters has recorded and performed in Europe and virtually everywhere in the continental United States and Hawaii. He has also worked alongside the legendary Robb Brothers -- owners of the landmark Cherokee Studios in Hollywood where the likes of David Bowie, Michael Jackson and Aerosmith among many others have recorded. Seizing any opportunity to capture fans’ attention, Waters’ struggle against Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) was recently documented on the popular A&E series "Obsessed.” “After tens of thousands of miles around the world, from the mountains of Hawaii, to the Alps of Switzerland, this music is finally available for purchase via the Internet,” says Waters. “It has been a beautiful struggle to say the least. Along the way I have endured some amazing moments, and some I would rather forget, but, it's what made these songs what they are, and I wouldn't have changed a thing about them.” Recorded and mixed in various locations around the globe including Switzerland, Hawaii and California, “Paul Waters” features such memorable tracks as “Born to Fly,” “Inside” and “Rain on the Window.” Water is currently based in Hollywood, California. For more information, please visit: http://paulwatersmusic.com/fr_home.cfm