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“Good record production is a tricky thing...it requires not only the creative and the generating of ideas, but a facility for organization and the ability to inspire performances. Paul Bryan excels at all of these as well as bringing a dogged determination and dedication to making everything as musical and gorgeous as possible...an extremely rare combination.”
~Aimee Mann
“The staggering thing about Paul Bryan is the scope of experience he brings to a project. He’s a musician who knows his way around the studio and the stage, having worked with some of music’s most revered artists from Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint, Aimee Mann to Lucinda Williams. There’s an acute sensitivity in Paul’s playing and a knack for taking the song in as a whole. It's little wonder that his producer chops are so finely tuned. He gets inside the song and yet he’s always conscious of the big picture. In the tradition of George Martin, he’s also an incredible arranger, orchestrating strings and horns for a number of songs on my album Little Moon. I think one of the most important things about finding the right producer is that you know that they will honor the music, that they will challenge you to rise to your best and that they are willing to get their hands dirty and do what it takes to make the best recording possible. Paul Bryan is all that in spades.”
~ Grant Lee Phillips
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~Aimee Mann
“The staggering thing about Paul Bryan is the scope of experience he brings to a project. He’s a musician who knows his way around the studio and the stage, having worked with some of music’s most revered artists from Elvis Costello, Allen Toussaint, Aimee Mann to Lucinda Williams. There’s an acute sensitivity in Paul’s playing and a knack for taking the song in as a whole. It's little wonder that his producer chops are so finely tuned. He gets inside the song and yet he’s always conscious of the big picture. In the tradition of George Martin, he’s also an incredible arranger, orchestrating strings and horns for a number of songs on my album Little Moon. I think one of the most important things about finding the right producer is that you know that they will honor the music, that they will challenge you to rise to your best and that they are willing to get their hands dirty and do what it takes to make the best recording possible. Paul Bryan is all that in spades.”
~ Grant Lee Phillips
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Jeff Parker- The New Breed International Anthem Records
The New Breed is Jeff Parker’s most vibrant and comprehensively personal work yet, appropriately the first in 11 years with only his name in the “lead artist” column.
“It’s a killer record — one of our most listened to of the year…”
-Aquarium Drunkard
“It’s a killer record — one of our most listened to of the year…”
-Aquarium Drunkard
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Meshell N'degeocello Tour early June 2014
I'll be playing with the tremendously gifted Meshell N'degeocello and her band this summer. We will be touring behind her great new record, Comet Comet To Me, out June 3rd.
A few East Coast Dates below: Come out and see us!
Friday May 30: Santa Monica CA
Tues June 03: NYC, NY, Poisson Rouge
Wed June 04: Baltimore MD, Soundstage
Thurs June 05: Alexandria VA, The Birchmere
Friday June 06: Philadelpha, PA, World Cafe Live
Saturday June 07: Cambridge MA, The Sinclair
Full list of tour dates HERE
A few East Coast Dates below: Come out and see us!
Friday May 30: Santa Monica CA
Tues June 03: NYC, NY, Poisson Rouge
Wed June 04: Baltimore MD, Soundstage
Thurs June 05: Alexandria VA, The Birchmere
Friday June 06: Philadelpha, PA, World Cafe Live
Saturday June 07: Cambridge MA, The Sinclair
Full list of tour dates HERE
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THE BOTH- produced by Paul Bryan
The Both's first album represents the results of a well-conceived collaboration between two artists who've built up considerable goodwill with their long careers of first-rate songcraft.
Other highlights of the albums are Mann's rock-solid bass playing, the well-placed keyboards and simple production of Paul Bryan, and Scott Seiver's strong drumming.
The Both never sounds like Leo playing Mann's songs or vice versa. They work hard to make it a true collaboration, and due to that effort and the high quality of the songs they each brought, it works amazingly well. Well enough that it rates with the best work of either artist, which, given their respective track records, is saying a great deal. -AllMusic
The Both's first album represents the results of a well-conceived collaboration between two artists who've built up considerable goodwill with their long careers of first-rate songcraft.
Other highlights of the albums are Mann's rock-solid bass playing, the well-placed keyboards and simple production of Paul Bryan, and Scott Seiver's strong drumming.
The Both never sounds like Leo playing Mann's songs or vice versa. They work hard to make it a true collaboration, and due to that effort and the high quality of the songs they each brought, it works amazingly well. Well enough that it rates with the best work of either artist, which, given their respective track records, is saying a great deal. -AllMusic
Listen to Aimee Mann's new single Charmer!
Full Album release date: September 18th 2012. SuperEgo Records
Full Album release date: September 18th 2012. SuperEgo Records
Her first release since 2008's @#%&*! Smilers, Aimee Mann's new single shows off the more pop-oriented side to her usual acoustic tendencies. "Charmer," an upbeat, synth-heavy track, takes a dig at personable people who hide ulterior motives. "The album explores the ideas of charm and people who are charming," explains Mann, "and how they can sometimes be really fun, but sometimes very manipulative – there's a darker side."
The single is from Mann's eighth studio album, Charmer, which will drop on September 18th. Mann will tour in the fall in support of the album's release.
By NATALIE MORIN
The single is from Mann's eighth studio album, Charmer, which will drop on September 18th. Mann will tour in the fall in support of the album's release.
By NATALIE MORIN
Mojo Working Article: Aimee Mann in the studio with producer Paul Bryan
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Mordant, erudite, singer-songwriter looks to Split Enz, Cars for album number eight.
For someone who has consistently tracked her chart success with 80's synth pop band 'Til Tuesday, Aimee Mann's new album is, surprisingly a return to the genre she ran away from. "this is a 'pop' record," she says over a crackly phone line...
For someone who has consistently tracked her chart success with 80's synth pop band 'Til Tuesday, Aimee Mann's new album is, surprisingly a return to the genre she ran away from. "this is a 'pop' record," she says over a crackly phone line...
Tanita Tikaram's New Album, Can't Go Back… Release Date July 27th 2012. Edel Records
“I can’t put anything out until it’s good enough, it has to feel right. It took a year to find the right producer!”
I wanted to merge sincerity of performance with movement and groove and then to merge English originality and quirkiness with American warmth and openness. I’m not a poet and I didn’t want something that sounded like I was reciting poetry. Paul Bryan who produced the album has worked with Allen Toussaint, he’s a consummate musician and he understood straight away. I made him laugh and he made me feel involved.”
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Lindsay Fuller- You Anniversary on ATO Records
The latest album by Birmingham-native Lindsay Fuller is a gorgeous, haunting gem. Fuller moves seamlessly through the lower regions of a vocal register that has incredible heft. On each track, you’ll be struck by her uncanny ability to control the seemingly volatile power she can produce. Get ready to experience something vast and beautiful, yet simultaneously ominous—very rock & roll.
Initially, You, Anniversary brought to mind a Lucinda Williams/Lower Dens synthesis, a deeper and folksier Brandi Carlile, or a female version of Ryan Adams (at his very best—and as a baritone), but ultimately, Fuller displays an impressive songwriting sensibility and an arresting musical style for which there’s no fair precedent or comparison. She enlists the aid of some talented musicians, including Paul Bryan, who doubles as bassist and producer, and has been involved in producing projects with the likes of Aimee Mann and Grant Lee Phillips.
-Oxford American Magazine
Initially, You, Anniversary brought to mind a Lucinda Williams/Lower Dens synthesis, a deeper and folksier Brandi Carlile, or a female version of Ryan Adams (at his very best—and as a baritone), but ultimately, Fuller displays an impressive songwriting sensibility and an arresting musical style for which there’s no fair precedent or comparison. She enlists the aid of some talented musicians, including Paul Bryan, who doubles as bassist and producer, and has been involved in producing projects with the likes of Aimee Mann and Grant Lee Phillips.
-Oxford American Magazine