Paul Bryan (musician)
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Paul Bryan is a music producer, arranger, songwriter and bassist based in Los Angeles
. He was born in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California
.
Work as a music producer:
He has produced two albums by singer and songwriter Aimee Mann
: One More Drifter in the Snow
(SuperEgo Records, 2006) and @#%&*! Smilers (SuperEgo Records, 2008). He has also produced Grant Lee Phillips album Little Moon (Yep Roc Records, 2009) and Amy Correia
's You Go Your Way (2010).
Bryan wrote the string and woodwind arrangements for Nina Nastasia
's critically acclaimed album "Outlaster
" (Fat Cat Records, 2010).
He is a longtime member of Aimee Mann's touring band as well as having toured with Lucinda Williams
in 2006, and Elvis Costello
/Allen Toussaint
in 2007,
also appearing that same year on the Jimmy Kimmel Show backing up songwriting legend Nick Lowe
.
As a writer:
Paul also released a solo album Handcuff King (The Bats Is Happy Records, 2004). Bryan frequently writes with songwriter Aimee Mann and is said to be co-authoring a musical based on Mann's 2007 concept album The Forgotten Arm
.
He and his girlfriend, actress Emily Procter
(CSI: Miami
s Calleigh Duquesne
), welcomed a baby girl, Philippa Frances, called Pippa, on December 8, 2010.
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. He was born in San Pedro, Los Angeles, California
San Pedro, Los Angeles, California
San Pedro is a port district of the city of Los Angeles, California, United States. It was annexed in 1909 and is a major seaport of the area...
.
Work as a music producer:
He has produced two albums by singer and songwriter Aimee Mann
Aimee Mann
Aimee Mann is an American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist and bassist.-Early life:Aimee Mann grew up in Bon Air, Virginia, graduated from Open High School in 1978 and attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, but dropped out to sing with her first punk rock band, the Young Snakes...
: One More Drifter in the Snow
One More Drifter in the Snow
One More Drifter in the Snow is the tenth album and first Christmas album by Aimee Mann, released by SuperEgo Records in the United States on October 31, 2006 . It was produced by Paul Bryan and comprises covers of "standard great Christmas classics" and two original compositions: "Christmastime",...
(SuperEgo Records, 2006) and @#%&*! Smilers (SuperEgo Records, 2008). He has also produced Grant Lee Phillips album Little Moon (Yep Roc Records, 2009) and Amy Correia
Amy Correia
Amy Correia is an American singer and songwriter who grew up in Lakeville, Ma.Correia lived in New York’s Chinatown after graduating from Barnard College. She worked in advertising, writing copy by day, while at night honing her songwriting and performing in clubs like Sin-é Cafe on the lower east...
's You Go Your Way (2010).
Bryan wrote the string and woodwind arrangements for Nina Nastasia
Nina Nastasia
Nina Nastasia is a New York City-based singer-songwriter born in Hollywood, California.-Biography:She began writing songs in 1993, and released her first album, Dogs, in 2000. Only 1,500 copies of the album were initially pressed, with Nastasia putting together the album packaging herself in her...
's critically acclaimed album "Outlaster
Outlaster
Outlaster is the fifth studio album recorded by American singer-songwriter Nina Nastasia. It was released on June 7, 2010 internationally and June 22, 2010 in the United States by Fat Cat Records ....
" (Fat Cat Records, 2010).
He is a longtime member of Aimee Mann's touring band as well as having toured with Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams
Lucinda Williams is an American rock, folk, blues and country music singer and songwriter. She recorded her first albums in 1978 and 1980 in a traditional country and blues style and received very little attention from radio, the media, or the public. In 1988, she released her self-titled album,...
in 2006, and Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello , born Declan Patrick MacManus, is an English singer-songwriter. He came to prominence as an early participant in London's pub rock scene in the mid-1970s and later became associated with the punk/New Wave genre. Steeped in word play, the vocabulary of Costello's lyrics is broader...
/Allen Toussaint
Allen Toussaint
Allen Toussaint is an American musician, composer, record producer, and influential figure in New Orleans R&B.Many of Toussaint's songs have become familiar through numerous cover versions, including "Working in the Coalmine", "Ride Your Pony", "Fortune Teller", "Play Something Sweet ", "Southern...
in 2007,
also appearing that same year on the Jimmy Kimmel Show backing up songwriting legend Nick Lowe
Nick Lowe
Nicholas Drain "Nick" Lowe , is an English singer-songwriter, musician and producer.A pivotal figure in UK pub rock, punk rock and new wave, Lowe has recorded a string of well-reviewed solo albums. Along with vocals, Lowe plays guitar, bass guitar, piano and harmonica...
.
As a writer:
Paul also released a solo album Handcuff King (The Bats Is Happy Records, 2004). Bryan frequently writes with songwriter Aimee Mann and is said to be co-authoring a musical based on Mann's 2007 concept album The Forgotten Arm
The Forgotten Arm
The Forgotten Arm is an album by singer-songwriter Aimee Mann with illustrations by artist Owen Smith. It was released by SuperEgo Records on May 3, 2005....
.
He and his girlfriend, actress Emily Procter
Emily Procter
-External links:...
(CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami
CSI: Miami is an American police procedural television series, which premiered on September 23, 2002 on CBS. The series is a spin-off of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation....
s Calleigh Duquesne
Calleigh Duquesne
Detective Calleigh Duquesne is a fictional character on the CBS crime drama CSI: Miami, portrayed by Emily Procter.- Background :Calleigh is a ballistics specialist originally from Louisiana. She is fluent in Spanish and has a bachelor's degree in physics from Tulane University...
), welcomed a baby girl, Philippa Frances, called Pippa, on December 8, 2010.