Paul Blackford

Paul Blackford is an electronica artist that uses keyboard synthesizers and computer software to create musical pieces. He currently resides in Surrey, London, UK (United Kingdom).

Biography

Paul Blackford grew up in the early 1990s at the peak of the Rave/Acid House musical era. During this time he was copying mix tapes that his older brother brought home from raves and listening to them. After a couple of years of listening to these tapes and buying records on Shut Up And Dance, Impact, Network and various other labels Paul found a demo of a music sequencing program on an Amiga magazine cover disk and started creating his own tunes. After saving up enough money he brought a Yamaha QY10 and started playing live sets using the portable sequencer. Towards the end of the 1990s Paul formed the "Uncanny X-squad" with college friends (Method) Mel France and Tom(sk) Putnam and the trio started putting on illegal parties in South London. In 2002 Paul struck a deal with Ed DMX's label, Breakin and his first EP entitled '1991' was released in February 2003. The EP(Extended Play Album) was created using a Pentium II computer that Paul found in a dumpster outside of some offices and a copy of Fruity Loops, proving that you don't need expensive equipment to make music. The EP fused the unmistakable sounds of old-skool rave, 8-bit computer sounds and incredibly fierce sub-bass. The Breakin' press release described it as being "like Aux 88 locked in a suburban UK bedroom with a few Dream FM tapes from 1992." While Kudos Records classed it as a pioneering new UK Bass sound.

In the ever-changing music world and the era of the iPod generation Paul has fully embraced the MP3 revolution and is now releasing music via digital downloads, increasing the breadth of his fanbase. Paul has released material on such labels as Audio Aubergine, Base Logic, Bounce Records, Breakin’, Delta 9 Plastics, Electrotoxic, Wide and also library music for television on BMG Zomba.

References

* [http://www.discogs.com/artist/Paul+Blackford Paul's discography at Discogs]

EPs and Singles:

* "1991 EP - Breakin' Records (12")" (2003)
* "Medicine Gun EP - Baselogic (12")" (2005)
* "1992 EP - WIDE (MP3)" (2006)
* "Latitude EP - Audio Aubergine (MP3)" (2006)
* "Latitude Remix EP - Audio Aubergine (MP3)" (2006)
* "Medicine Gun EP - Digital Distortions (MP3)" (2006)
* "Nuclear Dawn EP - Electrotoxic (MP3)" (2006)
* "Reflections EP - Audio Aubergine (MP3)" (2006)
* "The Hijacked EP - WeMe Records (12")" (2006)

Remixes:

* "DJ Assault - G-String Paul Blackford Electro Mix (Bounce/Rat Records) (12")" (2005)
* "Chas Mollet - Erotos Paul Blackford Remix (Audio Aubergine) (MP3)" (2006)
* "Timothy Taylor EP - Flapjack Paul Blackford Remix (Wide) (MP3)" (2006)

Tracks Appear On:

* "Various - Breakin' Records Presents... Volume 3 - Track 14: EDMX's Paul Blackford Mastermix (CD)" (2004)
* "Various - Plastic Volume 1 - Track 7: Paul Blackford - Fallout Part II (CD)" (2004)
* "Various - From Website 2 Website - Track 9: Paul Blackford - Jacobs Ladder [Bazz Barr Remix] (CD)" (2006)
* "Various - Wide Presents...The UK Bass EP - Track 2: Paul Blackford - Dark Matter (MP3)" (2006)

External links

* [http://www.paulblackford.com Paul Blackford's official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/pblackford Paul Blackford's Myspace Page]