Paul Brill

Artist Description

"One of the most sophisticated, yet subtle, indie songwriters around..." -CMJ

NYC native Paul Brill first chipped his musical teeth on the icy landscape of North-Central Vermont, wood-shedding and 4-tracking while holed-up in a bleak, rustic cabin. After a few light-deprived winters, Paul sold his belongings and fled for sunny western shores, dabbling in brief stints as an herbal smokes salesman, street performer, valet, corporate errand boy, and marine biology instructor before finding sure footing in the sand. Paul was soon lured home to NYC, his songwriting similarly taking striking new turns, fusing disparate acoustic and electronic elements into a hybrid Pop collage. In addition to writing and recording songs for his own albums, Paul has composed music for several films, commercials and, most recently, the theme for a new NPR program. Paul's original score for the upcoming HBO feature documentary film, "The Trials of Darryl Hunt," was hailed by Variety Magazine as "memorably chilling, sounding notes of purest dread," and was widely praised at the 2006 Sundance Festival.