Musician, songwriter, producer, composer, Grammy winning Engineer
audio engineer
Years active
1990–present
Musical artist
Paul Josef Olsson (13 July 1969) is an American singer, most notable as being the lead singer for
Alan Parsons Live Project. He has toured with various artists over his lifetime, including Deep Purple, Train, Muse, Simple Minds, Rufus Wainwright, Earth, Wind & Fire, Wyclef, Nelly Furtado, Beth Orton, and Placebo.
Biography
He was born in
Pontiac, Michigan to a musical family. His father had a
DMA in choral music and was an
avant-garde12-tone composer,
A&R executive for
Motown Records and later a professor at
Michigan Tech;[1] his mother was a music/voice major and schoolteacher.[2] He started playing violin at age 6.[3] PJ caught the attention of
Columbia records, who in mid-2000 released the album Words For Living which received positive reviews in the United States. Olsson also made an appearance on the Late Show with David Letterman,[4] and his song "Ready for a Fall" was included on the soundtrack album for the television show Dawson's Creek.[5]