Paul Manners | |
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 On stage in 2019 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Paul Gordon Manners |
| Also known as | Paul G. Manners |
| Born | 27 September 1953 London, United Kingdom |
| Genres | Pop, rock, dance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer, musician, composer, producer, publisher |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar, bass, keyboards, drums |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Website |
pgmanners |
Paul Manners (born 27 September 1953) is a British singer, musician, composer and producer best known for being the vocalist of the Italian pop band I Cugini di Campagna from 1978 to 1985. [1] He is the founder and leader of Grammar School, a rock band based in Italy since 1986 and has produced many international stars including, Tina Arena, Sylvie Vartan and Kelly Joyce.
Biography
Born in London, he started learning guitar at the age of 13 and played in various local rock bands. He left school at 19 and decided to tour Europe as a busker. After visiting France, Germany, Belgium, Sweden and Denmark he travelled through Italy, where he decided to settle and where he currently lives. He frequented the Conservatorio Domenico Cimarosa in Avellino where he studied music and classical guitar under the guidance of Maestro Edoardo Caliendo. In 1975 he formed a prog rock band called "Aspettando Edmondo" and in 1978 joined a previously famous Italian pop group called I Cugini di Campagna. He recorded 7 successful singles and 3 albums with them, the second of which "Metallo" ( it:Metallo (album)) became the best selling one in the band's history. In 1984 he recorded his first single as a solo artist "Enchanté" published by Baby Records (Italy) with whom he continued to collaborate playing keyboards with the label's internationally successful band Pink Project during their 1985 live tour.
In 1988 he opened his first professional recording studio "Byte Studios" in Riccione where he studied computer programming and sequencing and where he engineered and produced many international dance hits during that period. He participated in Pavarotti & Friends 1995 with a song called "Clap Clap" he had co-written and recorded. In 1997 he built his second studio called "Falcon Valley" in Montefiore Conca where he works today. Here he began producing, publishing and composing for many international artists such as Tina Arena and Sylvie Vartan for whom he was artistic director of the worldwide 2004 tour and producer of the subsequent live CD album and DVD "Palais des Congrès 2004". He has co-written hits for French artists such as Florent Pagny, Elodie Frégé, and Grégory Lemarchal. In 2008 he recorded his first solo album entitled "3/4", a collection of ballads written entirely in 3/4 time and played on classical guitar. Today he continues to tour with the band he founded in 1986 ("Grammar School"), and with his solo act in which he presents the multimedia operas he has created in recent years. [2]
Selected discography
As a singer/musician
- Singles with I Cugini di Campagna
- 1978 – Dentro l'anima/Halloo cousins. it:Dentro l'anima... e qualcosa dei giorni passati
- 1979 – Solo con te/Mister Paul
- 1979 – Meravigliosamente/Festa
- 1980 – No tu no/Metallo
- 1981 – Valeria/Floridia
- 1982 – Uomo mio/Elastico
- 1985 – Cucciolo/Volando
- Albums with I Cugini di Campagna
- 1979 – Meravigliosamente it:Meravigliosamente (album)
- 1980 – Metallo. it:Metallo (album)
- 1982 – Gomma. it:Gomma (album)
- Solo singles
- 1984 – Enchanté [3]
- Solo albums
- Albums with Grammar School
As producer
- 1994 – Epopea, "People of the night" [9]
- 2000 – Kelly Joyce, . it:Vivre la vie [10][ circular reference]
- 2001 – Tina Arena, Just Me
- 2003 – Tina Arena, The Peel Me Sessions 2003
- 2004 – Tina Arena, Italian Love Song
- 2004 – Sylvie Vartan, Sylvie [11]
- 2004 – Sylvie Vartan, Palais des Congrès 2004
- 2007 – Tina Arena, Songs of Love & Loss
- 2008 – Tina Arena, Songs of Love & Loss 2
- 2014 – Red Canzian, L'istinto e le stelle [12]
As a songwriter
- 2004 – Elodie Frégé & Michal. Viens jusqu'à moi [13]
- 2005 – Florent Pagny. The day we made God cry [14]
- 2005 – Grégory Lemarchal. Ecris l'histoire [15]
His multimedia operas
- 2010 – A soldier they called Tom ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jbiozeB8p94&t=1s) [16]
- 2014 – La lezione italiana ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPYFvJKNNQs)
- 2020 – Il Complesso ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OWnc3Pqmy8&t=2s)
References
- ^ "Paul Manners: La mia scelta di lasciare i Cugini di Campagna? Non c'era più condivisione nelle scelte musicali. Ora vendo in tutto il mondo!" (in Italian). notizienazionali.it. 16 December 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "About me." pgmanners.com. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Paul Manners". discogs.com. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "3/4 | pgmanners-2017". www.pgmanners.com. Archived from the original on 9 October 2020.
- ^ "Paul Manners – 3/4 (2008, CD)". Discogs.
- ^ {{cite web |url= https://www.ebay.it/itm/284934081157?ev=bp_img
- ^ "Grammar School - Grammar School Vol. 1". Discogs.
- ^ "Grammar School – Grammar School Volume 2 (2015, CD)". Discogs.
- ^ Epopea - People Of The Night. YouTube. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021.
- ^ it:Vivre la vie
- ^ "Sylvie Vartan 2004" (in Italian). pgmanners.com. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Red Canziuan 2014" (in Italian). pgmanners.com. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
- ^ "Elodie Frégé & Michal - Viens Jusqu'à Moi". Discogs.
- ^ The day we made god cry : [chanson pour une voix et clavier]. Peermusic France. 2004.
- ^ "Grégory Lemarchal - Écris l'Histoire". Discogs.
- ^ "Concerto Paul Gordon Manners Saludecio".
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