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Paul Campanella
drums, vox
 Paul
hit the skins with sticks, fingers, and reckless abandon... He also sings
just like the guy in Men at Work.
While Aaron was sneaking into bars at age 16, Paul was playing in
bars at the age of 15! Even with years of formal musical training, Paul
still hates to practice and has no viable work ethic when it comes to his
drumming. He exp.lains - "I would much rather play a gig every other night
of my life and have people watch me on stage than practice rudiments in my
basement by myself." Paul is not like other drummers in ANY way! He
changes his drumheads once every 6 or 7 years, buys sticks and cymbals
every 4 years and has still to this day, never used a road case for his
"vintage" Sonor Phonic series drumset.
 One
would think that with Paul's lazyness and "unmuscianlike" manners, no one
would hire him! However, he has made a name for himself in the Buffalo
area performing with the likes of Barbara St. Clair, Junction West, Leeron
Zydeco, and local country star Jim Yeomans. Paul also woked with 3 former
members of Amherst and MCA Records' rock/fusion band, Gamalon - (George
Puleo, Bruce Brucato, and Geoff Perry.) During this time he was also voted
Top Blues Drummer in Buffalo for two consecutive years (1995 and 1996).
Not too bad for a guy who NEVER practices!
In 1999, Paul moved from Buffalo to New York City and has worked with
bands like Spill, Paul Mark & The Van Dorens, and Mary Anne Marino Band
(November Project). Some people found Paul so cool that they mentioned him
in the new book, "Don't Bother Knockin, This Town's A Rockin!" (A History
of Buffalo Rock & Roll and R&B Music)...
click here
for more info.
www.paulcampanella.com
Hometown:
Buffalo, NY
Worked With:
A whole crapload of bands that no one has ever heard of...(mostly from
Buffalo)
Favorite Artists:
Macy Gray, Deep Purple, Macy Gray, Firefall, Macy Gray (especially in the
new Mountain Dew Commercial), Neil Diamond, Macy Gray, Evan & Jaron, Macy
Gray and Wolf Blitzer...
Equipment:
Drums, sticks, razor. Paul uses
Silverfox Drumsticks.
Things Paul Hates:
musicians, music stores, drummers that practice, slow drivers, Buffalo
politics, corporate red tape, people who don't read the owners' manual for
their consumer electronics products...
Things Paul Likes:
beer, loud women, being lazy, sleeping, buying things with credit cards,
buying things on the internet, head rubs, shuffleboard...
Things Paul Does Alot but Doesn't Realize He Does It:
flatulate, throat clearing, spend money, sing outloud and off key,
complain about lower back pain, eat, visits his own website...
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