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Paul McDowell

Ortolans

About Me

Thanks to Theo, Paul and Lindsay for this video I love music and these people

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Member Since: 3/25/2005
Band Website: paulmcdowell.co.uk
Band Members: At the moment I'm playing as Ortolans with Mike Perry on drums. Its been described as a schitzophrenic drum n space art rock two piece. Boss. In the past I've played and recorded with these lovely people: Ulysees Alvarez on drums, Nicole Collarbone ..o, Tilo Pirnbaum on drums, Jay Bongo on congas and toys.............not forgetting the Peppermint Pigs who were in reverse order Dan Simons on bass, Alistair Ligertwood ..o, Sebastian on drums, Joe Roberts on drums, Budha on bass
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Record Label: MiMaMo Records
Type of Label: None

My Blog

The last couple of months

The last couple of months have been a good but strange two. After getting back from touring Germany I moved down to London to exile myself into a house where I could get all my ideas from the last yea...
Posted by Paul McDowell on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 06:37:00 PST

German radio played me

Sunshine Song got played on German Radio last week by Martin Petersdorf of Fritz Radio...woo hoo! http://www.fritz.de/_/musik/playlisten/detail_jsp/key=103631 .html      ...
Posted by Paul McDowell on Fri, 25 May 2007 07:31:00 PST

Germany and Holland

OK, so I'm sat here in Berlin in the sweltering heat relaxing and havin a beer, and I've literally just been told I've got my first gig tonight, so I'm off to pick up my guitar and stuff to ...
Posted by Paul McDowell on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 10:26:00 PST

2007 so far..

My debut EP 'I am trying to be happy for you' has finally been mixed after many days and hours in the studio, the gigs have all been brilliant so far this year, yesterday with Fionn Regan wa...
Posted by Paul McDowell on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 06:41:00 PST

Jeff Bwcle

I played a gig on Sunday night for Liverpool Music Week's closing party, it was such a boss gig, I was getting really into the swing of things, emotionally and sweatily, but had to cut it all sho...
Posted by Paul McDowell on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 06:23:00 PST

Fionn Regan, Breast Cancer and Liverpool Music Week

OK so I've got 3 gigs to announce here! And they're all pretty special..   1. Sunday November 12th in The Bumper on Hardman Street...its the closing party of the Liverpool Music Week and I'm play...
Posted by Paul McDowell on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 09:07:00 PST

Back from Germany and still recording

So I'm back from the Germany tour. It was something special...seven gigs, three cities, big crowds (and small, but bigger are much more fun, so I'll remember them more, thanks very much), bigger CD sa...
Posted by Paul McDowell on Fri, 13 Oct 2006 06:49:00 PST

Germany and the single release

Hey kids   I'm off around Germany touring later this month, lookin forward to getting back to the bier und bratwurst!   I've been recording my first release this week...its gonna be a ...
Posted by Paul McDowell on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 06:25:00 PST

Swinging

So I did my first solo gig in Liverpool in 2 years on Wednesday! It was quality! Thanks to all who came down..I really enjoyed the atmosphere..   My head is swimming, feeling good about this solo...
Posted by Paul McDowell on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 08:07:00 PST

Off the drugs

This week I've mostly been ill. After returning from Germany and playing the HMV gig in Manchester on the Friday (I couldn't hit any notes vocally on because of my sore throat), I went to the walk in ...
Posted by Paul McDowell on Mon, 03 Jul 2006 07:11:00 PST