PAUL SANTO

About-As-Official-As-It-Gets MySpace page for songwriter/singer/musician/producer/recordist Paul Santo.
Propaganda: Several times nominated and one-time Grammy award-winning suburban deadbeat from South Shore MA. Numerous Gold, Platinum and multi-Platinum awards. Bad Cat Amplifier endorsee. 2002 Mix TEC Award. Has popped up in DVD's by Aerosmith, Ringo Starr and Martin Scorcese.
Recorded, written and/or played with: Ozzy Osbourne, Ringo Starr, Raspberries, Aerosmith, Chris Botti, Eric Carmen, Cheap Trick, DMC, Alejandra Guzman, Jonny Lang, Eric Clapton, Jack Douglas, David Gilmour, Charlie Haden, Johnny Johnson, Desmond Child, Adrian Belew, rocketscience, Randy Cantor, Lee Ann Rimes and Kid Rock amongst many others.
Suggested listening: "Sunshine Of Your Love" on Ozzy Osbourne's "Under Cover" CD for an example of Paul's guitar playing (click HERE for link to alternate take), "Eyesight To The Blind" from Aerosmith's "Honkin' On Bobo" (click HERE ) for his piano playing (among many tracks he has cut with the band), "I Think, Therefore I Rock and Roll" from Ringo Starr's "Ringo Rama" (click HERE ) for Paul's songwriting, guitar and recording (and his McCartneyesque bass playing on that CD's track "Elizabeth Reigns").
If you like country pickin' click HERE for a link to a cool solo Paul played on a tune by J. Matthew Larson.
SELECT CREDITS:
-Raspberries “Live On Sunset Strip” (Ryko)
-Ozzy Osbourne “Under Cover”: guitar (Epic)
-Ringo Starr “Ringo Rama”: engineer, Pro Tools, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, co-writer (Koch)
-Aerosmith “Honkin On Bobo”: engineer, Pro Tools, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond organ, piano, pump organ (Sony)
-Elton John, Rod Stewart, Ozzy Osbourne and many others- Tsunami/Hurricane Relief recording of “Tears In Heaven”: bass (all major labels)
-Chris Botti (w/Steven Tyler) “To Love Again”: (Produced by Bobby Colomby) engineer/pro tools (Sony)
-DMC “Checks, Thugs and Rock and Roll”: Joey Kramer and Tom Hamilton: drums and bass producer and recording/pro tools
-rocketscience: producer, engineer/pro tools, co-writer, arranger, multi- instrumentalist/vocals (Warner/Offshore)
-Alejandra Guzman “Soy”: engineer, Pro Tools, guitars, bass, keyboards, “Soy” winner of two Grammy awards (Sony International)
-Aerosmith “Just Push Play”: engineer, Pro Tools, drums and bass preproduction, keyboards, Steven Tyler’s (and Joey Kramer & Tom Hamilton’s) personal engineer (Sony)
-Jonny Lang “Long Time Coming”: keyboards (A&M)
-Aerosmith “O Yeah”: Pro Tools tech/engineer (Sony)
-Alejandra Guzman “Futbol” Theme (Televisa World Cup Soccer): drums, guitar, engineer, Pro Tools
-Aerosmith“Angel’s Eyes” (Charlie’s Angels soundtrack): engineer/tracking
-Kid Rock: Engineer, Pro Tools, vocal tracking for special release
-Michael Bolton “Only A Woman Like You”: bass, guitars, engineering, Pro Tools (Jive)
-Sakis “Ola Kala”: guitar (Polygram)
-Steven Tyler & Lenny Kravitz (Sly Stone tribute): pro tools, engineer
-Bon Jovi, Jonny Lang, LeeAnn Rimes, Santana, Backstreet Boys: demos for new CD’s (performance, engineer, Pro Tools)
-Aerosmith with Chuck D, Buster Rhymes, others: 2003 ESPY Awards theme “Let’s Get Loud”: engineer, Pro Tools
-Aerosmith “Lizzard Love” from “Rugrats Go Wild” soundtrack: engineer, Pro Tools (Hollywood)
-Cheap Trick “Scent of a Woman” single remix: engineer, Pro Tools, keyboards
AWARDS, NOMINATIONS, ETC:
- Recipient of Grammy Award “Soy” Alejandra Guzman
-Grammy Nominee: Aerosmith “Girls Of Summer”, Best Rock performance by a Duo Or Group with Vocal
-Grammy Nominee: Aerosmith “Just Push Play”, Rock Album
-Grammy Nominee: Aerosmith “Jaded”, Best Rock Song
- Mix TEC Award: Record Production/Single or track: “Jaded” Aerosmith