Paulo Silva and The Flying MachineÂ©

About Me

Born in Brazil in the late 70's, he lived in his hometown, Sao Paulo, for almost all of his life. At twelve he went to the church and was mesmerised by the music, something different from the radio and TV, as he says "people were living what they were singing, it really shook me up".
At thirteen he discovered The Beatles, when he found an old record in a shabby old box at his aunt's house. The sound from the 60's/70's had a definitive impact on his life and soon he and his brother were sharing (and fighting) to play the family guitar.
At sixteen he formed his first band, "Novo Rumo", a mix of Rock, Grunge, Blues and their own crazy ideas. For four years Novo Rumo played in several venues, churches and festivals. They were noticed for their energetic appearances, however, they also received some "stones" when they played at the church - perhaps they were a little too controversial....... ?
In his early 20's, Paulo steered clear of the music scene. He found it increasingly difficult to find his place in the 'system' and action his rights. He resented the systematic inequality that promised nothing more than a lifetime ticket to the rat race.
After two years, Paulo started to play the guitar and write again to express his disappoint in the 'system'. At the start he was miserable, he says that "I wrote about fear, pain, hate, sadness... it was good in a way, I could release some pressure from my shoulders, it is over now".
Coming to Australia in early 2006, Paulo Silva is experiencing a rebirth in his music, always searching the meaning of things, words, feelings and life. This search has given him new horizons in life, in his music, in relation to the world and his surroundings. Music has become "a mirror reflecting myself".
The search will continue, until the end of everything, because "life is very short, no time for fussing my friend".
What are they saying???
Simon Moore, Noise TV Producer and CEO
"- Paulo Silva brought original and Traditional Brazilian music tinged with Western flavour"
Tupelo Super Store
"-If you like Ry Cooder, blue skies, fried chicken and soulful steel guitar playing, you're gonna love Paulo. I do..
Ammie Street.com
"- the kind of guitar that just makes you melt".
EMUSIC.COM
"- Awesome track, I haven't heard about Paulo Silva before and it makes me wonder how many good artists are out there and we don't even know them. Great track, great track"
"- I love it, a simply but well played folk/blues with soul."
SLICE THE PIE.COM Reviews "Top of the hills"
- "Excellent sounding track here, the flow of the song was just superb and works well with the lyrics. I loved the clear and easy listening tracks such as these."
"- Very nicely bent chords on the guitar. That really showed some skills man! Very nice melody. It sounds so bluesy. I love this track alot!"
-"The guitar strumming was well-executed and didn't miss a note. A wide selection of vocal ability was demonstrated during the duration of this musical piece. The intro was nice, the song; progressive, and a was a pleasure to listen to."
- "The music and all the things is very good here. I enjoyed the guitar and vocal both. It is a good composition in short where you will get the light and pleasent feel. I liked it too much and its lyrics is also good to listen."
- "this is a slow and calm track, it sounds very relaxing and passionate, the sounds are enthusiastic, the structure is produced to expert level, the vocals sound progressive, the tempo is effective."
- "I love this track. Vocally very good, lyrics are nice and easy. Musically sound, the music does not drown out the vocals and both go together very well."
- "Hey! that was a real cool song. Your music productions sounds better. You might already have a lot of fans around you : ) Hope you be a super star singer in your music carrier fields. I am your fan after listening to your song. I can and willl also make more fans of you by advertising you music and info at other music forums from the worldwide countries. I am rating you a good. Hope you start working for your future recordings to release your own albums."
- "good song., I really liked the beat and the tune to this song. The lyrics were really intense and was really enjoyable. Good luck to you in the future!"
SLICE THE PIE.COM Reviews "Let the rain fall on me"
- "Simply blues!"
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/03/2007
Band Website: paulosilvamusic.com
Band Members: NEW VIDEO ON YOUTUBE

Paulo Silva uses:

- Cole Clark FLAC1 Acoustic Guitar
- Marlon Chiquinato Mahogany Weissenborn Style 4
- 1936 Oahu Squareneck Guitar (Lovely old lady)
- Elixir and D'addario Strings
- VOX V847 Wah pedal

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CELEBRATING THE 5000TH SINGLE DOWNLOADED AT WWW.PAULOSILVAMUSIC.COM/DOWNLOAD.HTML

Influences: Influences:

Life...

Soul Music, Gospel, 60's, 70's, Blues, Black music such as Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder, Jackson's Five, rock 70's, Classic Music, Funk, Jazz, Heavy Metal, Rock and the best of all: Brazilian Music!
Bands:

The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals, Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, Son House (The Father of Delta Blues, ELMORE JAMES (The King of Slide Guitar), Elvis Presley, Jackson do Pandeiro, Luiz Gonzaga, The Police, Bill Withers, Foo Fighters, Nirvana, Luiz Gonzalez and lots more.... too many to list here!

Bones - Live at Noise Bar

Sounds Like: Original and Traditional Brazilian music tinged with Western flavours.
Record Label: HandPrint RecordsÂ©
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

42 - Wow! 4,760 Downloads! Thank you!

Hi there!I big thank you to all you guys around the world downloading for free and buying my Single on iTunes, Emusic and many more Music Stores. Your support is something that encourages me to keep m...
Posted by on Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:06:00 GMT

40 - Do you want to buy my Single on Itunes?

Opa!How are you my friends? I hope well.I still running trying to raise some funds to Record my EP. I've been selling my single on Itunes, Emusic, Napster and the sales have surprised me.So, if you wa...
Posted by on Tue, 24 Feb 2009 20:22:00 GMT

39 - Peter A.D. Fogarty reviews Paulo Silva at Geelong Folk Club

Extract from Geelong Folk Music Club. February 10th 2009Paulo once more came down from Melbourne to perform. Originally from Brazil he is now currently based in Australia and we are glad that he can c...
Posted by on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 17:11:00 GMT

38 - DONATION TO THE RED CROSS AUSTRALIA

..Victorian Bushfire Appeal 2009..The 2009 Victorian Bushfire Fund toassist individuals and communities affected by devastating bushfires inVictoria has been launched by the Premier John Brumby in pa...
Posted by on Tue, 10 Feb 2009 17:01:00 GMT

37 - Friends, the best asset a man can have

Opa, how are you guys?I returned to Australia in early January after seven weeks in Brazil. Was great to see my family, friends and to play there a little bit.... I returned re-energised.On the 29th o...
Posted by on Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:47:00 GMT

36- Weissenborn Pictures

Hi there!That's true, Paulo Silva is now endorsed by Marlon Chiquinato Guitars. Marlon has been developing a Weissenborn guitar for few years and now he has chosen Paulo Silva and The Flying Machine t...
Posted by on Tue, 06 Jan 2009 17:28:00 GMT

35 - A great end of tour, back to Australia now

A great end of tour, back to Australia nowHi there!, I hope you guys are well and had a great Christmas and New Year's eve!I have been away for seven weeks as you know and I couldn't update my MySpace...
Posted by on Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:00:00 GMT

34 - B R A Z I L, missing Australia

Opa!How are you my friends?, I hope well.... this trip has been busier than I expected, that..s a good sign!So, yes we travelled a long distance to get here, exactly 36 hours and for two weeks I felt ...
Posted by on Fri, 28 Nov 2008 05:45:00 GMT

33 - MY FIRST EP INITIATIVE, YOU CAN BE PART OF IT

I've learnt in life that crazy ideas are crazy because usually people haven't thought about them before or people are scared to use them anyway. One of my new crazy ideas resulted on this campaign,...
Posted by on Tue, 04 Nov 2008 07:05:00 GMT