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I was born and raised in Los Angeles. I began making music at the early age of seven when my dad showed me a few chords on the ukelele we had lying around the house. I was hooked. I immediately started writing songs and trying to play by ear the radio hits of the Beatles, Rolling Stones, Beach Boys, and my other heroes of the day. I received my first guitar on my ninth birthday.
By age seventeen, I was performing in popular cover bands and acoustic duos in the LA area. From 1986 to 1990, my pop duo with David Starns (“Petting Zooâ€) regularly packed the house at Shaker Mountain Inn in Glendale. I later performed with Jo Anne (Kurman) Montana in our locally-renowned acoustic duo, “Nielsen and Montanaâ€. In all modesty, N&M was arguably the finest cover duo in the LA area during our five-year run (1995-2000). Our fan base covered the entire metropolitan area, as people would drive great distances to hear the folk-pop classics we performed.
But I was always writing songs, finally deciding to move to Nashville in February 2003 to pursue it in earnest. It was the right move. Almost immediately upon my arrival, my songs were being plugged on Music Row by Americana Entertainment, which counted me as one of their own. It was the next best thing to a publishing deal, having industry luminaries believe in my songs so early on. Currently I write for Soundhaven Music Publishing. Visit www.myspace.com/soundhavenpublishing to take a listen!
I play out regularly at Nashville’s songwriter venues, including the Bluebird Café on occasion. I've been featured at several songwriter showcases, and I played Tin Pan South in 2008 and 2009.
In 2005, I recorded my first independent CD project, “Trust the Water†(co-produced with Chip Martin), which has been receiving universally high praise. I've had several independent cuts. "Ain't No Mistake" (co-written with Paul O'Connor) was recorded by Derek O'Bannon on his CD project released in 2010 by Gateway Entertainment. My jazzy ballad "Just Because" has already been recorded in two languages (including Latvian!), and my own version of the rocker "I'll Be Forgiven" spent 6 weeks at number one on the Nashville Independent Music radio chart. I hope you'll pick up a copy of my CD or make individual download purchases at CD Baby (see link at left).
In addition to songwritng, I'm a guitarist and demo producer. Get in touch with me should you need a seasoned sideman or assistance with a demo project. Please go to my website (www.paulnielsenmusic.com) or to www.myspace.com/soundhavenpublishing for more info. Thanks for stopping by, and enjoy the tunes!!
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