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Paul W. King

Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes...

About Me

Paul King has played around the East Lansing and Metro Detroit areas in various bands for most of his adult life. Currently partnering with Stephen Grant Wood at Dick O' Dows in Birmingham co-hosting an Open Mic show on Monday nights.Owner of the production company Fresh Produce, Inc. which produces commercials and films for many Fortune 500 companies such as Ford, GM, Bosch, OnStar and John Deere. As an independent art director, has partnered with many companies to produce various NAIAS Autoshow films for corporate exhibits. Prolific storyboard artist.Hobbies include: music/songwriting/recording, flyfishing (has made several flyfishing trips to Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Alaska, Cabo, Florida and the Bahamas), metal sculpturing, watercolor painting, films, and XBOX Halo 3 gaming.Attends and is a weekend Bandleader at Kensington Community Church in Birmingham and Troy, Michigan Campuses. Spiritual belief: Christian.Built a log home residence near Traverse City in 2005. Single. Daughter.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 1/12/2008
Band Members: All Instruments: Paul W. King. Guitars: 1969 Tele Thinline, 1972 Strat, 1972 Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentleman, Gretsch Nashville Western, Gretsch Black Penquin, Rickenbacker 360 12-String, Martin D-41, Gibson J-45, Guild D50 and 12 String. Bass: Fender P Bass. Drums: Yamaha Power 7 Series. Keys: Yamaha Motif. LapSteel: 1954 Supro Comet. Mandolin: Flatiron F5. Amps: Vox AC-15, Fender Deluxe, Mesa Boogie Mark III.
Influences: Steve Earle, Lucinda Williams, The Jayhawks, Bob Dylan, Buddy and Julie Miller, Johnny Cash, Waylon Jennings, The Byrds, Jimmy Page, Pete Townsend, Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Neil Young, Gram Parsons, Clarence White, Stephen Stills, Dan Peek, Warren Zevon, Hank Williams, John Lennon, Collective Soul, Pure Prairie League, Del Amitri, The Doors, Jimi Hendrix, Waddy Wachtel, Jackson Browne, Emmylou Harris, CCR, Lindsey Buckingham, Tom Petty, Leo Kottke, The Beatles, Toad The Wet Sprocket.
Sounds Like: Been told a cross between Chris Isaak, Neil Young and The Jayhawks.... Also been told I sound like geese farts on a muggy day...
Record Label: Big Sky Music. All songs recorded at The Basement.
Type of Label: Indie