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John Paulsen

pop aberrant!!

About Me

reach me here: http://www.thpro.com/contact/index.html
Producer/multi-instrumentalist... at Talking House.
I'm lucky to work with the very sweetest people on lots of cool music. recently produced tracks for The Matches, The Lovemakers, Scissors For Lefty, Mud, The Actual, Push To Talk, Panda, Maldroid, Built For The Sea among others. I recently produced four tracks for The Matches (recently on Epitaph, "My Doe, Part 1," "Here's To Love (acoustic)," and "From 24C"). Now finishing up a CD with AAA singer-songwriter Kerry Gulbranson (for Talking House Records). Just began work producing the new Scissors For Lefty album (Eenie Meenie Records).
I started as drummer/songwriter for The Proletariats / The Directions, the seminal Central California punk/new wave band, and as a college and high school percussion teacher. After moving to the Bay Area in the 90s, I wrote, sang and played guitar in bunches of post-punk/indie projects and started spending more time in studios (home and otherwise) as a producer and commercial composer. Contrary passions for pop music and aberrant sounds...

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 4/21/2006
Band Website: thpro.com
Band Members: Reach me here:

http://www.thpro.com/contact/index.html
Influences: Any time is the right time to enjoy a special holiday delivery from Alec Baldwin:

Sounds Like:

Record Label: Talking House
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

JP now working on Scissors For Lefty album

Scissors For Lefty has joined up with Talking House to produce the follow-up to their acclaimed album Underhanded Romance -- the band's already started recording a pile of amazing new songs with Talki...
Posted by John Paulsen on Tue, 04 Mar 2008 10:57:00 PST

FOGGY HOLIDAY CD - elephone, Scissors For Lefty, Persephones Bees, Cold Hot Crash, more!

..TALKING HOUSE PRESENTS: A Foggy Holiday - Carols From The SF Scene, Vol. 1NOW available at Bay Area retailers, on Amazon, and at iTunes HERE!San Francisco's favorite bands come armed with holiday sp...
Posted by John Paulsen on Sun, 04 Nov 2007 12:22:00 PST

Talking House goin to CMJ

San Francisco Invades Manhattan and the CMJ Music Marathon:Talking House and The City of San Francisco present SF@CMJ -- Bringing a taste of San Francisco's hippest music to the gathered hordes of ind...
Posted by John Paulsen on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:57:00 PST

Persephone'sBees, PoorBailey, TheBruises, Panda - Thu @SLIMS

... if you're in SF this Thurs...a Talking House party is always a good time.Thursday, May 24 @ Slim's!FOUR FAVORITE SF BANDS! ALL AGES!Persephone's Bees - SF Weekly "Best Pop Band"! SXSW stars! You l...
Posted by John Paulsen on Sun, 20 May 2007 09:33:00 PST

Slim's Sat: Jason DEBO, TWO SECONDS, BRAY w/guest Dr. Fink!

Join us at Slim's this Saturday ...Jason DEBO, Two Seconds, and Bray with special guest Dr. Fink, keyboard whiz behind Price and the Revolution:ADVANCE TICKETS NOW! (10 bucks instead of 12!)Talking Ho...
Posted by John Paulsen on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 01:37:00 PST

SF x SXSW on Live 105 tonite!

listen to Live 105 tonite 7-10pm ... (Live105.com or tune in 105.3 FM in San Francisco) --DJ Aaron Axelson will preview tunes from the fabulous SF x SXSW ALBUM available on iTunes this week!:"SF x SX...
Posted by John Paulsen on Sun, 11 Mar 2007 11:12:00 PST

The Lovemakers @ SF x SXSW !

CHECK IT OUT!SF Bay Guardian's "Best indie band of 2006" The Lovemakers sign up to co-headline SF x SXSW!!The Lovemakers, who're nearing completion of a 5 song 5 video album that...
Posted by John Paulsen on Tue, 27 Feb 2007 11:03:00 PST

20 of SF's hottest bands. SF x SXSW.

STILL MORE of SF's coolest buzzinest bands have confirmed:Honeycutand ...The Actualand...Maldroid!!also added Jan 19: Scissors For Lefty, and Kid Beyond!- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -...
Posted by John Paulsen on Wed, 24 Jan 2007 07:39:00 PST

All good people

it's hella fun working with Mud and I gotta say, you might think from their loud-ass guitars and yeah, Nikki's attitude on some of the vox, that they might be difficult or in your face or full of them...
Posted by John Paulsen on Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:03:00 PST

WHAT's all that energy in SF tonight???

WHAT's all that energy in the San Francisco breezes tonight??? How many great shows can one evening hold???First of all, everyone's just gotta hear The Morning Benders - and tonite they're at Balazo ...
Posted by John Paulsen on Sat, 10 Jun 2006 04:40:00 PST