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Paul Alexander Gonzalez

Drummer/Percussionist Composer/Producer

About Me

I am a professional Drummer/Percussionist who resides in the LA area. I have had the honor of performing, touring, and or recording with many artists including: Chaka Kahn, Nelly Furtado, The Rembrandts, Richie Kotzen, Wynonna Judd, Narada Michael Walden, Joy Enriquez, Jon Secada, Cristian Castro, Louie Shelton, Carlos Vives, Jorge Calandrelli, Tony Campise, Brian McKnight, Lonnie Jordan, DJ Kane, Nicho Hinojosa, Cherie, Ziggy Marley, and Paulina Rubio. I have recorded and appeared on many albums as well as TV show cues, commercials, and films. I have made live Television performances including: The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Latin Grammys, CD USA, MTV, The US Open, MUN2, Vina Del Mar, Nobel Peace Prize Concert, Hoy, Ritmo Internacional, and Conciertos Clandestinos. For more info please check out my web site at PaulyRhythm.com

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 5/17/2006
Band Website: PaulyRhythm.com
Band Members: Paul Alexander GonzalezMy "what am I into these days" top 100 (or so) list in no specific order: My Space. Jimi Hendrix. Herbie Hancock. John Meyer. Cold Play. India Arie. The Beetles. Jerry Gonzalez. Tito Puente. Eddie Palmeiri. "the Philly sound." Le Nubians. Zap Mama. Benjamin Franklin. Lonnie Jordan. Dr Evil. Ray Charles. Fantasy Sports. LA Clippers. Dallas Cowboys. Bob Marley. Pupy y los Son Son. Queen. The Meters. Tom Petty. Revisiting the original Live-Aid. Terry Bozzio. Steve Smith. WAR. Orsen Wells. The original King Kong movie. Triumph - the world's most insulting dog comic. Dixie Chicks. Maroon 5. Lenny Kravitz. Destiny's Child. Led Zepplin. Steve Gadd. Everybody Loves Raymond re-runs. Rocky and Bullwinkle. Jeff Porcaro. John Bonham. Peter Erskine. Vinnie Colaiuta. All those Dicovery/History/National Geographic Channels. US National Soccer Team. Mystery Science Theatre 3000. Cartaya's Enclave. Jaco Pastorious. U2. Horacio Hernandez. Roni Size. Early recordings of "Old Time Music." The Nightmare Before Christmas. Bjork. AC-DC. Steve Miller. Beastie Boys. DCI 2005 Finals. Arnold Palmers. Argentinean "Asado." Eric Clapton. Whataburger. World Cup 2006. Tony Allen. Debussy. Nintendo Wii. "Fold-A-Hoop" indoor basketball. WGI indoor Competitions 2006 and 2007. Houston Rockets. Gene Simmon's "Family Jewels." H20. (to be continued...)
Influences: Lots and Lots :-) ... anyone who has ever sang a note, written a song, danced a move, painted, played an instrument, and created any kind of art is an influence!...OK...plus it didn't hurt to be "moved and shaken" by the following artists: Jimmy Hendrix, Buddy Rich, Gene Krupa, a "pair of Stevies"- Stevie Ray Vaughn & Stevie Wonder, a "pair of Steves" - Steve Gadd & Steve Smith, Head Hunters, Herbie Hancock, KISS (yes - this is the musical circus that got me started!), Mussorgsky, Both "bass masters" Rocco and Jaco, WAR, Giovanni Hidalgo, Changuito, Freddie Mercury, Elton John, Manu Katche, Orson Wells, Chick Corea, Led Zepplin - Bonham Baby!, AC-DC, Miles Davis, U2, All Drum Corps - past and present, Tony Williams, Max Roach, Bernard Purdie, Bob Marley, ...to be continued!
Sounds Like: Some of Paul's Discography Credits:

Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Paul performing with Wynnona Judd, Jon Secada, and Brian McKnight

You can catch me performing a tribute to Linda Ronstad with Wynonna Judd on the Alma Awards this Friday, Sept. 12 on ABC. I will also be performing a rendition of Bridge over Troubled Waters which fe...
Posted by Paul Alexander Gonzalez on Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:28:00 PST

3 New Works Published

I am very happy to announce three new works of mine that just got published by the biggest name in percussion music... Row-Loff Productions. This is very exciting to me, because of my love and passi...
Posted by Paul Alexander Gonzalez on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 09:25:00 PST

Drummer/Musical Director for Lonnie Jordan

Hey ya'll ... Just wanted to share some exciting news with ya'. I am very happy to announce that I am now the drummer and Musical Director for Lonnie Jordan... yes, THE Lonnie Jordan of WAR fame and s...
Posted by Paul Alexander Gonzalez on Tue, 29 May 2007 12:37:00 PST

Performance with Paulina Rubio on Jay Leno Show

You can catch me performing with Paulina Rubio on the Jay Leno show on Dec. 6th.
Posted by Paul Alexander Gonzalez on Wed, 06 Dec 2006 09:23:00 PST

Drum Article in Musico Pro

I have an article in the Nov. issue of "Musico Pro" that is about orchestrating on the drum set. This Nov. issue is a special drum Set edition of Musico Pro....
Posted by Paul Alexander Gonzalez on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:56:00 PST

Paulina Rubio Performance on MUN2

You can catch me performing with Paulina Rubio on this special performance for the show "VIVO" on the MUN2 Channel. 1st airing is on Oct. 20th....
Posted by Paul Alexander Gonzalez on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:47:00 PST

Paulina Rubio Spain Concert on MTV3

You can catch me performing with Paulina Rubio in a Special Concert for MTV. The show took place in Malaga, Spain in front of 150,000 people. It has been airing all this month on MTV3....
Posted by Paul Alexander Gonzalez on Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:42:00 PST