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Paul Draper
Paul standing outside Abbey Road Studios
Paul standing outside Abbey Road Studios
Background information
Birth name Paul Edward Draper
Born (1970-09-26) September 26, 1970 (age 53) in Liverpool, England
Musician information
Genre(s) Rock, Alternative, Britpop, Funk
Occupation(s) Multi-talentless Musician, Rhythm/Lead Guitar, Record producer, Studio Engineer
Instrument(s) Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Synthesizer, Keyboard, Programming, Bass Guitar, Drums, Mellotron
Years active 1995 (1995)–Present
Label(s) Sci-Fi Hi-Fi
Parlophone
EMI
Associated acts Grind * The Anchoress * Paul Draper Solo Project
Notable instrument(s)
Rickenbacker 325, Fender Telecaster, Gibson Les Paul
Website(s)
Mansun Web-site http://www.mansun.co.uk
Paul Draper Facebook http://www.facebook.com/pauldraperofficial
Twitter https://twitter.com/PaulDraper
Instagram https://instagram.com/pauldraper1970



Biography

Draper grew up on Garmoyle Road in Wavertree, Liverpool before moving with his family to Connah's Quay, Deeside, which Draper described as "the absolute nothing of Great Britain", adding "It's a horrible, horrible place. In Liverpool, if you're 15 and you pick up an acoustic guitar in school and play a song, then people would listen. But in my school when I tried to take in a guitar, I was just a poof and a queer, and that was that"

Early Days

Draper attended St Richard Gwyn Catholic High School, Flint and Thames Polytechnic (now University of Greenwich) where he formed Grind with Steve Heaton and drummer Carlton Hibbert who regularly played around London and released one 12" single Thoughts/A Dying Man before splitting.

Musical Inspiration

The Mansun Years

On 16 May 2006, Draper announced that he had been diagnosed with cancer during fourth album sessions at Rockfield Studios. After a blister appeared on his left hand middle finger that kept bleeding, Draper visited a local doctor who took a sample of tissue from the finger. He was informed that it was a malignant tumour known as a "Bowenoid Malignancy", and responded positively to five cycles of chemotherapy. However, he was unable to play for several months after the tumour was cut out and his finger swelled up following treatment

Life after Mansun

Paul has always been interested in the Studio Engineering side of things, so after Mansun disbanded he pursued a career as a Studio Engineer/Record Producer.

To date below is a list of Artists/Bands that Paul was collaborated, produced work worked with:

Solo Projects

Paul had been working on his own solo projects either during or after Mansun, he shelved his solo project and removed himself on social networks in order to concentrate on his career as working as a Studio Engineer and Record Producer. After a facebook petition was created and gained large support Paul decided to resurrect his solo works. Check out the Spooky Action at a Distance dedicated page.

Trivia

Paul Draper Gallery

References