The Music Entrepreneur: Profile: Paul Tornbohm

OVERVIEW & TRAINING

Originally from Nottingham, Paul is a London-based songwriter and musician, releasing solo and band recordings and composing for music theatre. A music lecturer at a sixth-form college in Croydon, Paul studied Literature and Linguistics at the University of Portsmouth before gaining his PGCE teaching certificate. In addition to Grade 8 Guitar, Paul has music qualifications in piano, music theory, GCSE and A level. He has an MMus (Distinction) in the Production of Popular Music from Kingston University. Starting from age 10, Paul formed several school bands, performing original songs and cover versions at local venues as well as school concerts. This led to summer employment at the age of 17 in a 50s & 60s rock band at campsites in the South of France. Since then, Paul has made several trips to perform overseas, the furthest being a tour of Lima in Peru with a traditional Chinese folk ensemble!

PIANO MAGIC

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With the ‘ghost-rock’ group Piano Magic over a 20-year period, Paul recorded and toured in eight European countries as a multi-instrumentalist, playing guitar, bass, keyboards and drums. He continues to collaborate with band members on various projects, including Winter Kills and Alter Later.

SOLO & COLLABORATIONS

Paul's self-recorded e.p., ‘Down an English Lane’ (CD Baby, 2017), applies vintage-production sounds to jazz compositions for clarinet, violin, marimba, flute, trumpet and more.

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‘August Afternoons’ (CD Baby, 2017), is a collection of Paul’s jazz-pop songs sung by his sister, Cathy.

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In 2020, Paul appeared on the compilation album, 'Avenue With Trees' (Second Language, 2020), playing guitar on 'Fear of Shame' and piano and bass with the band, Alter Later.

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MUSIC THEATRE

Since 2017, Paul has used Logic X software to write and produce music and lyrics for family theatre productions with Spontaneous Productions, a theatre company in Sydenham. Each show has had a completely different musical style, from calypso to flamenco, and from pop and rap to opera.