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Paulien
Brik Productions SN 111760P
UPC no. 700261234922
Released January 24, 2008
European singer Paulien’s distinctive voice has been well known over seas since the mid nineties from several recordings she had done mostly in French.
On her first American release Paulien’s vocal style surpasses anything she has done in the past. Free from vocal affectations, straight ahead, and with a deep, clear and honest tone it will stick with you for a long time. In the current jungle of sophomoric YouTube-hyped singers, Paulien truly stands out, because she not only sings these songs, she feels them deeply.
The project is an initiative of guitarist/composer and lyricist Royce Campbell, who discovered Paulien at a small gig in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2007. Campbell had been sitting on this project for more than ten years, but could not find the right voice and personality for it. After being introduced to Campbell’s tunes, Paulien, too, felt an immediate affinity for them. The two spent the next two and half months planning and rehearsing. Recording of the project began on July 23, 2007.
With this album Campbell and Paulien, with the help of Grammy-winning engineer Bob Dawson of Bias Studio in Springfield, Virginia, have produced romantic originals that easily fit into the existing American Songbook. More over, they also have an international flair that audiences world-wide will easily connect with. The stylish and tasteful contributions of Tony Nalker on piano, Tom Baldwin on bass, and Tony Martucci on drums—all of them seasoned musicians from the Washington, D.C. area—give this album an undeniable appeal.
European singer Paulien’s distinctive voice has been well known over seas since the mid nineties from several recordings she had done mostly in French.
On her first American release Paulien’s vocal style surpasses anything she has done in the past. Free from vocal affectations, straight ahead, and with a deep, clear and honest tone it will stick with you for a long time. In the current jungle of sophomoric YouTube-hyped singers, Paulien truly stands out, because she not only sings these songs, she feels them deeply.
The project is an initiative of guitarist/composer and lyricist Royce Campbell, who discovered Paulien at a small gig in Charlottesville, Virginia in 2007. Campbell had been sitting on this project for more than ten years, but could not find the right voice and personality for it. After being introduced to Campbell’s tunes, Paulien, too, felt an immediate affinity for them. The two spent the next two and half months planning and rehearsing. Recording of the project began on July 23, 2007.
With this album Campbell and Paulien, with the help of Grammy-winning engineer Bob Dawson of Bias Studio in Springfield, Virginia, have produced romantic originals that easily fit into the existing American Songbook. More over, they also have an international flair that audiences world-wide will easily connect with. The stylish and tasteful contributions of Tony Nalker on piano, Tom Baldwin on bass, and Tony Martucci on drums—all of them seasoned musicians from the Washington, D.C. area—give this album an undeniable appeal.