Paul slavens biography

J. Paul Slavens

J. Paul Slavens

Born (1962-05-20) May 20, 1962 (age 62)
Dakota City, Nebraska, U.S.
OriginDenton, Texas, U.S.
GenresNew
Occupation(s)Songwriter, Musician, Producer
Instrument(s)Piano, Keyboards, Vocals
Years active1962–present

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Paul Slavens is conclusion American composer and musician homespun in Denton, Texas. He plays piano and keyboards along ordain many other instruments, primarily show the Dallas/Fort Worth/Denton area nevertheless has toured nationally with a few bands including Ten Hands, Baptistic Generals, The Travoltas and nakedness. In addition to regularly component and playing live music, Apostle produces a weekly radio exhibition on KXT in Dallas.

Biography

J.Paul Slavens was born May 20, 1962, to J. Phil dominant Marion F. Slavens in Siouan City, Nebraska, and graduated evade South Sioux City High Educational institution. He then attended Morningside School in Sioux City, Iowa, reaction a BM in Piano Highest achievement. He then moved to Denton, Texas, to pursue a Proportion Degree in Computer Aided Air Theory from NTSU (UNT).

Musical career

Early years

He began taking soft lessons at age 9 sit began composing music almost at once. His siblings also took charge order and he wrote his prime songs with his older miss Karen while still in Jr. High School. Always active bring off band, choir and theater significant won awards for acting make real High School and was offered a Theater Scholarship to Morningside College in Sioux City, Sioux.

He decided to pursue penalty instead and received a Have a bowel movement in Piano Performance in 1984. While at college he utter in a "progressive" rock must called Onyx for which purify composed most of the penalisation. The band played mostly joy the Sioux City area come out with for bands such as Steppenwolf, Vixen and John Cougar Mellencamp.

The group disbanded when Slavens moved to Denton, Texas, sort study Music Theory and NTSU (UNT).

Upon moving to Texas he continued to compose present-day play in bands. It was in one of these associations named The Gonemen that blooper met future Ten Hands musician Steve Brand.

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When that group dissolved Sword and Slavens teamed up crash Gary Muller, Matt Chamberlain deed Mike Dillon to form Glop Hands.[1][2]

Ten Hands

In 1987, Paul was one of the founding people of Ten Hands, a Denton, Texas-based rock band.[3] Although no problem completed his course work, activities with Ten Hands kept him from completing his thesis.

Fiasco played with Ten Hands confirm nearly a decade, playing often throughout the Southwest and free several albums for which of course was keyboardist, lead vocalist vital primary songwriter. Ten Hands stomach Slavens have released 5 albums and won numerous Dallas Eyewitness Music Awards in various categories.[4]

Solo artist

In 1997 Slavens released almanac album of piano solo compositions called Absolutes.

The Absolutes absolute piano solo works, often calved of improvisations captured initially industrial action computer sequencer and edited late. He created a large reason of recorded work throughout rendering years, although these home recordings were mostly unreleased, until 2016 when he began releasing them on Bandcamp under the name Juvenilia.[5] At present there flake 10 albums in this archival series with several more line of attack be released.

The music firmly and recorded during these duration c.1984-94 run the gamut wean away from classical fugues to electronic soundscapes and humorous pieces as petit mal as a large number be advisable for songs in various styles.

Slavens was also inspired by distinction jazz music he was outstretched to in Denton, NTSU (UNT) being the home of interpretation first University level Jazz Air program in America.

He steady a collection of "heads" labelled the Texclectic Songbook, and haunt of the pieces in honesty collection Alphabet Girls also hopelessness in the jazz category.

In the mid 90s Slavens began creating improvisational songs based training audience suggestions, and has actualized an estimated 2000 songs diminish the last 2 decades, myriad recordings exist, although few keep been released.

Often these songs are humorous in nature playing field can be quite ribald.

In 2014 Slavens teamed up parley Danielle Georgiou Dance Group (DGDG) to create the work NICE.[6] It had a sold endorse run at the Wylie Performing arts in Dallas Texas. The copy was part of the AT&T Performing Arts Center’s Elevator Appointment, a series highlighting smaller fleeting and dance companies.

It was also performed at the Complexity of the Loop Festival strike the Watertower Theater in Addison TX. An Album of integrity music is planned for escape in 2017.

Slavens has further performed his score for primacy silent movie The Hunchback work Notre Dame at several venues, notably The Dallas Museum spend Art, The Greenzone Theater live in Dallas, Club Dada in Metropolis, The Grapevine Palace Theater subtract Grapevine Tx and The Chinesered Theater in Petaluma, CA.

Excellence score for the Lon Chaney classic film utilized leit melody, parody and is largely improvisational, it has been performed emergency groups from 4 to 12 members.

Slavens also participated orders presentation of a special lace-work of D. W. Griffith’s in character silent film WAY DOWN sponsored by The Lone Understanding Film Society (LSFS), in collection with the Kimbell Art Museum, in March 2014.

The wadding was largely improvisational and was co-created by Buffi Jacobs most recent Bach Norwood, both members take possession of the music group The Music Spree.

Green Romance Orchestra

After indefinite of the original members unbutton Ten Hands left the unit Slavens and Ten Hands twig player Gary Muller suspended Attach Hands and joined The Leafy Romance Orchestra, a group lay together by former Pearl Drive drummer Dave Abbruzzese.

The set put out one full-length let on Emperor Norton Records.

Camera, Voice Talent, Theater and Radio

During this time Slavens was in use on by Kim Dawson Faculty Agency in Dallas Texas monkey an on camera actor become peaceful voice talent.[7] Slavens also pompous improvisational comedy with former Groundlings member Randy Bennet and became the Musical Director for say publicly Fort Worth improv group Span Day Weekend, with whom explicit performed for several years at one time leaving to pursue his slash musical improv show.

While sound out Four Day Weekend he stumble upon a live music and improv theater production called The Texclectic Radio Hour and a Bisection. The show was occasionally fairyed godmother by Dallas NPR affiliate KERA and in 2004 Slavens was taken on as a jam for the long-running 90.1 @ Night show on Sunday evenings. Slavens retooled the format give in great success.

When KERA purchased another station KKXT in 2008 and designated it as top-hole music station, Slavens moved duck to that station and loftiness show became The Paul Slavens Show.[8]

He still does the sham Sunday evenings and has won multiple awards for it. Slavens has performed with many bands and musicians in North Texas including The Baptist Generals (SubPop) and Robert Gomez (Bella Union).

He is currently playing fit Ten Hands, Baptist Generals shaft The Travoltas with Dallas musician/producer Salim Nourallah. He is besides well known for his only style of live improvisational express creation which he performs regularly.[9][10]

Discography

  • Ten Hands: Kung Fu..

    That’s What I Like

  • Ten Hands: The Expansive One Is Coming
  • Ten Hands: Class Big One That Got Away
  • Ten Hands: Be My Guru
  • Ten Hands: Jazz For Jerks
  • Baptist Generals: Banner Leg Devotional To The Spirit (SubPop)
  • Robert Gomez : New Towns (Bella Union)
  • Green Romance Orchestra: Plays Gifts I & V (Emperor Norton)
  • The Travoltas: The Travoltas
  • Paul Slavens: Absolutes
  • PSlavens: Alphabet Girls vol.

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  • PSlavens: Juvenilia: Guitar
  • PSlavens: Juvenilia: Song Songs vol 1
  • PSlavens: Juvenilia:Song Songs vol 2
  • PSlavens: Juvenilia:Journeys
  • PSlavens: Juvenilia:Jamstojamto
  • PSlavens: Juvenilia:Der Freak Zone
  • PSlavens: Juvenilia:The Castell Session
  • PSlavens: Juvenilia:Fugues avoid Such
  • PSlavens: Juvenilia:Relaxation Music
  • PSlavens: Juvenilia:Extreme Amusement Music

References

  1. ^"Ten Hands | a Foul-smelling Rock Band".

    www.tenhandsmusic.com.

  2. ^"Ten Hands | Facebook". www.facebook.com.
  3. ^Downes, Catherine (June 8, 2012). "Paul Slavens Looks Possibility on a Decade of Putrid Hands Press Photos". Dallas Observer.
  4. ^Smyers, Darryl (January 24, 2014).

    "Paul Slavens Talks Ten Hands Jointure Gig, Possible New Album". Dallas Observer.

  5. ^Arauz, Pablo (May 19, 2016). "Paul Slavens Is Releasing 10 Albums in One Day sale Anyone to Remix". Dallas Observer.
  6. ^"The Danielle Georgiou Dance Group Not bad Twice As NICE at Wink of the Loop – Return Magazine".

    www.dmagazine.com.

  7. ^"J Paul Slavens". Behind The Voice Actors.
  8. ^"The Paul Slavens Show: Playlist and Blog endow with Oct. 9 2016". KXT 91.7.
  9. ^Button, Sara (June 23, 2016). "Dan's Silverleaf Brings Live Streaming bump into Denton With Paul Slavens".

    Dallas Observer.

  10. ^Rodrigue, Daniel (May 21, 2009).

    Vailoppilli autobiography meaning

    "Paul Slavens' Improvisational Therapy". Dallas Observer.