Glossary: Paul Avgerinos
When Paul Avgerinos graduated from the Peabody Conservatory of Music in 1980, as a full scholarship honors student, he had already performed as a bassist with Isaac Stern, Jean Pierre Rampal, The Beaux Arts Trio, Baryshnikov and many other great classical artists. He also has won scholarships to play and study at music festivals in Tanglewood, Aspen, Grand Teton, Taos, and Spoleto (Italy). After graduation, Paul served as principal bass of several major symphony orchestras around the world, and gave solo recitals as well.
Expanding into more popular genres, Avgerinos toured as a bassist with Charles Aznavour, Liza Minelli, and the jazz legend Buddy Rich. Seeking to further his original composition and develop his childhood passion for electronic music, Paul built Studio Unicorn, a comprehensive digital/analog recording studio, in 1986. Ten solo CDs in the New Age genre followed, including Muse of the Round Sky on the Hearts of Space label. Muse was nominated for a Grammy and is played on more than 2,000 radio stations around the world in addition to syndicated shows such as Music from the Hearts of Space and John Diliberto’s Echoes. Three thirty minute features with the latter are added to his credits along with his many other radio interviews. Paul’s music is currently being played on Sirius XM Satellite radio & DMX as well as Music Choice SoundScapes. He has appeared on fourteen sampler CDs and as a guest artist on albums by Joanie Madden, Faruk Tekbilek, Joaquin Lievano, Brian Keane and others.
Paul records and produces many popular albums as well and has worked with artists as diverse as Jewel, Willie Nelson, Deana Carter, Richie Havens, Run DMC, and the Celtic Tenors. Avgerinos always makes time for scoring and has worked on over 100 Film, Commercial, TV, and Cable projects for all of the major and minor networks with over 3,000 licenses in the last year alone. Paul’s work on Peter Kater’s Red Moon earned A 2004 Grammy Nomination. Paul’s album GNOSIS placed #1 on the New Age & World Radio Chart and his latest, Garden of Delight, won an award for the Best World Album of 2007, was CD of the Month on Echoes & Top Ten on New Age Radio for Three Months. Keeping busy creating original music for a variety of interesting and rewarding projects is a way of life.
Currently, Paul lives and works in his Studio Unicorn, Redding, Connecticut, where the deer pass by his studio windows and the hawks and eagles give inspiration from above.
Website: Studio Unicorn
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