Paul is an award-winning composer, specializing in original compositions for film, television, commercials, as well as choral works and concert works. Paul currently lives and works out of Sydney and New York.
Awards/Notable Achievements:
2021 Falling in Love with Mr. Dellamort audio podcast premiere Aug 2021
2021 Finalist APRA Professional Development Award
2019 Choral album debut: Reinventions
2018-9 Composer in Residence – Young New Yorkers’ Chorus
2017 Finalist APRA Professional Development Award
2016 Finalist Elysian Singers Composer Competition
2014 Finalist Capital Hearings Composer Competition
2014 Finalist APRA “Tropscore” international film scoring competition
2012 Winner Australia Council of the Arts “ArtStart” Grant for Emerging Artists
2012 Finalist Best Original Score “Moth” dir. Meryl Tankard – St. Kilda Film Festival
2010 Finalist Best Original Soundtrack “You Are Beautiful” 15/15 International Film Festival
2009 Winner for Best Original Soundtrack “Real Magic” 15/15 International Film Festival
Film (highlights – full IMDB here):
2020 Open Love (dir. Damien Dunstan)
2018 Car Battery (dir. Ella Jane New)
2017-18 Lessons from Joan (dir. Walter McIntosh)
2016-17 In a Dream (dir. Edina Kishonthy) – official selection Hollywood Film Festival
2015-16 No More (dir. Jeanine Frost) – official selection Manhattan Film Festival
2015 Crushed (Music Copyist, dir. Megan Riakos)
2014 Chronicles of Gilderam (Book Trailer, dir. Kevin Kelleher)
2012 Gros (dir. Adam Taylor) – winner best Short Film Chicago Comedy Film Festival
2011 Blind Luck (dir. Amy Wang) – honorable mention LA Film Festival
2011 Forget Me Not (dir. Emily Dean) – nominated for Australian Academy Award (AACTA)
2010 Moth (dir. Meryl Tankard) – nominated best Original Soundtrack St. Kilda Film Festival
Advertising:
2019 Google Waymo – National Campaign [SHOUT IT OUT LOUD MUSIC]
2017 LPGA – National Commercial feat. Lydia Ko [YESSIAN MUSIC]
2016 TEAK – National Campaign
2015 TEAK – National Campaign
2015 Morgan Stanley – National Commercial [HEADROOM MUSIC]
2013 Jola Interactive – NYC Campaign
TV/Web Series:
2018-21 Chrisley Knows Best – featured composer [USA Network]
2016 Australia: the Story of Us [Channel 7 Australia – national documentary series]
2015-21 Catfish – featured composer [MTV]
2015-17 Girl Code – featured composer [MTV]
2013 The Grindr Guide – composer [web series]
Education:
Australian Film Television & Radio School (Graduate Diploma 2010)
University of Sydney (Bachelor of Arts [Music Composition] 2006)
For examples of Paul’s work, please visit the Showreel page.