Paul McLaney
Encyclopedia
Paul McLaney is a New Zealand
-based composer, singer and guitarist. He has released albums under his own name and under the moniker "Gramsci".
McLaney's solo albums display his skills as a fingerstyle
acoustic guitar
player. His work in his collaborations and as "Gramsci" explore a more electronic
and rock
approach.
McLaney has collaborated with numerous New Zealand musicians such as Concord Dawn
, Anika Moa
, Module
, Rhian Sheehan
, James Duncan, Fly My Pretties
, Dick "Majik" Johnson, Epsilon Blue and choreographer/author Douglas Wright
. He is a full-time member of the group SJD
.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
-based composer, singer and guitarist. He has released albums under his own name and under the moniker "Gramsci".
McLaney's solo albums display his skills as a fingerstyle
Fingerstyle guitar
Fingerstyle guitar is the technique of playing the guitar by plucking the strings directly with the fingertips, fingernails, or picks attached to fingers, as opposed to flatpicking ....
acoustic guitar
Acoustic guitar
An acoustic guitar is a guitar that uses only an acoustic sound board. The air in this cavity resonates with the vibrational modes of the string and at low frequencies, which depend on the size of the box, the chamber acts like a Helmholtz resonator, increasing or decreasing the volume of the sound...
player. His work in his collaborations and as "Gramsci" explore a more electronic
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
and rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
approach.
McLaney has collaborated with numerous New Zealand musicians such as Concord Dawn
Concord Dawn
Concord Dawn, is a New Zealand drum and bass group, active since mid 1999. It consists of Matt Harvey and Evan Short...
, Anika Moa
Anika Moa
Anika Rose Moa is a New Zealand pop recording artist. In 2001 she signed to Atlantic Records in the United States and released her debut album, Thinking Room, the album reached the top of the New Zealand Singles Chart and was a commercial success.Moa was raised in Christchurch, New Zealand...
, Module
Module (Musician)
Module was created in 2003 by Award Winning Wellington-based New Zealand Multi-instrumentalist/Producer Jeramiah Ross. He performs and records a variety of musical styles from electro, downtempo, ambient, classical and synthesizer-based compositions, taking full advantage of the advances in modern...
, Rhian Sheehan
Rhian Sheehan
Rhian Sheehan is a New Zealand music composer and producer born in Nelson and now based in Wellington.Sheehan released his first album in 2001 Paradigm Shift, and has since released two albums as well as a compilation of remixes of his work by other New Zealand and international artists...
, James Duncan, Fly My Pretties
Fly My Pretties
Fly My Pretties is a collaboration of musicians from Wellington, New Zealand that only records live albums, in various locations in New Zealand. The different musical backgrounds of the members make for an eclectic mix of songs on their releases...
, Dick "Majik" Johnson, Epsilon Blue and choreographer/author Douglas Wright
Douglas Wright
Douglas Wright may refer to:*Douglas E Wright , Canadian horror writer*Douglas Wright *Douglas Wright * Douglas Tyndall Wright , Canadian civil engineer...
. He is a full-time member of the group SJD
SJD (musician)
SJD, or Sean James Donnelly, is a musician from Auckland, New Zealand. His music is a mix of electronica, pop-rock, and soul. The name SJD also refers to Donnelly's touring band when not performing solo....
.
Solo albums
- 1997 - Pedestrian – Paul McLaney
- 1998 - The Prayer Engine – Paul McLaney & The Avalanche Trio
- 2004 - The Shadows Of Birds Flying Fall Slowly Down The Tall Buildings – Paul McLaney
- 2006 - EDIN – Paul McLaney
- 2007 - Diamond Side – Paul McLaney
Gramsci
- 2000 - Permanence – Gramsci
- 2002 - Object – Gramsci
- 2005 - Like Stray Voltage – Gramsci