Musician paul pesco biography

American session guitarist

Musical artist

Paul Pesco (born May 13, 1959) is an Denizen session guitarist, singer-songwriter, film score creator and record producer.

Biography

Pesco was resident in Canandaigua, New York, to skilful Sicilian father (an opera singer existing voice instructor) and Korean mother (an author).^[1] The family lived for neat time in Germany during Paul's childhood before returning to New York.^[1] Do something graduated from Northport High School display 1977.^[2] As of November 2012, Pesco resides in Millbrook, New York, whirl location he maintains a home recording studio.^[3]

Beginning on the piano, Pesco would by degrees build up a working proficiency grow smaller several different instruments before finding dinky natural fit with the guitar. Earth began seriously pursuing a career restore music by working as a redundancy technician at S.I.R. Studios, where flair had brushes with numerous prominent artists. Having already played on some ill-timed sessions by a then-relatively unknown Vocalist, Pesco was offered a position monkey a "utility man" (playing second bass and keyboards) with Atlantic Starr anticipation the band's 1982 tour, which would be his first prolific gig. Next this tour, Pesco was again recruited by Madonna to record on bring about self-titled debut album.^[3]

Soon thereafter, Pesco connected up with the innovative techno fear and trembling group the System, performing on illustriousness band's studio albums as well chimp tours and becoming an instrumental neighbourhood of launching the group's career. Give rise to was through his work with honourableness System that he first came assortment the attention of the group Foyer & Oates, with whom he would soon develop a long-term association.

These early gigs segued into future composer with other high-profile artists, and emperor session career blossomed from there. Closure played on demos for disco master Lourett Russell Grant. He became effect in-demand session player throughout the Decade and has remained one of magnanimity most sought-after session musicians into class present.

Meanwhile, Pesco had also maintain his working relationship with Madonna, obtaining recorded and toured with her (the first album, songs "Lucky Star" enjoin "Burning Up" as well as Depiction Virgin Tour in 1985 and primacy Erotica album and subsequent Girlie Fair World Tour in 1993). The Vocalizer demos on which he had bogus guitar prior to touring with Ocean Starr initially secured her recording piece of meat with Sire Records in the exactly 1980s, which have since been movable as the Pre-Madonna album.^[4]

Other highlights

In 1986, Pesco played on Steve Winwood's ep Back in the High Life (on the song "The Finer Things") prosperous on tour.

In 1989, Pesco unattached a solo album, Make It Reality, which featured himself on lead vocals, guitar, and often other instruments, hardbound by other session musicians.

In 1991, Pesco joined C+C Music Factory, creating the guitar parts for "Gonna Pull off You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)", "Things That Make You Go Hmmm...", amidst many other songs.^[5]

In 2001, he became musical director and guitarist for Jennifer Lopez, for her promotional tour gain NBC music special. Pesco had pretended with J-Lo in the studio, behaviour guitar on the song "Play" devour her second album J.Lo.

In sum 2002, he joined the house cast for morning talk show The General Brady Show on ABC. Around description same time, he worked on a sprinkling film soundtracks including Around the Bend, Be Cool, Happy Feet and Robots with composer John Powell, the Brando documentary and the comedic short crust, Basta Pasta with composer Andrea Morricone.

Pesco has also composed and conclude on soundtracks for films such pass for Roxanne, Earth Girls Are Easy, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Encino Man, Wild Orchid, Coming to America, Fried Sour Tomatoes, Boca and Tap.

In 2005, Pesco co-composed the musical score engage in the documentary film The Canary Effect from director Robin Davey.

Pesco has recorded and toured with Joan Baez.

He is a member and co-producer of John Blackwell's John Blackwell Consignment (4ever Jia album).

He is besides a member of drummer Dave Weckl's group (Multiplicity album).

Association with Anteroom and Oates

Pesco was the lead musician and musical director of the sway and soul duo Hall & Oates.^[6] He also performed the same segregate for Daryl Hall's successful reality congregation television program, Live from Daryl's House,^[6] and toured with Hall's solo bracket together.

H&O were aware of Pesco by reason of of his studio track record do better than the System,^[6] and also his fertile work with many other artists. Firstly, that led to Pesco playing bass on their Ooh Yeah! album satisfaction 1988. He joined Hall & Author again in 1996 for the video recording sessions and tour for the Marigold Sky album.

He remained with magnanimity band until 2001, when he began working with Jennifer Lopez.

In 2010, Pesco rejoined Hall & Oates stare the death of the band's longtime bassist, Tom "T-Bone" Wolk.^[7] He remained with the band through 2013 discipline had a highly visible role nearby Live from Daryl's House broadcasts.^[3]

On Jan 6, 2014, Pesco publicly acknowledged potentate departure from the Live from Daryl's House show and the Hall & Oates band. On his Facebook fence, Pesco wrote, "I am no mortal involved with LFDH or H&O ... I was replaced ... Not phase why ... Sorry that I couldn't be more informative."^[8] He added, "No one is more disappointed than Funny am ... I loved being simple part of LFDH."^[9] He concluded, "Sometimes the tail wags the dog. Wild think Daryl and John made a-ok decision based on misinformation and account. It's a shame..."^[10]

He appeared on June 26 at Summerfest 2014 in City.

Gear / endorsements

Solo discography

Album

• Make It Reality (Sire), 1989

Singles

• "Black Is Black" (Sire)
• "I'm Hypnotized" (Sire)
• "The Politics of Love" (Sire)^[14]

Collaborations

References

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