Me:
I love expression, passion and honesty. And I’ve always aimed to write music that seems simple and speaks for itself.
I like music that is direct, and tells us a story.
My personal journey through music started at a relatively late age, I was being trained up to be a scientist (believe it or not) and completed my first year at university in a degree in Physics & Philosophy. But in my spare time I was playing the guitar, the keyboard, writing songs and poetry.
My friends and peers were asking me: “Why are you studying science?!” For me it was what I had qualifications in, it was what my parents were supporting me in, and didn’t know any better. None of my family were artistic, I had never had any music lessons, and never studied it at school. But I felt it was part of me, and so I went against the grain of all my surroundings and started teaching myself music.
To cut a long story short, bit by bit things fell into place, and through hardship and adversity I forged a musical life. Got a degree in music, and even started teaching it. You wouldn’t necessarily hear that in any of the tracks I’ve recorded. I believe I’m tapping into something more pure than my experiences and ego. More of a collective dream of the world.
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The Music:
Paul G Terry is a composer-pianist based in Brighton
Continually reimagining his role as a musician, Paul G Terry has written for short films, orchestras, choirs, rock bands and classical ensembles. Blurring the lines between ambient and classical, ‘mesmerisingly sensual’, this is the sound of music stripped back to its purest form.
Born in rural Burnham, Buckinghamshire from a humble background he has performed in the Albert hall, the 3Arena, on BBC 1, on Ireland AM, around the world in various theatres, festivals and clubs. He has studied with great modern composers at his time at Christ Church College University, and had pieces performed in churches, concerts, festivals and cathedrals nationwide.
Paul is a member of New Music Brighton, an association of composers who live or work in the Sussex area.
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The Poetry
“It all started at an early age when I discovered the works of the poet Shelley. I had seen a poem on an English TV programme called Blue Peter, and I wanted to find out more. I liked the way his words made me see the world; and I related to some of them. I went out and bought his books, including an expensive facsimile of his first epic poem Queen Mab, which I still treasure. He was a dreamer but he was also proactive. He saw more in the world than most would see. It was a transformative time for me.
Reading Shelley led me on to the Shakespeare plays and their ubiquitous wisdom. I still see those plays as a gift to humanity, and they always lift my spirit. My biggest influence must be Philip Larkin though, the way a sentence can suddenly leap out with the power of a punch. Unseen, unfiltered” Paul G Terry.