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Recording, Engineering,
Production, Entertainment Business |
| Professional
Artist since 1984 |
| www.stpaulmusic.com |
| There
are many talented people in the world of music, but
only a few that have adeptly conquered the various
areas of expertise necessary to be considered a consummate
artist. St. Paul is such an artist. Whether it is performing
with Prince, contributing to the success of a 10 million
selling album (The Corrs), serving as a Musical Director
for Donny Osmond, or producing a feature piece of music
for the closing ceremonies for the 2002 Winter Olympics,
St. Paul is a musical talent respected by colleagues
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St. Paul is the youngest son
of a musical dynasty, lovingly referred to as Minnesota's
First Family of Music, based in Minneapolis, MN. Family
matriarch and mother Jeanne Peterson, an accomplished pianist
and recording artist herself, raised her children with
a keen eye to the future. Encouraging an ever-present musical
ability in her children including Paul's siblings Billy,
Linda, Patty and Ricky, Jeanne perhaps never imagined what
her talented offspring, especially her youngest son Paul,
would one day accomplish in the field of music.
St. Paul was discovered at the young age of seventeen by
the legendary artist Prince, and was designated to appear
in his 1984 Academy Award Winning film Purple Rain as the
new keyboard player in the chart-topping R&B group
The Time. St. Paul’s foray into the big leagues was
under way at a rapid pace. He shortly thereafter contributed
his keyboard prowess to the groups platinum album Ice Cream
Castles (#24 pop), and the infectious single Jungle Love
(#6 R&B/pop).
After the surprising disintegration of the group later
that year, Prince, who had recognized Peterson's talent
as a gifted vocalist during the filming of Purple Rain,
recruited him to front the burgeoning new group, The Family,
whose self-titled debut was released on Prince's expanding
Paisley Park label. Peterson then shifted to the new moniker,
St. Paul. Generating the popular singles The Screams Of
Passion,(#9 R&B) High Fashion, (#34 R&B) and the
original (and, arguably, the finest) version of the worldwide
hit Nothing Compares 2 U (later popularized again by Sinead
O'Connor) the album was released to critical acclaim in
September of 1985.
With the eventual demise of The Family, St. Paul released
his self-titled debut album on MCA Records in 1986, which
yielded the United States R&B hit single Rich Man (#32,
1987) and Intimacy which was popular in many United Kingdom
soul circles.
In 1990, St. Paul released his second eagerly awaited solo
CD, Down To The Wire, on Atlantic Records. The first single,
Stranger To Love, charted in the US pop top 40, while it's
follow up Every Heart Needs A Home sold over two million
copies as part of the film soundtrack to the box office
hit Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
More recent releases consist of 2003’s Everything,
a collection of R & B pop featuring St. Paul’s
blue eyed soul vocals; 1996's Blue Cadillac, a personal
project created to satiate his many international fans,
and a fiery live recording as a member of the funky Minneapolis
All-stars (other members including brother Ricky Peterson
on Keyboards and Bonnie Raitt's brother Steve Raitt on
vocals) release Live At The Quest (1998 Go Jazz Records).
As evidenced, St. Paul is indeed a prestigious recording
artist, but he is also renown as a thrilling live performer—complementing
an impressive and ever-growing list which includes Stevie
Wonder, Blue, Westlife, Steve Miller, Boz Scaggs, Lionel
Richie, Reba McIntire, Kenny Loggins, The Beach Boys, Little
Richard, Boy George, Kenny Loggins, Robert Palmer, David
Sanborn, Dolly Parton, Oleta Adams and Donny Osmond to
name but a few.
With his musical skills and contributions firmly established,
St. Paul has been and continues to be in high demand as
a studio musician lending his musical chops to yet another
impressive list of artists and their varied recording projects,
a partial list including Jonny Lang, The Corrs, The Spice
Girls, Neneh Cherry, Shannon Curfmann, Tuck & Patty,
Anita Baker, Paula Abdul, Prince, Tevin Campbell, Sergio
Mendes, David Sanborn, and George Benson.
St. Paul recently finished up a two-year assignment playing
bass on the popular nationally syndicated Donny & Marie
television show. Though the show is no longer in production,
Paul continues to travel between Los Angeles and Minneapolis,
concentrating on many other musical endeavors.
Continuing to make his mark as an internationally recognized
songwriter Peterson has recently penned wonderful material
for recording artists BB Mak (Unpredictable, Next Time
- platinum), Al Jarreau (Oasis), Youngstown (Sugar - first
single) and Aussie Youth (Stay A While - first single).
He continues to write material with a host of accomplished
songwriters including Oliver Leiber (Opposites Attract,
Forever Your Girl - Paula Abdul), Jon Lind (Save The Best
For Last- Vanessa Williams, Boogie Wonderland - Earth Wind & Fire,
Crazy For You- Madonna), Bunny Hull (New Attitude - Patti
Labelle, Breakdance - Irene Cara), Richard Page (Broken
Wings- Mr. Mister, I'll Remember - Madonna) and country
music
star Bryan White (Leann Rimes, Sawyer Brown).
Firmly proving himself behind the scenes as a consummate
professional, St. Paul’s production and performing
talents continue to impress throughout films, television
and CD-ROM media. His most notable credits include A Goofy
Movie, Girl 6, Hoop Dreams, ESPN Boxing, Melrose Place,
The Mayo Clinic Medical Guide (CD-ROM), and the award winning
documentary Vietnam-Long Time Coming. Other accomplishments
include tracks for HBO's series America Undercover, Bob
Costas' new sports talk show, the theme song for KSTP's
Sports Wrap and a pivotal role playing on and producing
a track for the newly released Oleta Adam's CD entitled
All The Love. Most notably, St. Paul was honored with a
remarkable opportunity of Olympic proportions. He produced
the debut of the exhilarating song Inspire the Spirit featuring
Donny Osmond, for the opening ceremonies for the 2002 Paralympic
Winter Games and additionally produced a rousing re-working
of the hit We Are Family for the closing ceremonies for
the 2002 Winter Olympics—both of which were broadcast
around the world.
Always wanting to stretch himself artistically, St. Paul
recently signed on, after a personal request by Donny Osmond,
to serve as his musical director for the singer's first
solo tour in eleven years. Working under the tutelage of
music impresario, producer and legend Phil Ramone (Frank
Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Barbra Striesand, Billy Joel), St.
Paul heads up an amazing touring band, playing bass and
conducting the orchestra consisting of a sold-out North
American tour with other destinations scheduled through
the end of 2003.
Obviously a man on a mission, St. Paul continues to embrace
new musical challenges and is always searching for new
ways to express his explosive creativity. He has in fact,
throughout his acclaimed career, expertly demonstrated
himself to be a consummate artist, studio musician, live
performer, multi-instrumentalist (bass, keyboards, drums,
guitar and vocals), songwriter, arranger, producer and
musical director, with many more musical horizons ahead
of him to explore.
During his increasingly limited, but much needed free time,
St. Paul regenerates by settling into his home in Edina,
MN, enveloped by the love and support from his family—the
ever-expansive Peterson clan—and most importantly,
from his best friend and wife Julie and his two beautiful
children.
St. Paul © 2003 All Rights Reserved. |
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| DISCOGRAPHY |
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ABC Television
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2002 Winter Olympics
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2002 Paralympics
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Blue
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Paula Abdul
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Oleta Adams
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Little Anthony
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BB Mak
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Beach Boys
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Anita Baker
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George Benson
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Peter Blakely
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Hiram Bullock
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Glen Campbell
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Tevin Campbell
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Cannon Films
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Rob Cavallo
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Neneh Cherry
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The Corrs
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Shannon Curfmann
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Walt Disney Entertainment
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Eternal
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The Family
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Fine Young Cannibals
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David Foster
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Rosie Gaines
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Boy George
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The Go-Go’s
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Jasmine Guy
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Howard Hewitt
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Jermaine Jackson
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Al Jarreau
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The Jets
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Angelique Kidjo
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Tommy Lipuma
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Dave Koz
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Jeff Lorber
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Reba McIntire
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Steve Miller
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Sergio Mendes
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Terri Nunn
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Donny Osmond
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Robert Palmer
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Ricky Peterson
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Prince
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Phil Ramone
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Lionel Richie
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Little Richard
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Joe Sample
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David Sanborn
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Boz Scaggs
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Ben Sidran
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Mavis Staples
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Stevie Wonder
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The System
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J.T. Taylor
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The Time
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Phil Upchurch
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Westlife
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Brian White
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Youngstown |
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