By the time Paul Avgerinos graduated from the Peabody Conservatory of Music in 1980, he had already performed as a bassist with The Beaux Arts Trio, Baryshnikov, Isaac Stern, Jean Pierre Rampal, and many other world renowned classical artists. After graduation, Paul served as principal bass of several major symphony orchestras around the world, and also performed solo at festivals in Tanglewood, Aspen, Grand Teton, Taos, and Spoleto (Italy).
Expanding into more popular genres, Avgerinos then toured with Charles
Aznavour, Liza Minelli, and the jazz legend Buddy Rich. Eventually, however, Paul decied that he wanted to further his
original
composition skills and childhood passion for electronic music, so in 1984 he built
Studio Unicorn—a comprehensive digital/analog recording studio.
No less than eight solo CDs followed in the New Age genre, including Maya
on the World Room label and Muse of the Round Sky on the Hearts of Space label.
Muse was nominated for a Grammy and is played on more than 2,000 radio
stations around the world in addition to syndicated shows such as Music from
the Hearts of Space and John Diliberto's Echoes.
Two thirty minute features with the latter are added to his credits along with
his many other radio interviews. He has appeared on five sampler CDs and as a
guest artist on albums by Joanie Madden, Faruk Tekbilek, Joaquin Lievano, Brian
Keane
and others. Paul records and produces many popular albums as well and has worked
with artists as diverse as Run DMC, Richie Havens, and Jewel.
Avgerinos always makes time for scoring and has worked on over fifty film, TV,
and cable projects for HBO, PBS, and Lifetime, among others. Paul just received
his second Grammy Nomination for his work on Peter Kater's Red Moon album , And
has become a voting member of the Grammy Recording Academy. Keeping busy
creating original music for a variety of interesting and rewarding projects is a
way of life.
Currently, he lives and works in his Studio Unicorn in Redding, Connecticut,
where the deer pass by his studio windows and the hawks and eagles give
inspiration from above.