Paul Williams is one of the UK’s most skilled and versatile melodic composers of instrumentals and songs, with a wealth of experience in many commercial genres. He has a great knowledge of harmony and melody, writing music suitable to a wide range of media.
Biography
Paul Williams trained at the Royal College of Music and at Jesus College, Cambridge University. He has published over 3000 works, often working to tight budgets.
Paul is an accomplished jazz and big band pianist, playing regularly with top session musicians. He records at his state-of-the-art studio in Cheam, Surrey, UK.
Much of Paul's music is Production/Library based and can be found in the catalogues of Universal Production Music (UPPM), Warner Chappell, APM, Soho Production Music, Amphonic, Gung Ho, Squirky and BMG/Vibrant, sometimes writing under pen names Terry Day and Jason Mason. In 2016 he won Best Wildcard Library track at the Library Music Awards and has also won a Buma/Stemra award.
Demis Roussos recorded and released Paul's Emotions and Memories and Song Without End. Paul's Grosvenor House features in the film ‘Deep Impact’ along with many other film placements.
Paul also worked at BBC radio as Executive Producer and was involved with producing Sony Award winning musical documentaries with John Lennon, Elton John, and Paul McCartney. He has produced BBC tracks by Led Zeppelin and David Bowie.
As a member of the band Nowomowa, Paul composed and recorded with Phil Manzanera of Roxy Music on the seminal album The Wasted Lands.