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Paul
Hammond
Paul Hammond’s history in the music business is rather
extensive. A professional guitarist, producer, engineer and
songwriter, he is also an accomplished electronics technician.
Hammond’s life resembles that of some of the greatest
technician/musicians of all time: such as - Les Paul, Jimmy
Page, and Brian May. From writing a song to performing it,
engineering the recording session while producing it, building
custom amplifiers and effects pedals to play through on it, as
well as rebuilding and maintaining the mixing consoles and tape
machines used to record it....Paul Hammond does it all.
Past Projects: As a result of Hammond’s association with
Paul Sinclair and the 90’s music scene in Philadelphia, he ended
up doing work for Studio 4 owners Phil and Joe Nicolo, of
Ruffhouse/
Sony/Columbia fame. Hammond says “I would show up to do some
tech work and they would be working on the most amazing tracks
like the Rolling Stones or Aerosmith, and they would show me all
the techniques they were using to get that hit quality sound - I
love those guys!” As a result of this association Paul ended up
working for Ted Greenberg at the now legendary Big
Zone Audio, which was housed in the same Studio 4 complex. Paul
would rebuild Ted’s vintage API mixing console, play some
guitar, and work with bands and musicians that they were
recording at the time. Other past projects include writing and
playing guitar tracks on Time Warner and Comcast radio and TV
commercials for Chris Zurzolo at D4TV of Philadelphia. One of
the commercials Hammond played on was broadcast regionally
during the 2006 Super Bowl!
Current Projects: Paul often works at Rob Hyman’s (The
Hooters, Cyndi Lauper, Joan Osborne), privately owned and
operated Elmstreet studios as an associated engineer/technical
consultant. His latest projects include - selecting and
customizing a Martin D28 acoustic guitar at the Martin factory
in Nazareth PA with JR Warner, Paul Sinclair and head of artist
relations Dick Boak, for Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin and flying
it to England to deliver it. Having a custom built Martin
acoustic guitar made to auction for the charity - ABC Trust UK,
Custom building a 6 string electric Les
Paul Junior and 8 string octave mandolin double neck with his
father E.E. Hammond for Eric Bazilian to play on the 2007
Hooters European tour. Playing guitar and mandolin in Get The
Led Out, “The American Led Zeppelin.” Playing guitar for
“Sinclair,” and running mastering sessions at Fat City Studios
with Paul Sinclair. His work has landed him numerous album and
CD credits on AMG (All Music Guide) and a voting membership with
the National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences, or “NARAS”,
the organization that hosts the Grammy awards.
Paul Hammond’s influences are many. From Chet Atkins and Franny
Beecher to Jimmy Page and Hendrix, he’s been inspired by the
masters. In Get The Led Out, Hammond is able to put this
background to the test as Zeppelin’s music has such diverse
ingredients. Paul says, “One of my favorite bands and influences
was always Led Zeppelin, so performing their music live is very
satisfying.”
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