Shaun Paul is a well established and versatile cellist, performer, teacher, and composer of contemporary music and music for film. He has studied extensively in composition, cello performance, improvisation and orchestral performance and holds a BM in cello performance from the University of Colorado. Shaun Paul began his own record label, Shaun Paul Productions, in 2004 with the release of his first nationally and internationally distributed album , "A Path to Somewhere."

His compositions span a wide range of styles and emotions and are eclectic and powerfully visual and emotional. His imaginative, emotional, and thought provoking melodies feature the cello and are accompanied by a wide range of instrumentation, very often the entire symphony orchestra. Shaun's music has received numerous accolades from those attending his live performances and is turning heads of film producers and photographers worldwide.

He has performed with the University of Colorado Symphony, the Aspen Music Festival Symphonia, the Henri Mancini Institute Jazz Orchestra, at the Hollywood Bowl with Diana Krall, and the Icicle Creek Chamber Music Institute in Leavenworth, Washington. Shaun has played with many varied string quartets and chamber groups varying in style from classical to jazz. He has studied with such notable teachers as Raymond Davis; former principal cellist of the Seattle Symphony, cellists Anthony Elliott, Antony Cooke, John Michel, Judith Glyde, and David Tonkonogui. He has performed in master classes with cellists Lynn Harrell, Janos Starker, Bernard Greenhouse and the Takacs String Quartet.

In 2004 after leaving a teaching position at the Music Center of the Northwest, he decided to open up his private cello studio. He provides cello instruction from his private studio sharing his love of music and passion for the cello with aspiring cellists of all ages. Shaun Paul performs extensively with local pianists covering a broad range of styles; everything from jazz, romantic and popular styles to film music and original compositions, often arranged and improvised in collaboration with pianists. He can be found performing concerts, private events and weddings. His 2008 festival tour will include appearances at many of Seattle's best attended arts festivals where he sells his albums and enjoys sharing his music and conversing with the public. Past appearances have included the Bellevue Arts Festival and Edmonds Arts Festival.

He has contributed to various artists music projects, including alumni of the Sundance Film Music Program. He has also served as a co-producer on various nationally distributed albums produced by 7 time Emmy Award winning artist Tim Noah for Cherry Lane Music Publishing. Some of his most recent ventures include collaborations on HD film projects (release dates TBA), involvement with www.attractworldpeace.com a non-profit organization dedicated to helping bring more awareness to realizing global peace, and his recent work with pianist Stephen Jacob which spurred the launch of www.shaunpaulevents.com.

Shaun Paul's most recent album, "Everlasting" was written in light of a creating a better world to come. Shaun says, "I wrote this album as a response to the pace of society. It is a reflection inward, written from a place of hope for a better world to come. It is my wish that it gives you as much peace as it has for me and helps you along your journey in life. It is, simply put, "music inspired by the eternal, on-going and never ending mystery, encompassing the unknown and the beautiful truth of life."

Shaun is beginning his outreach by supporting charitable and nonprofit organizations committed to positive social, environmental and global change through donations from public performance revenue. Shaun says, "It is my mission as a musical artist that through creativity, music composition and performance I can bring people together to help sustain a support base for peace and progress in this challenging and important time for humanity." For each album sold a contribution to the "Global Carbon Reduction Fund" will offset approximately 62 pounds of carbon dioxide. You can learn more about the carbon reduction fund at www.carboncontrol.org.

He is currently working on a new album, release date TBA! Stay tuned for updates. Shaun resides in Seattle, Washington, USA.