Paul Brandon GilbertPaul Gilbert was born on November 6, 1966. He became interested in music under the influence of his parents at the age of five. On his 5th birthday, his parents gave him a toy guitar and toy amplifier as gifts for him. This is the first time that he knew the instrument.
At the age of 15, he sent Mike Varney (a president of the record company, "Shrapnel")his demo tape.And Mike liked his demo tape. So Mike talked to him, "How about recording?".But it wasn't realized.He graduated high school and moved to Los Angeles to entered G.I.T in 1984.In September, 1985, he became a teacher of G.I.T.At the same time, he formed his band called ELECTRIC FENCE.The members of his band were Paul (guitar/bass), Jeff Martin (drums) and Russ Parrish (guitar/bass). They were jamming cover songs. In 1986, he started the new band called RACER X. But he quit RACER X in 1988.In 1989, he joined MR.BIG. They released first album,"MR.BIG" in the same year.In 1996, they made an announcement about their permanent off.
He started to play the guitar in 1971. At the age of 9, he became listening to music; hard rock, heavy metal like Led Zeppelin, Kiss, Aero Smith. When he was 11, Eddie Van Halen's ability gave him a great shock. So, he started to play with band.
At the age of 15, he sent Mike Varney (a president of the record company, "Shrapnel")his demo tape.And Mike liked his demo tape. So Mike talked to him, "How about recording?".But it wasn't realized.He graduated high school and moved to Los Angeles to entered G.I.T in 1984.In September, 1985, he became a teacher of G.I.T.At the same time, he formed his band called ELECTRIC FENCE.The members of his band were Paul (guitar/bass), Jeff Martin (drums) and Russ Parrish (guitar/bass). They were jamming cover songs. In 1986, he started the new band called RACER X. But he quit RACER X in 1988.In 1989, he joined MR.BIG. They released first album,"MR.BIG" in the same year.In 1996, they made an announcement about their permanent off.
Paul released his first solo album,"KING OF CLUBS" in 1997.And he went to road as his first solo tour in 1998.In the same year, he released his 2nd solo album,"FLYING DOG".And he came back to Japan to play live in 1999.He made an announcement about leaving MR.BIG at the same time.
In 1999, October, RACER X is back !! They makes their reunion album.Now, Paul Gilbert enjoys making and playing his favorite music.
The sophomore album "Lean Into It" became their most successful release... it featured the megahit "To Be With You", which was No.1 in several countries. With Mr. Big, Paul showed that he also was a great "band-guitarist", cutting back on the speed a bit, playing some quite melodic and tasteful leads. Still, live, he really ripped, as documented on the video "Mr. Big Live In San Francisco". His guitar-solo on that one is amazing.
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