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Released: Jan 1, 2009

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Apr 7

Lennox Hotel

Lennox Head, New South, AUSTRALIA

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Releases-
'Machines' Single (2010)
'Self-Titled' EP (2009)
'Torn Apart' Single (2008)
'Sub-Conscious' EP (2007)

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Genre: Funk / Rock / Roots Music
Location New South Wales, Au
Profile Views: 30681
Last Login: 1/1/2012
Member Since 7/3/2007
Website www.paulappelkamp.com
Type of Label Unsigned
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Laura Kelly
Rising Tide Entertainment
e: laura@risingtideentertainment.com.au
p: 0420 214 812

Bio

From a hard-rocking kid on electric guitar to a diverse solo artist with three releases under his belt, Paul Appelkamp’s musical journey has been colourful.

He had a travelled upbringing and while living in New Zealand at age 11 curiously dragged a four-decade old guitar out of a dark, dusty cupboard. It became his adapted limb.

While widdling-out complex tunes with spirit, Appelkamp was also listening to Bob Dylan on an old record player from a young age. It helped him develop a poet-like songwriting style. But it’s the Adelaide-born lad’s deep search for genuine artistic originality that allures people most.

The highly experimental ‘Paul Appelkamp’ EP (2009) was distributed through MGM/Foghorn Media and received airplay on many radio stations, including NOVA (Adelaide), Triple J, ABC Coast FM and ABC Darwin.

Australia-wide publication Pop Republic TV said, “the lyrical and melodic content of the songs [is] just genius... 5/5 stars”. Appelkamp knocked-off forty shows in four months to support the EP’s release. ‘Live and Learn’ (a track from the EP) was shortlisted for Musicoz’s Best Blues and Roots Song of 2009.

In 2010, and feeling explorative, Appelkamp used guitar, stomp-box, egg shaker and bamboo flute to contrive the sound of machines taking over the world on his ‘Machines’ single. In the same year he won a national competition to play at Adelaide Fuse Festival.

After three years touring in a trusty old van he calls “Gerty”, Appelkamp moved from Sydney to the peaceful Byron Bay hinterland. He solemnly refined an album’s worth of soul-infused songs there and will record them with a full band for his much-anticipated debut album, due out in early 2012.

Festivals Performed -
Bluesfest (Byron Bay) '11
Adelaide Fuse Festival '10 (SA)
Sydney Royal Easter Show '10 (NSW)
Peats Ridge Festival '08 (NSW)
Feelgood Festival '07 (NSW)
Ironfest '10 (NSW)
Relay for Life (Sutherland Shire) '09 (NSW)
Art of Living Festival '09 (NSW)
Kurnell Festival '09 and '10 (NSW)

Press Reviews

"Paul Appelkamp's 3rd and self titled EP displays a lyrical and musical maturity within its' grooves. And with Paul playing everything from guitars, bass, harmonica, percussion, melody horn and stomp box you get the idea that this is one talent to watch". -Musical Director ABC Coast FM

"This release is one of those “where the hell did you find this” type of artists... totally awesome! Paul gives John Mayer a run for his money, in fact he surpasses Mr Mayer. The production is solid, vocals hauntingly spot on and the lyrical and melodic content of the songs just genius. Purity and freshness makes you instantly fall in love with the tunes. It’s a musical aphrodisiac!For an EP, each track is as strong as the last and shows a unique angle to Paul’s performance skills". 5/5 stars.-Pop Republic.tv

"With the sounds of Jason Mraz so popular at the moment you can only hope that a few of those fans will give Paul Appelkamp’s self-titled EP a listen… because they will fall in love with it instantly"...-subcultureentertainment.com

"Machines" review- "A nice little tune, geat guitar sound". -Sarah Howells, Triple J

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