Paul Clifford moved to Vancouver, Canada at the age of eighteen from Taunton, England. He has always been interested in music, and was inspired to start learning guitar at age ten. At fifteen, he began performing regularly in karaoke competitions in the UK, where he was twelfth in the national finals. In 2000, he completed a diploma in popular music at Somerset College of Arts and Technology. Shortly afterwards he moved to Canada, where he continued to showcase his work at various venues throughout Vancouver and the Lower Mainland. In 2004, he was presented the opportunity to write jingles set to current radio hits and perform them for Z 95.3, a popular Vancouver radio station. Paul has also been a Canadian Idol competitor for several years, reaching the top 60 in 2006, being the final person cut before the top 22 in 2007, and making it to the top 20 in 2008.
Paul is currently living in the Vancouver area after living in Toronto for seven months and continues to strive for a career in music through songwriting and live shows. His latest EP, Raw and Acoustic, is a mix of his talents with soft vocals, acoustic guitar and violin. A copy can be purchased using the Paypal link below, and Inspirations (a seven-song ep recorded post-idol) is also available.
Paul my friend! Soooo enjoying your CD! Seeing you perform live was wonderful!
It seems inadequate to try and describe in words what your music presents for me...but at the risk of missing my mark and using the stereotypical over-used adjectives..here goes...LOL
I love the paradox your voice paints in my mind...It is sweet, vulnerable and haunting yet at the same time strong, gritty and real. Your lyrics are heartfelt and create an experience where the listener feels as if you are singing just for them. They also speak of emotions and events that we can all plug into our own life creating a very personal experience for the listener.
I love all the tracks, but I suppose if forced to choose 'Inspirations and Vulnerable' would come in 'slightly' ahead...LOL ;)
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indeed to be m8s.Cheers ! (mO:) moreno
In a act of Kindness endorphin levels are elevated in the Giver, the Receiver and the Observer, how nice is that.
"do not seek happiness .. but .. do rid your self of unhappiness = Zero Negative thoughts"
"Share knowledge ,it is a way to achieve immortality"
Hi Paul....how you been?
