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Born in Brazil in the late 70's, he lived in his hometown, Sao Paulo, for almost all of his life. At twelve he went to the church and was mesmerised by the music, something different from the radio and TV, as he says "people were living what they were singing, it really shook me up".

At thirteen he discovered The Beatles, when he found an old record in a shabby old box at his aunt's house. The sound from the 60's/70's had a definitive impact on his life and soon he and his brother were sharing (and fighting) to play the family guitar.

At sixteen he formed his first band, "Novo Rumo", a mix of Rock, Grunge, Blues and their own crazy ideas. For four years Novo Rumo played in several venues, churches and festivals. They were noticed for their energetic appearances, however, they also received some "stones" when they played at the church - perhaps they were a little too controversial....... ?

In his early 20's, Paulo steered clear of the music scene. He found it increasingly difficult to find his place in the 'system' and action his rights. He resented the systematic inequality that promised nothing more than a lifetime ticket to the rat race.

After two years, Paulo started to play the guitar and write again to express his disappoint in the 'system'. At the start he was miserable, he says that "I wrote about fear, pain, hate, sadness... it was good in a way, I could release some pressure from my shoulders, it is over now".

Coming to Australia in early 2006, Paulo Silva is experiencing a rebirth in his music, always searching the meaning of things, words, feelings and life. This search has given him new horizons in life, in his music, in relation to the world and his surroundings. Music has become "a mirror reflecting myself".

The search will continue, until the end of everything, because "life is very short, no time for fussing my friend".

What are they saying???

Simon Moore, Noise TV Producer and CEO

"- Paulo Silva brought original and Traditional Brazilian music tinged with Western flavour"

Tupelo Super Store

"-If you like Ry Cooder, blue skies, fried chicken and soulful steel guitar playing, you're gonna love Paulo. I do..

Ammie Street.com

"- the kind of guitar that just makes you melt".

EMUSIC.COM

"- Awesome track, I haven't heard about Paulo Silva before and it makes me wonder how many good artists are out there and we don't even know them. Great track, great track"

"- I love it, a simply but well played folk/blues with soul."


SLICE THE PIE.COM Reviews "Top of the hills"

- "Excellent sounding track here, the flow of the song was just superb and works well with the lyrics. I loved the clear and easy listening tracks such as these."

"- Very nicely bent chords on the guitar. That really showed some skills man! Very nice melody. It sounds so bluesy. I love this track alot!"

-"The guitar strumming was well-executed and didn't miss a note. A wide selection of vocal ability was demonstrated during the duration of this musical piece. The intro was nice, the song; progressive, and a was a pleasure to listen to."

- "The music and all the things is very good here. I enjoyed the guitar and vocal both. It is a good composition in short where you will get the light and pleasent feel. I liked it too much and its lyrics is also good to listen."

- "this is a slow and calm track, it sounds very relaxing and passionate, the sounds are enthusiastic, the structure is produced to expert level, the vocals sound progressive, the tempo is effective."

- "I love this track. Vocally very good, lyrics are nice and easy. Musically sound, the music does not drown out the vocals and both go together very well."

- "Hey! that was a real cool song. Your music productions sounds better. You might already have a lot of fans around you : ) Hope you be a super star singer in your music carrier fields. I am your fan after listening to your song. I can and willl also make more fans of you by advertising you music and info at other music forums from the worldwide countries. I am rating you a good. Hope you start working for your future recordings to release your own albums."

- "good song., I really liked the beat and the tune to this song. The lyrics were really intense and was really enjoyable. Good luck to you in the future!"

SLICE THE PIE.COM Reviews "Let the rain fall on me"

- "Simply blues!"