Mini Biography

Paul began learning classical piano at seven years of age, encouraged by both his parents, being singers and song-writers, and began recording his first work, a musical, at the age of nine. With the help of his father, who was a bandleader, Paul recorded his first song demo, at London's Tin Pan Alley studio, Regent Sound. The session before Paul, was a young band recording "Satisfaction", called the Rolling Stones.

Both Paul's parents and grandparents were professional singers, songwriters and accomplished musicians. In the 1890s, his grandmother would sing the songs of one of the founders of Chappel Music, Lawrence Wright, from a market stall in Edinburgh, Scotland, to help Wright sell music copies. She called herself Florence Wright, and her husband, Tommy Lenner, who played piano, took their 13 children, on tour as angels, at the beginning of the Vaudeville era.

Paul's father, Tibor Kunstler, was from Budapest, Hungary, studied violin at the Franz Lizst Conservatory and voice at La Scala, Milan, and was picked up to play sax with Coleman Hawkins, for the first US Jazz tour of the East. Paul's mother, Shirley Lenner, was the lead in "Those Kids from Town", a US produced wartime movie musical. She also sang with Stephan Grapellis Hot Club Quintet, Joe Loss, George Elrick and other prominent bandleaders. His mother's sisters, Judy Shirley and Anne Lenner, were well-known singers, Judy hosting "Monday night at Seven" for the BBC, during the second world war, and Anne, working with the celebrated US composer Carole Gibbons. Paul's first record release, "Go on Home" on EMI's Columbia label was at the age of seventeen. At this point Paul began playing Sohos Folk club, Les Cousins, alongside other friends, Sandy Denny, Cat Stevens, Al Stewart, and many others. Also, while studying photography, Paul ran Harrow Technical College's Folk Club, and was spotted by the manager of Bluesology, a band formed by Elton John and Rod Stewart, who took him to meet Beatles publisher Stephen James, and to introduce Paul to Elton, or Reg, as he was known then! Within a year of Paul's first solo record release, EMI offered him a job, as record producer. Paul's production rhythm section included the Small Faces, with Kenny Jones on drums. Being the youngest producer there, at a time when Abbey Road was in full swing with the Beatles, Pink Floyd doing "Darkside of the Moon", Paul soaked up both the techniques and ingenuity of the times. He signed young US singer Andy Forray and took him to the "Hair" auditions, to assist his career. Not only did Andy get a part, but Paul was asked to audition too! For the fun of it, Paul sang Amen, and was offered a starring role, which he at first declined, due to his other commitments. The producers were so persistent, that Paul decided to do it! During all of these occurrences Paul joined Rolling Stones producer Andrew Oldhams Immediate Music and penned Mick Jagger prot

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