Funny Old WorldA collection of world music with unconventional and cheeky percussive highlights
Paul Clarvis
Paul Clarvis (PRS)
Selected Albums
- Funny Old WorldA collection of world music with unconventional and cheeky percussive highlights
Drumlines & PercussionPowerful collegiate marching band percussion & more
Mysterious WorldsAn auditory trip to the Middle East & Asia with powerful ethnic instrumentation
Percussive TensionPowerful percussion underpinned by menacing orchestral & synths beds
Latest Tracks
- Critical4452/1Emergency tension bed with pulsating & driving synths, medical beep effect & urgent percussion 2:45
- Uncertainty Principle4452/2Urgent light percussion with pulsing electronics, curious mallet motifs & floaty pads. Lightly tense & mysterious2:05
- Waiting Room4452/3Pensive tuned percussion theme with ticking clock, pads & heartbeat. Gentle & childlike with a music box feel2:20
- Fragile Balance4452/4Gentle mallet ostinato with tentative melody, steady bass pulse, sparse piano & atmosperic pads. Sense of anticipation3:36
- Blue Lights4452/5Mesmeric systems music with tuned percussion & ethereal electronics. Serene & atmospheric with a whisper of tension 3:15
- Schrödinger4452/6Gentle mallet ostinato builds with electronic beep, heartbeat effect, light percussion, pads & harp. Hypnotic & mysterious 3:03
- Precision4452/7Relentless synth sequence & electronic beep with tense marimba & light percussion. Sense of urgency & concern2:18
- Light Fission4428/1Otherworldly drone with insistent pulsing guitar tone & ethnic percussion. Atmospheric & mysterious with waves of positivity2:46
The story behind the sound
It wouldn’t be too much of a stretch to say that accomplished percussionist Paul Clarvis has performed with everyone you know and on everything you love. Clarvis was the late Leonard Bernstein's preferred London percussionist and helped Rick Smith with the drum arrangement for the London Olympics 2012 show-stopping opening, as well as having worked with high-profile musicians like Mick Jagger, Stevie Wonder, Sir Paul McCartney, and Elton John. His film slate is just as impressive, including memorable films like “Star Wars,” “Harry Potter,” “The Chronicles of Narnia,” “Twilight,” “Skyfall,” “Tron,” “Shrek,” and “The Hobbit.” Beyond his ongoing and in-demand work as a session musician, Clarvis is also an Honorary Associate of the Royal Academy of Music.