Paul Gitlitz is a multi-instrumentalist musician, composer, producer & engineer. He has performed music styles ranging from Celtic fiddle for country dances to electric guitar with a Trinidadian steel drum band with many in between. He has produced over a three dozen albums, one of which received a Juno award and five others nominations. Paul's first album of his original tunes "TO HAVE AND TO HOLD" joins his books of original fiddle tunes: GIBLITZ FANCY, HUNTERS AND GATHERERS and ANNA"S SMILE all available directly from Paul. See Contact page to email.

BACKGROUND

Paul Gitlitz began his musical career in his New York City elementary school with recorder (grade 2), then trumpet (grade 3) lessons and membership in the school orchestra. In junior high he took up the electric bass and began performing with "Somethin' Fierce" playing school dances. Paul also began song writing in his teens. After a relocation to Vancouver BC his more formal education was received in music programs at CAPILANO COLLEGE and the UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.

Paul's recording career began at age 11 when his dad brought home reel to reel recorder. This was a endlessly facinating tool. Paul purchased his first "sound on sound" recorder in 1973 and quickly jumped into multitrack recording with the first cassette based home studio setups in the 80's. At the same time he was making demos in a more professional studio and learning the ropes that prepared him to produce Charlotte Diamond's first Juno award winning album in '86. He setup his own studio in the 90's and has steadily been gaining both gear and experience as an engineer and producer. The composing has never stopped nor has the interest in acquisition of instruments and styles. Paul's has just published his third book of tunes and released his first album featuring a variety of great musicians playing very danceable sets of Paul's original music.

WORK HISTORY

• Member of DRAGON STASH, English ballad band 1972-1973
• Member of HOT CORN, jugband 1973-1974
• Member of SLAPCHORD, fiddle tunes 1974-1975
• Member of SODBUSTERS, country rock 1975
• Member of BARGIN AT HALF THE PRICE, folk ensemble 1980-1981
• Member of FROSTY MOUNTAIN STRING BAND 1981 - 1985
• Member of UNDER THE MOSS, celtic music ensemble 1981- 1983
• Accompanist and producer for CHARLOTTE DIAMOND 1985-2007.
• Music director for Gateway Theater production of LULU REVAMPS STEVESTON 1986.
• Actor and musician in John Gray's DON MESSER'S JUBILEE 1986.
• Actor and musician in BARKERVILLE ROYAL THEATER 1986.
• Member of THE SOUL SURVIVORS steel drum band 1994-97.
• Member of WHIPLASH contra dance band 1997-2005.
• Member of THE WESTERLIES folk song and tune trio with Brian Robertson and Ellen VanDer Hoeven 2005
• Member of GIBLITZ FANCY contra dance band 2006-07

Paul has played in too many groups to list - He is familiar with musical styles ranging from Old English Ballads, Irish Dance Music, Reggae, Soca, African, Gypsy, Arabic, Klezmer, Country, Swing, Rock, Bluegrass and American Appalachian.

In 1996 began his own multi-track recording studio, and has done much of the later listed recordings there as well as demo sessions for various other local performers and groups.

Currently performs on Violin, Mandolin, Guitar (acoustic and electric) and Tenor Banjo. Also does Midi sequence programming. His familiarity with many instruments, styles and musicians makes him a good producer.

PUBLISHED WORKS

Paul's own books of compositions.

• GIBLITZ FANCY 92 original fiddle tunes.
• HUNTERS AND GATHERERS 30 original tunes.
• ANNA"S SMILE 30 original tunes.

• 141 BRAND NEW OLD TIME FIDDLE TUNES VOL 2 edited by Vivian Williams
• 169 BRAND NEW OLD TIME FIDDLE TUNES VOL 3 edited by Vivian Williams
• CANADIAN FIDDLE MUSIC VOL I Compiled by Ed Whitcomb
• CANADIAN FIDDLE MUSIC VOL II Compiled by Ed Whitcomb
• SONGS OF THE TIGER Collected and edited by Marlene and Robert McCracken
• SMALL WORLD by Gordon Stobbe
• The PORTLAND COLLECTION VOL 2 edited by Clyde Curley and Susan Songer

Discography

• Flying Home to Shelley - Recorded by:
  • David DiGiuseppe's on "Welcome to Heaven"
  • The Elftones on "The Moon and the Sun"
  • String Beings on "Being Reel"
  • Rodney Miller on "Flying On Home"
  • Lift Ticket on "New Balance"
  • Heathen Creek on "24 Hrs"
  • Skeeziks on "Portrait of Eldvig"
  • Laura Cortese on "even the lost creek" and "Blow the Candle Out".
  • The Melbourne Scottish Fiddle Club on "A Long Way From Home".
  • Lisa & Heather Malyuk on "13 Tunes".
  • Paul's CD "TO HAVE AND TO HOLD"
• Journey to the Point - Recorded by Elvie Miller and Rodney Miller on "Spyglass Waltzes".
• Patty's Journey Home - Recorded by Rodney Miller on "Airdance"
• The Last Minute Polka - Recorded by Gordon Stobbe
• Mistress Moon - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on "Diamonds and Daydreams"
• Hello Winter - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on "Diamonds and Dragons"
• Bonjour l'hiver - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on "Bonjour l'hiver"
• Diamonds and Dragons - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on "Diamonds and Dragons"
• Slimey the Slug - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on "Diamonds and Dragons"
• Procrastination - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on "My Bear Gruff"
• Splishin and Splashin' - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on "Charlotte Diamond's World"
• New Potato Polka - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on "Charlotte Diamond's World"
• Snuggle with your Puppy - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on "Charlotte Diamond's World"
• Giddyup Pony - Recorded by Charlotte Diamond on "Charlotte Diamond's World"
• Scare Away the Night - Recorded for McCracken Educational Services on "Melodies of the Farm"
• The Little Yellow Duck - Recorded for McCracken on "Melodies of the Farm"
• Alphabet Rap - Recorded by McCracken on "Melodies of the Farm"
• Bill Grogan's Goat - Recorded for McCracken on "Melodies of the Farm" and "Songs of the Tiger"
• The Little Red Hen - Recorded for McCracken on "Melodies of the Farm" and "The Gingerbread Man"
• The Big Red Apple - Recorded for McCracken on "Melodies of the Farm"
• One, Two Rap - Recorded for McCracken on "Melodies of the Farm"
• How Do You Say Hello To A Ghost - Recorded for McCracken on "Songs of the Tiger" and "The Tiger Sings on CD"
• Harold Horatio Hercules Hobb - Recorded for McCracken on "Songs of the Tiger" and "The Tiger Sings on CD"
• The Gingerbread Man - Recorded for McCracken on "The Gingerbread Man"
• The Giggles - Recorded for McCracken on "The Gingerbread Man"
• The Knight of Naught - Recorded for McCracken on "The Gingerbread Man"
• Teddy Bear - Recorded for McCracken on "The Gingerbread Man"

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