Paul Carmichael is an English bass guitarist and composer.

Career

In his early 20s, Carmichael joined the

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band

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to play on tour in Germany. He has also toured with

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and Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia. In the 1980s he was in the house band for the children's TV show ''

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''. In 1979, he joined the guitarist

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in the group I.O.U. and recorded the critically acclaimed album '' I.O.U.''. In 2011, he released the album ''Wax is Melting'' which features the

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vocalist Vanessa Haynes.

Discography

* ''Wax is Melting'' (2011) featuring Vanessa Haynes * ''In the Distance'' (2011) With

* '' I.O.U.'' (1982) With

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* ''What It Is (Live in the studio circa 1980)'' (1998) With Steve Topping * ''Time and Distance'' (1997)

References

External links

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Official site
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carmichael, Paul Living people English bass guitarists English male jazz musicians English jazz guitarists Jazz-rock guitarists Jazz fusion bass guitarists British world music musicians 21st-century English male musicians Year of birth missing (living people) Soft Machine members