Career
Following the rise and fall of the amazing pilots, Paul Pilot became in demand as a record producer. Most notably he produced Irish artist Duke Special Duke Special’s Songs from the Deep Forest (2006) went Gold status in Ireland. Pilot is known for using unusual sounds and instruments alongside more traditional band arrangements.
This has been variously with found sound samples or instruments such as bowed saw or bass clarinet.
He was quoted as “it’s all about finding the unique creative voice of a songwriter, or a story and then finding the sounds and arrangement that match these moments”. Pilot has worked with bands such as Clare & the Reasons The Black Atlantic, Beth Rowley, Rue Royale, Tim Williams.
Pilot produced and recorded the live band music for the Oscar nominated, An Education. He makes a cameo appearance as a band member in the club scene.
His short film How To Make your own Paul Pilot Record showed at the San Francisco Shorts film festival and the Chicago Movies and Music Festival.
Pilot lives in Berlin, Germany.
