Paul White (record producer)

Paul White
Background information
Birth name	Paul Williams White
Origin	Lewisham, London, United Kingdom
Genres	Electronica, hip hop
Instruments	Bass guitar, drum machines, guitar, keyboards, percussion, vocals
Years active	2007–present
Labels	One-Handed Music, R&S Records, Stones Throw, Now-Again, Lex Records
Associated acts	Golden Rules, Eric Biddines, Danny Brown, Homeboy Sandman, Guilty Simpson, Charli XCX, Jamie Woon, Open Mike Eagle, Mo Kolours

Paul White is a British music producer and vocalist from Lewisham, London, United Kingdom.^[1] White's instrumental debut The Strange Dreams of Paul White, received notable reviews, e.g. from The Telegraph^[2] and The Quietus.^[3] The 2011 album Rapping with Paul White, featuring several guest vocalists, received praise from Resident Advisor^[4] but was met with mixed feelings by Pitchfork.^[5] White's 2014 album Shaker Notes included more live instrumentation and White's own vocals, and was released by notable electronic label R&S Records.^[6] to positive reviews.^[7] In September 2014 White announced he had formed a new group called Golden Rules with Florida vocalist Eric Biddines.^[8] Golden Rules' debut album Golden Ticket, was released the next year on Lex Records, and features a rare appearance from Yasiin Bey fka Mos Def. It has an 82% score on Metacritic.^[9] In 2016 he released a full-length collaboration with Open Mike Eagle called Hella Personal Film Festival^[10] to positive reviews^[11] including Spin's Album of the Week.^[12]

Work as producer

Paul White is known for his production work for Detroit artist Danny Brown. White produced three songs on Brown's 2011 album XXX, five on 2013 album Old and 10 on 2016's Atrocity Exhibition. All three albums received critical acclaim.^[13][14][15] Brown also contributed tracks to White's Rapping With Paul White album and 2013 Watch The Ants EP..^[16] Brown has described White as his "fav producer to work with".^[17] In June 2016 Danny Brown released the first single from his new album, 'When It Rain', produced by Paul White. Pitchfork awarded it 'Best New Music' and described the production as "immaculate".^[18]

White produced "So Far Away" for Charli XCX on her debut album True Romance, which was described as "a clear highlight" by Pitchfork Media.^[19] Other notable productions include the 2014 White Sands EP in collaboration with New York rapper Homeboy Sandman for Stones Throw Records.^[20] and "Thunder" on Jamie Woon's 2015 album Making Time,^[21] which was nominated for the 2016 Mercury Prize.^[22]

Album Discography

• The Strange Dreams of Paul White (2009)
• Sounds From The Skylight (2009)
• Paul White & The Purple Brain (2010)
• Rapping with Paul White (2011)
• Shaker Notes (2014)
• Golden Ticket (2015) (as part of Golden Rules)
• Hella Personal Film Festival (2016) (with Open Mike Eagle)

Singles and EPs

• The Dragon Fly (2007)
• For You & For Me (2008)
• Versus the BBC / So Far Away (2009)
• The Punch Drummer EP (2009)
• One Eye Open EP (2009)
• My Guitar Whales (2010)
• And Nico / Goes To Hollywood (2010)
• Trust ft Guilty Simpson (2011)
• Rapping With Paul White - The Remix EP (2011)
• Watch The Ants EP (2013)
• Where You Gonna Go? (2014)
• Running On A Rainy Day (2014)

Production discography

• Ahu - "To: Love." from To: Love. (2010)
• Danny Brown - "Scrap Or Die", "Adderall Admiral", "Fields" from XXX (2011)
• Homeboy Sandman - "Look Out" and "They Can't Hang (Word to The Mother)" from Chimera (2012)
• Charli XCX - "So Far Away" from True Romance (2013)
• Danny Brown - "Side A", "Return of the 'G' ft Freddie Gibbs", "Wonderbread", "Lonely" and "Clean Up" from Old (2013)
• Homeboy Sandman - White Sands (2014)
• Homeboy Sandman - "Purist/Purest" from Tour Tape (2015)
• Golden Rules - Golden Rules (2015)
• Jamie Woon - "Thunder" from Making Time (2015)
• Danny Brown - "Downward Spiral", "Tell Me What I Don't Know", '"Ain't It Funny", '"Golddust", '"Dance in the Water", "From The Ground ft. Kelela", "When It Rain", "Today", "Get Hi ft. B-Real", "Hell For It" from Atrocity Exhibition (2016)

References

External links

• Official website
• Paul White (record producer) discography at Discogs
• Paul White at Allmusic