Paul Pesco
(Madonna, Annie Lennox, Miguel, Estelle, Glenn Hughes, Michael Bolton, Chaka Kahn, Mary J.Blige, Whitney Houston, J-Lo, George Benson, C&C Music Factory, Celine Dion, Steve Winwood, The System, Jeff Lorber, Kitaro, Joan Baez, Al Green, Herb Alpert, Bob James and Earl Klugh, and the list goes on...)
Paul Pesco (born May 13, 1959) is a EuroAsian American studio
guitarist, singer-songwriter, film composer and record producer. He is
best known for his role as the lead guitarist and musical director of
the rock and soul duo Hall and Oates whose hits include "Rich
Girl" and "You Make My Dreams Come True". H&O are cited, by the
RIAA, as the most successful pop duo of all time, with more top ten
hits than any other pop duo in history.
He has also performed the same role for Daryl Hall's successful reality
music television program, "Live From Daryl's House". Paul joined Hall
and Oates in 1996 for the recording sessions and tour for the "Marigold
Sky" album. H&O were aware of Pesco because of his studio track
record with the innovative techno funk group, The System, and also his
prolific work with many other artists. Initially, that led to
Paul playing guitar on their "Ooh Yeah" album in 1988. He stayed with
the band until 2001, when he was offered to be musical director and
guitarist for Jennifer Lopez, for her promotional tour and NBC
music special.
Paul had worked with J-Lo in the studio, playing guitar on the song, "Play", from her second album "J-Lo". In late 2002, he joined the house band for the "Wayne Brady Show" morning talk show on ABC. Around that same time, he worked on several film soundtracks including, "Around The Bend", "Be Cool", the Oscar winning animated film "Happy Feet" and "Robots" with composer John Powell, also, the "Brando" documentary, and the comedic short film, "Basta Pasta" with composer Andrea Morricone.
Paul has also composed for, and performed on the soundtracks for
films, such as, "Roxanne", "Earth Girls Are Easy", "Buffy The Vampire
Slayer", "Encino Man", "Wild Orchid","Coming To America", "Fried Green
Tomatoes", "Boca", and "Tap".
In 2005, Paul co-composed the musical score for the award winning
documentary film "The Canary Effect", with director, Robin Davey.
In 2010, Pesco rejoined Hall and Oates upon the untimely passing of Tom "T-Bone" Wolk.
Paul has also recorded and toured with, Madonna (the first album, songs "Lucky Star" and "Burning Up" and The Virgin Tour in 1985, also the Erotica album and subsequent The Girlie Show tour in 1993).
He also played guitar on the demos that initially secured her recording contract with Sire Records in the early 1980's, which has since been released as the "PreMadonna" album. In 1986, Paul played on Steve Winwood's Grammy Award winning "Back In Highlife" (song "The Finer Things") album and tour.
In 1991, Pesco joined the massively successful C&C Music Factory. Creating the guitar parts for "Sweat (Everybody Dance Now)", "Things That Make You Go Hmm..." among many other songs.
Paul has recorded and toured with Joan Baez.
He is a member and co-producer of the John Blackwell Project.(4ever Jia album)
He is also a member of drummer Dave Weckl's group. (Multiplicity album)
Paul endorses, in addition to Sonuus, John Suhr guitars, amps and pedals, as well as, Taylor acoustic guitars, Seymour Duncan Pickups, DR Strings, Line 6 digital effects, Fishman Pickups, Tronical Tuners, Daking Designs, Empirical Labs, QSC and PreSonus StudioLive
What Paul says about the Sonuus Wahoo:
"I love my Sonuus Wahoo Pedal!
It is a modern take on the classic wahwah pedal, and then some...
Every serious electric guitarist should add the Wahoo to their tool box.
I love to experiment and find new sounds.
It is one of those pedals that when you use it the studio, upon your
return to the studio for the next session. You find that the producer
and the engineer now both own one.
I look at it like a doorway to a new world of sound…”
Paul's links
https://www.facebook.com/PaulPesco