Paul Wright is an American musician originally from

Eugene, Oregon Eugene ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is located at the southern end of the Willamette Valley, near the confluence of the McKenzie and Willamette rivers, about east of the Oregon Coast. As of the 2020 United States Census, Eu ...

. His debut album, '' Fly Away'', was recorded in Oregon with Christopher Stevens and released in 2003. He graduated from Northwest Christian University with a degree in Communications after spending a semester studying at the Contemporary Music Center in Martha's Vineyard. His 2008 album is titled ''Diego's Diary''. He is also on the tobyMac's albums '' Welcome to Diverse City'' and '' Renovating Diverse City''. He was signed to Gotee Records. In October 2009, he led a songwriting workshop in Thailand. Wright also recently released some singles which were custom songs he wrote for his fans. He offers his fans the opportunity to purchase an original song in which he writes and records their story for them.

Other projects

Wright is also the singer in

Rootdown ROOTDOWN is a rock band with reggae and hip-hop undertones. Formed in 2007 by American Singer-Songwriter Paul Wright (singer), Paul Wright, the Oregon-based group released their debut album ''ROOTDOWN EP'' in 2007. The band is best known for the ...

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. Singer/songwriter and personal friend Mat Kearney co-wrote with Wright his parts as the narrator of the rock opera ''

!Hero ''!HERO'' is a 2003 Christian rock opera about Jesus. It is based on the question, "What if Jesus was born in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania?". After the original tour in 2003 ended, it was released on DVD, CD, and was written into a trilogy of novels ...

''. His character was named Agent Hunter. He worked for I.C.O.N. as an undercover agent, but later joined Hero, played by Michael Tait. Wright has been featured on CDs by tobyMac, LA Symphony, Falling Up, and Shawn McDonald.

Discography

;Albums * ''The Paul Wright EP'' (2003) Gotee Records * '' Fly Away'' (2003) Gotee Records * ''Sunrise to Sunset'' (2005) Gotee Records * ''Midnight Sonnet Digital EP'' (2006) Gotee Records * ''The Best Songs You Never Heard Digital EP'' (2006) Gotee Records * ''Wright or Wrong: These Songs are Paul's'' (2007) Gotee Records * ''Kingdom Come'' (2007) independent * ''Diego's Diary'' (2008) independent ;Singles *"Your Love Never Changes" *"You're Beautiful" *"Sunrise to Sunset" *"Take This Life" *"Bring Me Back" *"Sorry" *"Sunset Cliffs (Take Me Over)" *"16" *"Tulips" *"Your Heart Is"

References

External links

*
Interview on WickedInfo.com

Paul Wright Channel
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