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 Bushnell University is a Private university, private Christianity, Christian university in Eugene, Oregon. It is historically affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) and the Christian churches and churches of Christ. The ins ...

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 Toby McKeehan (born Kevin Michael McKeehan; October 22, 1964), better known by his stage name TobyMac (styled tobyMac or TOBYMAC), is an American contemporary Christian music singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer. He was first known f ...

's albums ''

Welcome to Diverse City ''Welcome to Diverse City'' is the second full-length studio album released by Christian singer TobyMac. The songs on this album deal with racial tolerance in society and a desire to know God better. Several other Christian artists appear on thi ...

'' and ''

Renovating Diverse City ''Renovating Diverse City'' (stylized ''Renovating→Diverse City'') is the fourth album released by Christian recording artist tobyMac. All the tracks are remixes of songs from tobyMac's previous CD, '' Welcome to Diverse City'', with the exc ...

''. He was signed to

Gotee Records Gotee Records is a record label founded by Christian hip hop performer Toby McKeehan (known professionally as ''TobyMac''), Todd Collins, and Joey Elwood. The label began as a production company. At the time of the label's founding, McKeehan wa ...

. 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 ...

a rock band from

. Singer/songwriter and personal friend

Mat Kearney Mathew William Kearney (; born December 1, 1978) is an American musician born in Eugene, Oregon, and based in Nashville, Tennessee. So far, he has a total of five top 20 hits on the Adult Top 40 Chart. ''Just Kids'' was released on February 24 ...

co-wrote with Wright his parts as the narrator of the

rock opera A rock opera is a collection of rock music songs with lyrics that relate to a common story. Rock operas are typically released as concept albums and are not scripted for acting, which distinguishes them from operas, although several have been ad ...

'' !Hero''. 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 Michael DeWayne Tait (born May 18, 1966) is an American contemporary Christian music artist. Michael Tait met Toby McKeehan in 1984 when he was in high school. Both Toby and Michael met Kevin Max while attending Liberty University in the late 19 ...

. Wright has been featured on CDs by

LA Symphony L.A. Symphony is an independent hip hop group from Los Angeles, California. Current members of L.A. Symphony are FLYNN (also known as Flynn Adam), UNO Mas, CookBook, Joey the Jerk (formerly Joey's Dream), Sareem Poems (fka Sharlock Poems), Pige ...

, Falling Up, and

Shawn McDonald Shawn Michael McDonald (born September 4, 1977) is a Contemporary Christian music (CCM) singer, songwriter and guitarist. Childhood As a child, McDonald lived with his grandparents because his parents could not take care of him. Not really un ...

Discography

;Albums * ''The Paul Wright EP'' (2003)

* '' 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
Rappers from Oregon 1979 births American performers of Christian music Living people Musicians from Eugene, Oregon Bushnell University alumni Gotee Records artists 21st-century American rappers Singer-songwriters from Oregon {{US-hiphop-bio-stub