Paul Du Noyer
Encyclopedia
Paul Du Noyer is a British
rock journalist
and author. He was born in Liverpool
and educated at the London School of Economics
. He has written and edited for NME
, Q
, and Mojo
. Du Noyer is the author of several books on the music industry, rock musicians, London
and on his hometown, Liverpool.
He has been an associate editor at The Word magazine since 2002.
, he was assistant editor
until 1990 and then served as editor before becoming founding editor for Mojo
magazine, with an award for "Editor of the year" in 1994. He left the magazine in 1995 but remains a contributing editor. He was editor director for Emap Digital Music from 1999 to 2001.
During his career as a rock journalist and editor, he has interviewed music artists such as David Bowie
, Bruce Springsteen
, Van Morrison
and Madonna
. In 1997, he wrote We All Shine On, a book about the solo songs of John Lennon
.
Du Noyer, as an editorial consultant has worked for clients, Paul McCartney
and Yoko Ono
.
United Kingdom
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rock journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and author. He was born in Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
and educated at the London School of Economics
London School of Economics
The London School of Economics and Political Science is a public research university specialised in the social sciences located in London, United Kingdom, and a constituent college of the federal University of London...
. He has written and edited for NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
, Q
Q (magazine)
Q is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom.Founders Mark Ellen and David Hepworth were dismayed by the music press of the time, which they felt was ignoring a generation of older music buyers who were buying CDs — then still a new technology...
, and Mojo
Mojo (magazine)
MOJO is a popular music magazine published initially by Emap, and since January 2008 by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom. Following the success of the magazine Q, publishers Emap were looking for a title which would cater for the burgeoning interest in classic rock music...
. Du Noyer is the author of several books on the music industry, rock musicians, London
London
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and on his hometown, Liverpool.
He has been an associate editor at The Word magazine since 2002.
Career
Du Noyer began his writing career in London after moving from Liverpool at age eighteen. He was a freelance journalist from 1978 to 1980 and then worked as an assistant editor for NME before becoming a staff writer in 1980. At QQ (magazine)
Q is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom.Founders Mark Ellen and David Hepworth were dismayed by the music press of the time, which they felt was ignoring a generation of older music buyers who were buying CDs — then still a new technology...
, he was assistant editor
until 1990 and then served as editor before becoming founding editor for Mojo
Mojo
Mojo is a term commonly encountered in the African-American folk belief called hoodoo. A mojo is an amulet consisting of a flannel bag containing one or more magical items. It is related to the West African word "mojuba," meaning a prayer of praise and homage. It is a "prayer in a bag," or a spell...
magazine, with an award for "Editor of the year" in 1994. He left the magazine in 1995 but remains a contributing editor. He was editor director for Emap Digital Music from 1999 to 2001.
During his career as a rock journalist and editor, he has interviewed music artists such as David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
, Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Springsteen
Bruce Frederick Joseph Springsteen , nicknamed "The Boss," is an American singer-songwriter who records and tours with the E Street Band...
, Van Morrison
Van Morrison
Van Morrison, OBE is a Northern Irish singer-songwriter and musician. His live performances at their best are regarded as transcendental and inspired; while some of his recordings, such as the studio albums Astral Weeks and Moondance, and the live album It's Too Late to Stop Now, are widely...
and Madonna
Madonna (entertainer)
Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
. In 1997, he wrote We All Shine On, a book about the solo songs of John Lennon
John Lennon
John Winston Lennon, MBE was an English musician and singer-songwriter who rose to worldwide fame as one of the founding members of The Beatles, one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music...
.
Du Noyer, as an editorial consultant has worked for clients, Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney
Sir James Paul McCartney, MBE, Hon RAM, FRCM is an English musician, singer-songwriter and composer. Formerly of The Beatles and Wings , McCartney is listed in Guinness World Records as the "most successful musician and composer in popular music history", with 60 gold discs and sales of 100...
and Yoko Ono
Yoko Ono
is a Japanese artist, musician, author and peace activist, known for her work in avant-garde art, music and filmmaking as well as her marriage to John Lennon...
.
Books and publications
- The Story of Rock 'n' Roll (1995),
- We All Shine On: The Stories Behind Every John Lennon Song (1997)
- The Clash: Modern Icons (1998)
- Marc Bolan (Virgin Modern Icons) (1999)
- Liverpool: Wondrous Place (2002),
- In The City: A Celebration of London Music (2010)
- John Lennon: The Stories Behind Every Song 1970-1980 (2010)
- Working Class Hero (2010)