Paulo Baldi
Encyclopedia
Paulo Baldi is an American
rock
drummer
and percussionist from the San Francisco Bay Area
. He is currently a member of Cake
, Les Claypool's Fancy Band
, Deadweight
, The Faraway Brothers, and the Eric McFadden Experience
.
Since his first professional work with flamenco-jazz guitarist Ottmar Liebert
, Paulo Baldi has worked with an eclectic variety of different artists and genres. Also well-known for his ability as a hand-drummer
, Baldi recently completed a tour of Egypt
playing hand drums in a U.S. group, and has appeared with San Francisco world music
band Ali Khan.
band Cake, "No Phone
" and "Carbon Monoxide
," both of which appeared on the band's fifth studio album, Pressure Chief
. Cake lacked a regular drummer for this album due to the departure of longtime drummer Todd Roper. After the release of Pressure Chief, Baldi joined Cake as a full member and drummed on their sixth album, Showroom of Compassion
, released in 2011.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
rock
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
drummer
Drummer
A drummer is a musician who is capable of playing drums, which includes but is not limited to a drum kit and accessory based hardware which includes an assortment of pedals and standing support mechanisms, marching percussion and/or any musical instrument that is struck within the context of a...
and percussionist from the San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
. He is currently a member of Cake
Cake (band)
Cake is an American alternative rock band from Sacramento, California. Consisting of singer John McCrea, trumpeter Vince DiFiore, guitarist Xan McCurdy, bassist Gabe Nelson and drummer Paulo Baldi, the band has been noted for McCrea's sarcastic lyrics and deadpan voice, DiFiore's trumpet parts, and...
, Les Claypool's Fancy Band
Les Claypool's Fancy Band
Les Claypool's Fancy Band was a lineup of musicians on tour with Les Claypool from 2005 to 2008. The band consisted of Claypool on bass, Skerik on tenor and baritone saxophone, Mike Dillon on vibraphone, marimba, tabla, cuíca and percussion, Gabby La La on sitar, ukulele and theremin and Paulo...
, Deadweight
Deadweight (U.S. band)
Deadweight is an alternative rock trio from San Francisco, California. Members include Ben Barnes ,Sam Bass and Paulo Baldi . Deadweight began as a duo of Barnes and Bass who were graduates of San Francisco Conservatory of Music later joined by Baldi. Their first demo was produced by Jason...
, The Faraway Brothers, and the Eric McFadden Experience
Eric McFadden
Eric Byron McFadden is an American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter from San Francisco Bay Area, California, at times described as "an authentic old-west troubadour and an absolutely wicked 6-string maestro."...
.
Since his first professional work with flamenco-jazz guitarist Ottmar Liebert
Ottmar Liebert
Ottmar Liebert is a German-born composer and guitarist, born to a Chinese-German father and a Hungarian mother. As a child, he spent most of his time traveling Europe and Asia with his family...
, Paulo Baldi has worked with an eclectic variety of different artists and genres. Also well-known for his ability as a hand-drummer
Hand drum
A hand drum is any type of drum that is typically played with the bare hand rather than a stick, mallet, hammer, or other type of beater. The simplest type of hand drum is the frame drum, which consists of a shallow, cylindrical shell with a drumhead attached to one of the open ends.-Types:The...
, Baldi recently completed a tour of Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
playing hand drums in a U.S. group, and has appeared with San Francisco world music
World music
World music is a term with widely varying definitions, often encompassing music which is primarily identified as another genre. This is evidenced by world music definitions such as "all of the music in the world" or "somebody else's local music"...
band Ali Khan.
Cake
In 2004, he drummed on two songs for the alternative rockAlternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band Cake, "No Phone
No Phone
"No Phone" is the name of the lead-off single from the alternative rock band Cake's fifth studio album, Pressure Chief. "No Phone" reached number 13 on the US Modern Rock Tracks chart.-Track listing:-Chart positions:...
" and "Carbon Monoxide
Carbon Monoxide (Cake song)
Carbon Monoxide was the second single from alternative rock band Cake's fifth studio album, "Pressure Chief."Released after the moderately successful single "No Phone", which peaked at #13 on the US Billboard Modern Rock Tracks chart, "Carbon Monoxide" garnered some airplay but failed to crack the...
," both of which appeared on the band's fifth studio album, Pressure Chief
Pressure Chief
Pressure Chief is the fifth studio album by American band Cake. It was released on October 5, 2004, pushed back from its original August release date. It was produced by the band and recorded in a converted house in Sacramento. It reached #17 on the Billboard 200 but fell to #55 the following week....
. Cake lacked a regular drummer for this album due to the departure of longtime drummer Todd Roper. After the release of Pressure Chief, Baldi joined Cake as a full member and drummed on their sixth album, Showroom of Compassion
Showroom of Compassion
Showroom of Compassion has so far been generally well received by music critics. Metacritic, a review aggregator website, gave the album an average score of 73% from fourteen reviews, which indicates "generally favourable reviews". Many critics complimented the band for sticking to their unique style...
, released in 2011.
Selected discography
- CakeCake (band)Cake is an American alternative rock band from Sacramento, California. Consisting of singer John McCrea, trumpeter Vince DiFiore, guitarist Xan McCurdy, bassist Gabe Nelson and drummer Paulo Baldi, the band has been noted for McCrea's sarcastic lyrics and deadpan voice, DiFiore's trumpet parts, and...
- Showroom of CompassionShowroom of CompassionShowroom of Compassion has so far been generally well received by music critics. Metacritic, a review aggregator website, gave the album an average score of 73% from fourteen reviews, which indicates "generally favourable reviews". Many critics complimented the band for sticking to their unique style...
(2011) - Les Claypool's Fancy BandLes Claypool's Fancy BandLes Claypool's Fancy Band was a lineup of musicians on tour with Les Claypool from 2005 to 2008. The band consisted of Claypool on bass, Skerik on tenor and baritone saxophone, Mike Dillon on vibraphone, marimba, tabla, cuíca and percussion, Gabby La La on sitar, ukulele and theremin and Paulo...
- FancyFancy (DVD)Fancy is a DVD of live concert footage compiled from the Les Claypool's Fancy Band 2006 tour. Filmed by Jim "Jimbo" Charna, Jeremy "staunchy" Sewell and Crew, it was released by Prawn Song Records on May 29, 2007...
(DVD 2007) - Eric McFadden TrioEric McFaddenEric Byron McFadden is an American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter from San Francisco Bay Area, California, at times described as "an authentic old-west troubadour and an absolutely wicked 6-string maestro."...
- Joy of Suffering (2005) - Cake - Pressure ChiefPressure ChiefPressure Chief is the fifth studio album by American band Cake. It was released on October 5, 2004, pushed back from its original August release date. It was produced by the band and recorded in a converted house in Sacramento. It reached #17 on the Billboard 200 but fell to #55 the following week....
(2004) - DeadweightDeadweight (U.S. band)Deadweight is an alternative rock trio from San Francisco, California. Members include Ben Barnes ,Sam Bass and Paulo Baldi . Deadweight began as a duo of Barnes and Bass who were graduates of San Francisco Conservatory of Music later joined by Baldi. Their first demo was produced by Jason...
- Stroking the MoonStroking The MoonStroking the Moon is the third album by the San Francisco based alternative rock band Deadweight. Although instrumentation is violin and cello they are often electronically effected and some tracks are heavy metal.- Musicians :...
(2003) - Alien Lovestock - Planet of the Fish (2001)
- Lumin - Hadra (2001)
- Deadweight - Half Wit Anthems (2000)
- Ali Kahn - Taswir (1999)
- EM Experience - Our Revels Now Are Ended (1999)
- Faraway Brothers - Start the Engine... (1999)
- Liar - Gone Too Far (1998)
- Alien Lovestock - We Are Prepared To Offer You (1997)
- Liar - Devil Dog Road (1997)