Paul Tucker (musician)
Paul Tucker (born 12 August 1968, London) is a British musician, songwriter and record producer who is best known as the keyboardist and principle lyricist for the pop duo Lighthouse Family.
Biography[edit]
Tucker was born in Crystal Palace, London in 1968.[1] He studied for a degree in French and German at the Newcastle University but became involved in music production at a house music club called Walker’s in Newcastle.[2] During his time at college, Tucker wrote Ocean Drive which would later become one of the Lighthouse Family's best known songs, and began placing advertisements for a singer.[2] Tucker and Baiyewu had worked in a bar together, and Tucker later claimed a DJ friend of his recommended Baiyewu as a singer. After Baiyewu sang Ocean Drive at an audition, they decided to form a pop group based on the strength of his performance.[3][2] After submitting a number of demos to record companies[4] a demo of "Ocean Drive" attracted the attention of Polydor Records A&R director Colin Barlow, who, in 1993, signed the band to a six-month development deal.[5] The group's debut album Ocean Drive became a commercial success.[6] Tucker also penned some of the duo's best known singles, including "Lifted", "Lost in Space", "Raincloud" and "High." In 2003, Tucker joined the Newcastle based rock band The Orange Lights and performed on their debut album Life Is Still Beautiful.[7][1][8] In 2010, Tucker conformed that he had rejoined the Lighthouse Family.[9]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Lighthouse Family – The Vogue".
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Lighthouse Family: how we made Lifted". the Guardian. November 12, 2019.
- ↑ Sharma, Sonia (November 13, 2019). "The Lighthouse Family reveal how they formed in Newcastle and chose their name". ChronicleLive.
- ↑ Mike Pattenden (18 November 1996). "Lighthouse Family – Lifted by sheer perseverance". dotmusic. Miller Freeman Entertainment. Archived from the original on 5 February 1998. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
- ↑ Alan Jackson (12 May 1995). "Beam us up, star-trekkers". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460.
- ↑ https://www.songwritingmagazine.co.uk/how-i-wrote/high-lighthouse-family
- ↑ "Interview: Lighthouse Family's Paul Tucker – Songwriting Magazine". May 11, 2019.
- ↑ https://allaroundnewmusic.com/where-are-they-now-lighthouse-family/
- ↑ "Lighthouse Family: The pressure was almost immobilising – we had to take a break". The Irish News. July 5, 2019.
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