Charlie Paxson: news

Hi everyone! Here's an update for you all! Hope you are all doing good!

 

 

 

I'm excitied to say I have been recording drums on some new HIMURO KYOSUKE recordings. Here is a clip of the new single "WARRIORS".

 

 

 

 

Here is a clip of a song entitled "Play Within A Play" from the "GOSPELS of JUDAS" project featuring HIMURO on vocals. This is the b-side to the new single.

 

 

 

 

Here is another new HIMURO song, "ENEMY'S INSIDE" featured in a Japanese Good Year Tire commercial.

 

 

 

 

Another song we recorded, "Bloody Moon", from the "GOSPELS OF JUDAS" project featuring HIMURO, is featured in the new video game "Yakuza 5". Here is a clip with the song in the background.

 

 

 

 

 

Belinda Carlisle: Last month I had the pleasure of doing some west coast shows with Belinda Carlisle of the Go-Go's. What a fantastic band and crew, a joy to work with. Here is a clip from the San Diego show of us playing "Our Lips are Sealed" and "We Got the Beat".

 

 

In the past few months I have done some concerts with Five For Fighting including a show in Grand Rapids, Michigan accompanied be a full orchestra. It was great evening of music. A big thank you to all the talented musicians, arrangers and our fantastic conductor Arnie for all of their hard work. Below is a photo from the show.

 

 

 

 

And..... We completed a residency with Samantha Ronson and the Undertakers at the Malibu Inn. Thank you to all who came to the shows! We hope to see you again soon! Below you can stream or download the album "Chasing the Reds" produced by my friend Jimmy Messer. I co-wrote track 7 "Promise" and track 9 "Half Awake (Meltdown)".

 

 

 

 

 

That's all for now! Take care everybody! Thanks and talk to you soon!

best,

Charlie

Hi Everyone! Here is a video clip from the performance with Meiko on the Tonight Show a few weeks ago!




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Joe Testa form Vic Firth interviewed me earliar in the year at the NAMM show.
Check it out! (My inteview is around the 6:40 mark)


Thanks everybody! Take care and best!
Charlie!

Recording drums with Kevin Hastings and Will Kennedy for the new Vanity Machine record at East West Studios in Los Angeles. Check it out! Thanks! どうも! Charlie!

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This is the trailer for the upcoming DVD/Blu-Ray Release of HIMURO'S "2010-2011Rock and Roll Suicide Tour" that I participated in. What a tour! Check it out! Take care! Charlie!

Hello everyone! It has been a while since my last update!

February 2011 marked the end of the Kyosuke Himuro Borderless Tour.
6 months/51 shows!. The DVD comes out later this month.

Soon after the tour ended Himuro invited me into the studio to record the benifeit single “If you want”. We have also been working on some recordings for Himuro’s new album.

I performed on American Idol with Enrique Iglesias (subbing for Van Romaine!)
I have been playing and recording with “Samantha Ronson and the Undertakers”. The Album is currently available on Itunes. I co-wrote track 7 “Promise”. Check it out here. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/chasing-the-reds/id482237630 Here are a couple of songs including the title track "Chasing the Reds"
Samantha Ronson - Chasing the Reds + Until It's Yesterday by user3179471

I have been doing some shows With Five for Fighting and Smash Mouth (subbing for Randy Cooke). Here is a clip of Five for fighting performing at the Heritage Classic in Calgary.
I have been playing with Liz Phair. Recently we performed in London. Here is a clip from a show At the Mountain Winery in Northern California.

I have been playing and recording with Concord records artist Meiko. Her record comes out this spring. https://www.facebook.com/meikomusic Check out a song from her upcoming album:

I was in the Studio with Vanguard artist Trevor Hall.

Take care and thanks!
Charlie

 

Hello Everyone,  It's been a while! Here is some of what I've been up to this year!

 

First off, I am excited to say that I am about to embark on the KYOSUKE HIMURO "50x50 ROCK AND ROLL SUICIDE TOUR 2010/2011!"  I am very proud to have played drums on HIMURO'S new record "BORDERLESS". A few of the tracks were recorded with producer and awesome musician Alain Johannes. (For tour info and dates go here http://www.himuro.com/index.html )

 

Also, recently I have been doing some T.V. shows and concerts with Enrique Iglesias. Here we are having a BLAST on the George Lopez Show performing Enrique's latest single "I Like It". Check it out!

Earliar in the year I recorded Spanish Artist Antonio Carmona's new record.  I had the honor of working with Grammy and Emmy award winning producer and composer Gustavo Santaolalla. Here is the video for the first single "Bum Bum".

 

 

All of March I was touring in Australia with the great Colin Hay (Men at Work) in support of his newest release "American Sunshine". We played all over the country including a very inspired show at the Byron Bay Blues Festival. Colin has a DVD from our 2007 Australian tour "Colin Hay Live at The Corner Hotel" that has just been released. Check out the Trailer!

 

 

Just a few weeks ago I did a show with Five For Fighting in Chicago!

 

I played on track for my friend producer Tom Rothrock (Beck, James Blunt, Elliot Smith) who has been making some really cool club/house music lately.

 

And last but not least, Mylene Farmer's DVD "Stade de France" has been released. It was filmed in front of over 80,000 people!Here are a few clips:

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQ7L9XLjBic

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d7uQbOssaRk  

 

OK! Big thanks everyone, I'll check into with you soon!

Take Care,

Charlie!

Hello Hello Hello! Hope you're all doing great! In a nutshell, this past spring, summer, and fall have been filled with tours and shows with Mylène Farmer, Enrique Iglesias, Rickie Lee Jones, Kyosuke Himuro with Steve Stevens, and Colin Hay. Also, there are some new recordings I am on that I am really excited about!

N°5 on Tour - Mylène Farmer .
Balm in Gilead - Rickie Lee Jones
American Sunshine - Colin Hay.

And...Here are a couple clips of some recent stuff...

With Enrique Iglesias in Lara, Venezuela.

Here's a short clip with Rickie Lee Jones at the begining of the video



All the best! Take Care! Talk you soon!

Charlie!

and from a few years back w/ Everlast...

First off, hope everyone is having a great New Year!

Some new stuff that I have played on has been released!

BINECKS have released there 3rd single "The Sun" featuring HIMURO bandmates Daita (guitar god) and Tessy (computer genuis) check it out!


I recorded the debut single for Italian Artist Enricco Bicchi on Sony Italy. This is produced by my good buddy Enrique Gonzales Muller!


Take care!
Charlie!

Happy holidays to everyone! To an amazing 2009 for us all! Health and Happiness for the the new year!

Also......I am excited for the upcoming release of the HIMURO 20th anniversary tour DVD!!!!! Below is the trailer!!!!! (we rocked it hard! watch in High Quality mode if possible!)

ps. for those of you in Japan : NANDEYANEN!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks!

I spent the week before Thanksgiving at Red Star studios recording with Rickie Lee Jones. Here is a pic of the drums from some point during the sessions! I hope everyone had a great holiday!

Charlie!

Hello Everyone!
This is a clip of the video for the single "Real" by the band BINECKS. I recorded their new album in Japan while on tour with Himuro. BINECKS features Daita on Guitar and Tessey on Keys from Himuro's band! I had a great time making there record. Everyone in the band and staff were a pleasure to work with! Check it out! (and no, thats is not me in the video!)

I am back in California! The Himuro tour was AWESOME! 3 months in Japan! Great shows, all sold out! Great people, good to see all of those from the 2007 tour again and great to meet new friends as well. Fun times, great shows, amazing food. Thank you to HIMURO, the band, the staff and all of the fans! Hope to see you all again!


I also had the honor of recording with the band BINECKS. BINECKS features DAITA from HImuro's band and Siam Shade on Guitar and Tessey from Himuro's band as well! The record will be released early 2009. (DAITA is a MONSTER gutiarist)


Coincedentally, the one and only Marie' Digby happened to be in Japan promoting the Japanese release of "Unfold" while I was there! I joined her on percussion for some promotional performances!


Also, I have been doing a video diary/update for Paiste Cymbals from japan!
Click here for the 1st installment:

http://paiste.com/e/endorser_det.php?page=video&videonum=1&endorserid=3850
Click here for the second installment:

http://paiste.com/e/endorser_det.php?page=video&videonum=2&endorserid=3850
Even though I am back, there will still be some more installments from Japan!

I miss Japan, but it is good to be back in California!

Speak to you soon!

All the best !
Charlie

My new e.p. will be done very soon!

Also.. very excited, the first show of the HImuro tour almost here!

For those of you in Japan, you can hear me on the track "Keep the Faith" on HImuro's new greatest hits collection that was just released. You can also see me on tour with Himuro all over Japan this summer.

And....
This is a clip from a few weeks ago w/ Marie Digby at the sold out show at the Bowery Ballroom in New York. (you can't see me though!)

HIMURO In The Mood Tour Trailer
I also added Marie' Digby's Video for "Say it Again" in the Drumming/Vids section.

I put up a new demo on my myspace page of the song Happiness, I wrote and demoed it today, I also put another demo up, "You'll never leave this town" these songs will be on the new record I am making. Recording starts this week.
Check them out here
www.myspace.com/charliepaxsonmusic.

Hello everybody! I haven't updated my website in a while! (sorry!)

I am excited to say I will be joining Himuro on his upcoming tour in Japan!! It will be great to play with my friends Daita, Honda, Oshima, Nishi, and Tessey again


I am writing this from a tour bus in Philadelphia PA, I am here to do some shows the talented Marie' Digby.(www.myspace.com/mariedigby). I recorded her record and it was released last month, the single "Say it Again" has been doing well on the radio, and her video has been added to VH1. I have also spent some time on the Alison Krauss/Robert Plant tour with the opening act Sharon Little. Sharon's record comes out very soon and I am on two tracks. By the way watching Krauss and Plant every night was amazing , what voices! I highly recommend going to check the show out!


Also I am recording new music so stay tuned!

Take care,
Charlie

Tomorrow Tuesday April 1st at LA CITA 336 s hill st. downtown , LA 90013. 9pm free 21+

Opening up for "BANDAGE" a ROCK OPERA!

CHARLIE PAXSON & BAND
MARCH 27
House of Blues SUNSET STRIP
8pm
Free if you email me!

opening up for:
BANDAGE - A ROCK OPERA!
starring Ace Bandage