Greg
Paquette
Greg began playing guitar at 6-years old. He saw The Beatles on TV when he was five, got 'Meet The Beatles' for that Birthday, and a guitar on the following Christmas. Seeing his enthusiasm, his Grandmother paid for years of guitar lessons, to which his Mother faithfully drove him every week.
His passion for musicals also began around that time as his parents regularly played soundtracks from Fiddler on the Roof, The King and I, Showboat, The Sound of Music, My Fair Lady, and many more. Then came Superstar, Godspell, and The Who’s Tommy and Quadraphenia, and Greg’s artistic path became clear.
Greg began writing songs when his eight-grade English teacher encouraged him to write more poetry, to which Greg immediately began putting to music. “At first it was a pastime, then it became an obsession."
While in high school, Greg played bass in local bands The Street Rockers and Thrust, performing around Boston’s South Shore. After high school, Greg moved to the mountains of Northern New Hampshire, where he would play Bluegrass and Country Blues for endless hours with lifelong friends. “This is when I got my chops.”
The following year, Greg moved to Boston to study music at UMass Boston. This was a deeply formative time. His studies in music theory, orchestration and composition would enrich him for the rest of his life.
Through his twenties, he played with his Boston band, Option One. Their first set of music was the soundtrack to Greg’s first musical, The First Fallout. While recording with Option One at Normandy Sound in Warren, RI, Greg worked with producer Leroy Radcliffe (RIP) and engineer Tom Soares. Through them, he learned his way around the studio. “My time with them shaped me musically more than any other experience.”
By age 28, Greg had fallen in love with recording, sold all the big amps and PA gear and bought his first home recording studio. He would immediately write and record his second musical, The World in Blue.
As an indie artist, Greg has released two albums, in 2018, “Greg Paquette - Single Stone,” then the 2020 release of “Greg Paquette - Retro Active.” Each of these albums features four songs from The World in Blue.
See more at Greg's website.
