Paul Blackburn
Deputy Courser Leader, Music Performance
Paul is Deputy Course Leader of Bass at BIMM Music Institute Brighton. He has been a member of the band Gomez since its inception in 1996. With them he has performed a multitude of tours around the world, supporting acts including Pearl Jam and Dave Matthews Band.
He has played at most of the world’s major music festivals, including a number of headline slots. The band have also won numerous awards for their albums, including the prestigious Mercury Music Prize, and their songs have appeared in a number of movies and TV programmes.
Paul has performed on many television shows around the world including Later... with Jools Holland, the Late Show with David Letterman and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He has also been involved in live session work for the band Diagrams.
