Paul Kreiling


Paul Kreiling
Award-Winning TV & Film Composer

Paul Kreiling started his multi-faceted career in the music business travelling the world as a drummer and percussionist for various artists. After a stint in Hawaii working for Don Ho as an arranger, Paul moved to Chicago where he worked successfully for several years as a studio musician, arranger and composer for commercials. Paul then moved to L.A. to pursue songwriting and film composing.

Paul has worked for Columbia Pictures TV, Paramount Pictures TV and Disney as a freelance composer, producer and arranger while continuing to work on commercials and albums. Paul composed a concerto for orchestra, "A RITE OF PASSAGE", which world premiered March 7, 2001 at Arizona State University with Paul guest conducting. In 1995, Paul traced his ancestry in the Cherokee Nation back to 1604 and became a member of the Cherokee tribe.

2004-2008 Paul was a principal owner of Elepani Productions, Inc. and rRed Elephant cafe, Honolulu.

June, 2005, Kimo Alama Keaulana & Lei Hulu, Produced by Paul, won 2 Hoku awards: Hawaiian language performance and Haku Mele award for "Kinoiki Kekaulike"

Creator and writer of "Boomertown USA", an animated sitcom of a boomer generation family dealing with real life humorous and insightful situations.

TV & MOVIES
Paul was the primary composer for BIG WAVE DAVES' (CBS) and SISTER, SISTER (WB). Paul composed and/or arranged various songs and source cues for A VERY BRADY SEQUEL, FRASIER (NBC), STRANGE JUSTICE (SHOWTIME), DESIGNING WOMEN (ABC), LOVE AND BETRAYAL, THE ALLNIGHTER, DUDES, THE LAST FLING and GHOST OF A CHANCE (CBS), RAISING DAD (WB).

SOUND RECORDINGS
Paul produced, composed, arranged and engineered for the EDOYA/BMG a cappella group "VOCAL NATION." He composed and arranged for DISNEY'S "THE LITTLE MERMAID SPLASH HITS" , "SCARY SONGS", "FOOD SONGS" and "TRAVEL TIME."  He engineered the "NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET " CD. He produced, arranged and engineered "THE FACE OF A CHILD " (Dick Williams), "I STAND ON MY RECORD", "WHEN MONTANA SINGS" (Mark Staples) "LENINGRAD" and "I OFFER YOU MY HEART" (Charlie
Thweatt) "UPRIZING " (UPRIZING) and "JAZZMAN" (Charlie May).

I.A.T.S.E.
JAKE AND THE FAT MAN (2nd unit production sound), 46 Live concerts at Honolulu International Center arena (Sound crew), Honolulu Symphony Orchestra(mixer), Certified ProTools Operator.

COMMERCIALS
Composed and produced over 100 national and regional commercial campaigns including McDONALDS, SHERATON, and PIZZA HUT. (complete Jingle list and demo tape available on request).

INDUSTRIAL FILM SCORES
Composed, produced, sound design and multi- image for MOTOROLA, HAMILTON/AVNET, DIGITAL and INTEL.

PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
Society of Composers & Lyricists, Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, A.S.C.A.P., A.F.ofM., S.A.G., N.A.R.A.S., I.A.T.S.E.

MISC.
COMPOSER- Special material for the 50th Anniversary of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

PRODUCER/DIRECTOR- 12TH INTERNATIONAL HUMAN UNITY CONFERENCE. 60 Nations represented, 4 day event of speakers, song, dance, one hour documentary for cable TV. The theme song LIVING THE VISION, composed by Paul, was chosen as the theme for the 2nd satellite link between USA & RUSSIA in the 1985 peace talk.

COMPOSER/PRODUCER of the theme song JOURNEY TO PEACE for Expo 1986.

SUPERVISING DIRECTOR - GOSPEL- A spiritual concert staring CATTE ADAMS, GEDDE WATANABE, BILLY THOMAS, DANNY GLOVER, JOHN STAMOS, KEN PAGE, BRIAN MILLER, JOE ESPOSITO and SHERYL LEE RALPH.

ACTOR/ DRUMMER- I'M GETTING MY ACT TOGETHER AND TAKING IT ON THE ROAD- Gretchen Cryer, Phillis Newman, Betty Buckley, Donna McKecknie.

COMPOSER- "THE THREE SILLIES" A ballet of three children's fairy tails for prima ballerina Janie Ellis Jones.

COMPOSER- "THE VISITOR" A ballet of vocals and percussion.

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