Paul Sounder

Music

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You Left Me Just in Time - by Paul Sounder (all instruments) April 20, 2024

Impossible - by Animal Prince (5 string bass) April 10, 2024

Any Day - by Animal Prince (fender bass) February 29, 2024

This Christmas - by Jackie Jo Singer (upright bass, fender bass) December 15, 2023

Silk - by Maisha Lani (fretless bass) September 20, 2023

Live at the Independent - by Rachel Lark (fender bass, musical direction) April 20, 2023

Bird on a Sill - by Michael Patrick Murphy (upright bass, fender bass) September, 16, 2022

Raven - by Heather Normandale (upright bass, acting) February 16, 2022

Coming Soon: The Pandemic Sessions - by Rachel Lark (fender bass) May 14, 2021

Oxygen - by Heather Normandale (upright bass) February 14, 2021

Valentine Livestream - Heather Normandale, Honey of the Heart, Brightside Blue (upright bass) February 14, 2021

Deep Blue - by Heather Normandale (fender bass) January 18, 2021

Sex and Balances - by Rachel Lark (fender bass) September 25, 2020

Hey You! - by Sab N’dy (upright bass) July 13, 2020

I’m so Happy I Cry (music video) - by Fantastic Negrito (acting) June 25, 2020

Unicorn Song - by Rachel Lark (fender bass) May 15, 2020

Sacagawea and Grandmother - by Lightworker’s Union (upright bass) December 21, 2019

Lost in a Crowd (live at Greek Theatre, Berkeley, California) - by Fantastic Negrito (electric slide guitar) September 28, 2019

Bullshit Anthem (live at Greek Theatre, Berkeley) - by Fantastic Negrito (electric guitar)

An Honest Man (live in Santa Fe, New Mexico) - by Fantastic Negrito (electric slide guitar) August 31, 2019

Lost in a Crowd (live in Santa Fe, New Mexico) - by Fantastic Negrito (electric slide guitar) August 31, 2019

Bad Guy Necessity (live at Black Deer Festival, United Kingdom) - by Fantastic Negrito (acoustic guitar, solo at 2:13) September 25, 2019

A Boy Named Andrew (live in Istanbul, Turkey) - by Fantastic Negrito (electric guitar, solo at 3:03) June 18, 2019

Live at Parco della Musica (Padova, Italy) - by Fantastic Negrito (electric guitar, solos at 0:30, 6:20, 12:00, 13:25, 21:40, 29:20, 40:30, 47:15, 51:42, 1:20:00) June 15, 2019

Funky Drummer Outro (live in Milan, Italy) - by Fantastic Negrito (mostly dancing, a little guitar) June 13, 2019

Plastic Hamburgers and The Duffler (live in Rome, Italy) - by Fantastic Negrito (electric guitar, solo at 2:40, 6:30) June 12, 2019

When the Levee Breaks (live in New York) - by Fantastic Negrito (written by Memphis Minnie) (electric guitar, solo at 2:47) June 3, 2019

The Veil (live in San Francisco) - by Heather Normandale (upright bass) May 10, 2019

Golden Threads - by Heather Normandale (upright bass) May 10, 2019

National Emergency - by Rachel Lark (fender bass, electric guitar) May 8, 2019

My Mom the Realtor - by Shake Yer Peace (fretless bass) February 1, 2019

Majnun Naboodam - by Adrienne Shamszad (upright bass) June 23, 2018

Me Voy Pa’ Porce (live) - by La Misa Negra (fretless bass) March 24, 2018

Sancocho (music video) - by La Misa Negra (acting) February 12, 2018

Music for Little Sprouts - by Mega Bloom (arrangements, acoustic guitar, acoustic slide guitar, upright bass) December 18, 2017

Sancocho (live in Oakland, California) - by La Misa Negra (upright bass) October 1, 2017

Songs of Love and Loneliness - by Paul Sounder (songwriter, voice, acoustic guitar) March 4th, 2017

Nothing I Can Say - by Mehri (fender bass) October 14, 2016

Crater - by Mehri (upright bass) August 12, 2016

Terceto Kali - by Jason “El Rubio” McGuire (upright bass) June 1, 2016

Poison Slow/Idle No More - by Madeline Tasquin (fender bass) January 2, 2015

Robin and the Crow - by Robin Applewood and Kenny Crowley (upright and fender bass) October, 2014

Dandelions, Tigers, and Bears - by Dandelions, Tigers, and Bears (fender bass) July 3, 2014

Say Bobby & the Governors of Highlife - by Say Bobby aka Sr. T aka Tomas Salcedo (upright and fretless bass) March 8, 2014

Monsanto Monstruo - by Fresh Juice Party (fender bass) November, 2013

Mabel’s Savior - by Fresh Juice Party (fender bass) November, 2013

Trembling Water - by Heather Normandale (upright bass) December 15, 2012

Viajero - by Antioquia (fender bass, vocals, percussion, composition and arrangement) May 1, 2012

Live at Cricket Engine Gallery (Berkeley, California) - by Mana Maddy Band aka Madeline Tasquin (upright bass) February 19, 2012

Spread the Antioquia! (live compilation) - by Antioquia (fender bass, vocals, percussion, composition and arrangement) October 3, 2011

Maddy’s Last Stand: Live at the Plough - by Antioquia (fender bass, vocals, percussion, composition and arrangement) April 27, 2011

Live at the Uptown - by Antioquia (fender bass, vocals, percussion, composition and arrangement) April 20, 2010

My Piano ate the Front Page of the San Francisco Chronicle - by Antioquia (fender bass, vocals, percussion, composition and arrangement) April 3, 2010

I Like my Bike Night (Live at the Ashkenaz) - by Antioquia (fender bass, vocals, percussion, composition and arrangement) July 1, 2009

Gringolandia - by Antioquia (fender bass, vocals, percussion, composition and arrangement) August 8, 2008 (08/08/08)

Subspace - by Reaux Jam Beau (fretless bass, fender bass, vocals, composition and arrangement) 2004

Lessons

I have been teaching music lessons to people of all ages since 2010. My specialties include guitar, bass, piano, theory, songwriting, and arranging, but I am interested in all types of music and instruments.

EXPERIENCE:

• Teaching private music lessons since 2010

• Bandworks: leading rehearsals and preparing bands of all ages for public concerts, 2015-2022

• Berkeley Unified School District: leading various classes as a substitute teacher since 2008

• East Bay Music Together: leading song and dance activities, 2012-2015

• Kaplan Test Prep: tutoring for the ACT exam and teaching English as a Second Language class, 2006-2008

RATES:

• Online or in-person lessons are $90 per hour or $50 per half hour

• Group classes and clinics are available by request

• Please send me a message by clicking the contact button at the top of the page.

TESTIMONIALS:

“Paul is a very nice teacher with a loving heart, and I love, love, love playing bass!” ~Zelda, age 8

 “We truly lucked out when we found Paul on the recommendation of another talented musician friend. He is a wonderful, playful, funny, patient, kind, and friendly teacher. He understands kids and works very well with them. My daughter’s mood improves exponentially after they play together for an hour. Paul has been cautious, respectful, and professional with Covid protocols. We have been lucky to have in-person lessons out in our back yard.” ~Zelda’s Mom

“First lesson was amazing…couldn’t be better.” - Richard B.

"Paul is an amazingly sensitive and compassionate teacher and also very progress oriented and able to keep his students both engaged and on track. He's a skilled multi-instrumentalist who is able to quickly learn and teach a diverse range of material and skills in many genres. We are so glad we met Paul, we've been working with him for years, and we highly recommend him." - Andrea B.

“Awesome lesson with Paul. He was patient with me and really established how he is going to teach and was open about his style and also working to get your own unique style and not just imitating him. Excited to be playing again and having Paul as a teacher to work with.” - Nick G.

“Learned a lot the first lesson. Paul is really good.” - Matthew M.

“I listened to John talk about his experience all week, and I watched a few minutes from the background on Wednesday, and I was struck by the extremely high quality of your instruction. It was really cool how you spent time teaching and inspiring the students on so many different aspects of their playing and different perspectives on the larger process of making music.” - Jim M.

“Five stars!” - Jenny C.

News

I’ll be announcing the release of some new music very soon!