Paul Nordquist's quirky sensibilities and irrepressible creativity have left a trail of musical debris scattered across three decades. In the 1980s and early 1990s Paul rocked with alternative band Left Brain and also churned out more than a dozen solo albums. More recently, Paul has recorded with the Christmas rock band Bah & the Humbugs, the veggie-pop band Green Beings, and the ska-inflected Monster Crossing. He also served as music director for zongoftheweek.com and kidzong.com.

An ever-prolific songwriter, Paul Nordquist has penned more than a thousand songs spanning a wide range of styles. He also has composed film soundtracks, musical theater scores, new age soundscapes, and industrial music. Recently he produced theme music for XM's Fiction Nation radio show.

QUICK LINKS

Paul Nordquist's Unruly Beast of a Songblog • rock songwriting instruction and inspiration

Irrational Number (Pi Part One) • Paul Nordquist's song for memorizing pi • listen free online

99 Ways to Make a Difference (in 99 Seconds) • Green Beings' song about global warming • listen free online

Green Beings • environmentally sustainable pop-rock band • listen free online

kidzong.com • fun songs for kids • listen free online

zongoftheweek.com • humorous and topical songs • listen free online

Bah & the Humbugs • satirical Christmas rock band • listen free online

Follow Paul Nordquist on Twitter

LISTEN NOW

	Genetically Modified Gingerbread Man written by Paul Nordquist • performed by Bah & the Humbugs download MP3
	My Big Fat Starship written by Paul Nordquist • from kidzong.com download MP3
	Boss of You written by Paul Nordquist • from zongoftheweek.com download MP3
	Cheese Shop of Horrors written by Paul Nordquist • performed by Green Beings download MP3

PAUL NORDQUIST TRIVIA

PAUL PLAYS: synthesizer and piano, and sometimes bass, guitar, saxophone, accordion, sleighbells...

CRITICS RAVE: "The twinkle of the evening is Paul Nordquist" -- The New York Times (1987)

ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES: studied classical music at Oberlin College (1980s)

GOTH CRED: recording engineer on The Red Masque's debut album (2001)

15 NANOSECONDS OF FAME: interviewed on CNN as a member of Bah & the Humbugs (2002)

CUTTING ROOM FLOOR: an extra in the shopping mall scenes of The Lovely Bones (2010)

MOST OFF THE WALL GIG: in the backing band of a Michael Jackson impersonator (mid-1980s)

CONTACT

Paul Nordquist offers custom, personalized musical services including:

• songs written for special occasions
• music composition and production
• songwriting instruction and coaching

Contact Paul Nordquist at paul@fjordstone.com.