PALEMAN

Citing scholarly influences from Philly Joe Jones through to Karlheinz Stockhausen, Paleman (Calum Lee) has an irrevocable thirst for all things academia and if its infused with off-kilter jazz motifs then all the better. This educational hunger manifests in a percussive intellect and facilitates the creation of abstract evolving structures that test established compositional boundaries. Having graduated from Trinity College of Music in jazz drumming aswell as composition and arrangement, his jazz drumming skills and left-of-centre influences take notation from all four corners of the musical sphere; and are underpinned with parallel studies of the natural world, cinema and english literature. Multiple releases on Loefah’s esteemed underground Swamp 81 label started his career aged 18, followed by a collaboration with Mercury Prize jazz nominees Polar Bear in 2014. Now, 5 releases deep on his own imprint PLMN, alongside EPs with Berlin Based Zehnin Records and Nonplus Records alongside a monthly show on Rinse FM showcasing his unique musical explorations, Paleman (and moreover his “all modular” side project Fresnel Lens) seems to be on the right trajectory for establishing foundations within a more cinematic environment.

Currently available for: Film Scores, Bespoke Composition, Audio Branding, Sound Design and Commissions…