Laine, Paul

Websites:  https://twitter.com/mrpaullaine, https://www.facebook.com/paullaineofficial
Origin: Vancouver, British Columbia
Biography:

Paul Laine was born in Vancouver, Canada. He left his home when he was 13 years old, and began playing in bars at the age of 15. At the age of 17 he started a management company with friends Les Horne and Fran Adamson and raised enough money to record an album and shopped it in the U.S., immediately garnering the attention of CBS who offered him a deal. It wasn't long before other labels came to the table, and Paul was snatched up by Elektra. His demo also got the attention of Canadian VJ Terry David Mulligan, and Laine was promptly signed to a management deal with Bruce Allen Talent (Bryan Adams, Loverboy, Michael Buble', Martina McBride, etc.) and went into Little Mountain Studio to record with mega producer Bruce Fairbairn (Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Poison, the Scorpions, AC/DC, etc.)

Laine then formed a band around Kenny Kaos (guitar), Scott Brown (bass guitar), Pat Steward (drums) and Gogo (keyboards) to record and perform his compositions. In 1990, he released his debut album called Stick It In Your Ear. Laine has also recorded and arranged backing vocals for Scorpions, as well as the multi platinum release of Poison's Flesh and Blood.

In 1993 the members of Danger Danger came across Laine's debut album. They liked his voice and offered him the lead vocalist spot in their band. He recorded 5 albums with the band during this period. He finally left the band in 2005 to work with his own band, Shugaazer.

He co-owned a successful recording studio in Vancouver, Canada. In 2007 he wrote, produced and performed all the music to webshow Connected life, which airs weekly on MSN Canada.

Now Paul is ready to come back with a new solo album. All details will be available shortly so keep tuned in.

Canadian singer, guitarist, and keyboardist Paul Laine didn't have a very traditional childhood.

In fact, by the time he was 13, he had already left home. Three years later he was earning money by performing in bars, although still underage. He went on to have a short solo career, but is probably best remembered for the work he did as a member of Danger Danger.

Laine, a Vancouver native, was 18 when he cut his first demo. It contained three tunes, and drew no interest for the young artist with big dreams. He moved into management, but still hoped to find his place behind the microphone some day. Once he had put aside a little money, he did some more work on his demo and gave it another try. This time the results were only slightly better. Laine, refusing to give up, redid his demo yet again. They say the third time is the charm, and so it was. Soon there was more than one label courting him.

By 1989, Laine had a contract with Elektra Records, and a backing band of his own. Members were guitarist Kenny Chaos, drummer Pat Steward, bassist Scott Brown, and keyboardist Paul Gogo. That same year brought about many firsts for Laine, including two singles, "We Are the Young" and "Dorianna," a debut album, Stick It in Your Ear, and even a music video. He also toured with an impressive bunch, including Richard Marx and Bryan Adams. Though things seemed to be going well, and the debut album was leaving store shelves quickly, there were no more solo albums by Laine. He still stayed busy in the music world, working on a number of albums and singles with other artists.

The '90s found Laine serving as lead singer with drummer and percussionist Steve West and guitarist, keyboardist, and bassist Bruno Ravel in the hard rock band Danger Danger. Together the threesome completed the excellent album, Dawn.
-Charlotte Dillon, AllMusic

Paul Robert Laine is a Canadian musician. He began his professional career as a solo artist, then was the singer of Danger Danger out of New York for eleven years, then fronted his own band, Shugaazer. Laine now has a band called "Darkhorse," whose album Let It Ride was released on April 29, 2014. He also teamed up with his former Danger Danger bandmates Bruno Ravel and Rob Marcello to form "The Defiants," who released their debut self-titled album on April 15, 2016.

Paul has teamed up with Lee Revill with the new band, Jet Set Junkies.