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PAUL JAMES BANNERMAN
World Touring Drummer with Cirque Du Soleil
Showband Drummer with Princess Cruises
Studio / Touring Musician (Recorded on 19 CDs)
Toured / Traveled to 157 Countries on 7 Continents
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Born and raised in Brussels, Belgium, I pursued my music studies at St. Francis Xavier University in Canada before establishing my home bases in Canada (Toronto & Halifax) and the U.S. (Las Vegas). I am a multilingual professional drummer / touring musician with extensive international experience in live performance, musical theatre, and large-scale productions. I spent 16 years on a world tour with Cirque du Soleil’s 'Varekai', performing in every one of the show’s 5,219 performances to more than 12 million spectators across 245 cities in 24 countries on five continents. Following the show’s close, I transitioned into the cruise entertainment industry. I am currently contracted as Assistant Music Manager/Houseband Drummer for Princess Cruises. During my 22 contracts onboard 15 ships, I have performed over 2,200 shows, including 22 large-scale production shows, and backing more than 240 guest entertainers, many of whom were finalists from The Voice, X Factor, America’s Got Talent, American Idol, and Britain’s Got Talent, as well as West End & Broadway performers. In addition to live performances, I have recorded on 19 commercial CDs & performed in 49 musical theatre productions. Over the course of my career, I have travelled to 3,600 cities in 157 countries across all 7 continents. Beyond music, I am passionate about travel, photography, drone videography, and learning new languages. My long-term goal is to tour international arenas with a recording artist or band.
ALBUMS RECORDED
YEAR ARTIST CD TITLE INSTRUMENT
2010 5 Minutes To Clowns Live in Barcelona Drum Set
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2008 VRP Live in Berlin Drum Set
2002 Cirque du Soleil 'Varekai' (DVD & Live CD) Drum Set / Percussion
2000 Electric Culture 'Electric Culture' Drum Set / Percussion
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2000 Royal Regiment of Canada 'Quebec Military Music Festival' Snare Drum
1999 Musical Reflections 'Heart & Soul' Drum Set / Percussion
1998 O.P.P. Pipes & Drums 'Nova Scotia Tattoo' Snare Drum
1997 Royal Regiment of Canada 'Footsteps in Time' Cymbals
1997 Mississauga Big Band 'Smile . . . It's Christmas' Drum Set / Percussion
1996 Victor Crowl 'The Healing' Drum Set / Percussion
1996 The McAuley Boys 'In Another Lifetime' Drum Set
1996 Dreamcatcher 'Dreamcatcher' Drum Set / Percussion
1995 Sweetblood & the Hounds 'Unmuzzled' Drum Set
1995 Christine Laforest 'Christine Laforest' Drum Set
1995 Monaliza Mendoza 'Monaliza' Drum Set / Percussion
1995 Governor-General's Horse Guards 'Tradition' Snare Drum
1995 Victor Crowl 'The Healing' Drum Programming
1994 Justin Gray 'Life, Change, Experience' Percussion
