Paul Avgerinos

Having received formal classical instruction as both composer and multi-instrumentalist, Avgerinos once occupied the principal bass chair of the Hong Kong Philharmonic and appeared with a wide range of additional orchestras. His career has likewise encompassed tours with popular-music and jazz ensembles including Aerosmith, Jewel, Run-D.M.C., and Willie Nelson, together with occasional scoring assignments for motion pictures and television commercials. Electronic composition nevertheless emerges as his central pursuit. Across multiple releases, his albums have accumulated an array of distinctions, among them a 2015 Grammy nomination for Bhakti and the 2016 Grammy awarded to Grace.