About

Paul McLaney, born 1975 in Stockton-on-Tees, England, is a New Zealand-based music composer, singer and guitarist. In a musical career spanning 30 years, Paul McLaney has released a remarkable body of work under various guises; the rock and pop of Gramsci; the acoustic finger-style guitar and lush string arrangements of his solo work ‘EDIN’ ‘Diamond Side’; the ambient and experimental electronica of The Impending Adorations; prog-rock homage (Immram); the piano excursions of ‘The Old Traditions’ with Raashi Malik; the Te Reo song settings of Shakespeare and an ever expanding body of composition for theatre and dance – over 30 productions to date.

Added to this are his collaborations; Anika Moa, SJD, Breaks Co-op, Julia Deans, Concord Dawn, Counterstrike, Fly My Pretties, Jeff Boyle (Jakob), Proteins of Magic, Magik Johnson, Eden Mulholland, Pacific Heights, Rhian Sheehan, Maisey Rika the list goes on and on...

The Deep Dark Hole his first book was published in 2024

Praise for The Deep Dark Hole

“A beauty to behold” - Roger McGough

“lets the light of hope in to illuminate the darkest of places and times” - Elsewhere

His first collection of verse Bookshop Prayers will be released on hardback in August 2024.