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Paul Shapera | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 25 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Composer |
Paul Shapera is an American author, composer, audio producer and songwriter. He is most well known for being the composer and lyricist of The Dolls of New Albion, which has been staged numerous times.
Career[edit]
In 2012, Paul Shapera released The Dolls of New Albion, A Steampunk Opera, which is considered by some as the first ever opera of the steampunk genre [1]. The music has gained favorable reviews on its own, both within the English-speaking world [2] [3] and beyond [4]. The opera was produced multiple times, the productions receiving acclaim too [5].
Shapera later published sequels to The Dolls od New Albion, namely The New Albion Radio Hour and The New Albion Guide To Analogue Consciousness, respectively a dieselpunk and an atompunk opera, the later having been cited among the references of the genre [6]. The Room Beneath New Albion completes the tetralogy.
In 2014,
Selected discography as composer and songwriter[edit]
- 2012 : The Dolls of New Albion, A Steampunk Opera[2]
- 2013 : The New Albion Radio Hour, A Dieselpunk Opera
- 2014 : An Atompunk Opera, The New Albion Guide To Analogue Consciousness[6]
- 2014 : The Room Beneath New Albion
- 2014 : A Pirate's Tale[7]
- 2015 : A Slenderman Musical
- 2016 : Miss Helen's Weird West Cabaret
- 2017 : Uncle Raven's Super Happy Funtime Carnival
- 2018 : The Grand Cyberpunk Gala of Gabriella Gadfly
- 2018 : The Forgotten Meme, A Cyberpunk Fairytale
- 2018 : Janissary, A Balkan Rock Opera
- 2019 : The Broken Cyborg, A Biopunk Fairytale[8]
- 2019 : The Lost Fairy, A Fairypunktale[9]
- 2020 : Katy Shaw & The Search For The Stolen Secret[10]
- 2020 : Nash Harding & The Secret Of The Twisted Tower[11]
- 2021 : Kevin & Abi And The Secret Of The Golden Pendant
Soundtracks[edit]
- 2014 : Perils of Man, Composer and Sound Designer
- 2014 : Ad campaign for MINOR
- 2015 : The Test - Promotional video for Zweifel potato chips
Publications[edit]
- 2009 : Iran's Religious Leaders - credited as Paul M. Shapera
- 2017 : Lost Fables of New Albion
- 2021 : The Posthuman Playhouse
Other Works[edit]
2017: The Bifrost Incident, The Mechanisms - credited for additional voices[12]
2018-2021: Astonishing Tales of The Highly Improbable, Podcast
References[edit]
- ^ Vandermeer, Jeff; Chambers, S.J. (2011). The Steampunk Bible. Abrams. p. 192-195.
- ^ a b Professor Mark (April 14, 2020). "Paul Shapera's – "The Dolls of New Albion"". Progressive Rock Central. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ Hanton, James (August 8, 2018). "The Dolls of New Albion". The Student. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
- ^ Weber, Pascal (June 12, 2020). "Paul Shapera – The Dolls Of New Albion: A Steampunk Opera". Metal1.info. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ Panzer, Lisa (2015-09-06). "THE DOLLS OF NEW ALBION: A STEAMPUNK OPERA". Phindie. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
- ^ a b Frias, Varden (February 21, 2020). "Raypunk and Atompunk: Nuclear Retrofuture". 25YearsLater. Retrieved February 18, 2022.
- ^ Edward, Brain. "Telling Tales – a review of “A Pirate’s Tale”." Burghvivant, 24 July 2016,[Accessed 17 February 2022]
- ^ Hormann, Alex. "AUDIO REVIEW: The Broken Cyborg, By Paul Shapera." At Boundary's Edge, 24 March 2019,[Accessed 17 February 2022]
- ^ Hormann, Alex. "AUDIO REVIEW: The Lost Fairy, by Paul Shapera." At Boundary's Edge, 17 September 2019,[Accessed 17 February 2022]
- ^ Hormann, Alex. "AUDIO REVIEW: Katy Shaw and the Search for the Stolen Secret, by Paul Shapera." At Boundary's Edge, 31 March 2020,[Accessed 17 February 2022]
- ^ Hormann, Alex. "AUDIO REVIEW: Nash Harding and the Secret of the Twisted Tower, By Paul Shapera." At Boundary's Edge, 22 October 2020,[Accessed 17 February 2022]
- ^ The Mechanisms “The Bifrost Incident.” Bandcamp, 29 January 2017,[Accessed 17 February 2022]
Vandermeer, Jeff. and Chambers, S.J., The Steampunk Bible, CNIB, 2012, 192-195
Bar-Z, L., 2022. Paul Shapera Interview – Liel Bar-Z. [video] Available at: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t2BlH0hM-b4> [Accessed 18 February 2022].
Interviews
“Paul Shapera Interview – Liel Bar-Z.” YouTube, uploaded by Liel Bar-Z, 13 November 2021,[Accessed 16 February 2022]
Tornow, Samuel. “A Chat With Paul Shapera, The King of Cyborg Fairies.” Bandcamp Daily, Bandcamp, 11 October 2019,[Accessed 16 February 2022]
“Storypunks Podcast #10: Atompunk, Dieselpunk, Steampunk, and Cyberpunk Musician Paul Shapera.” YouTube, uploaded by Storypunks, 15 February 2018,[Accessed 16 February 2022]
Reviews
Edward, Brain. "Telling Tales – a review of “A Pirate’s Tale”." Burghvivant, 24 July 2016,[Accessed 17 February 2022]
Hormann, Alex. "AUDIO REVIEW: The Lost Fairy, by Paul Shapera." At Boundary's Edge, 17 September 2019,[Accessed 17 February 2022]
Hormann, Alex. "AUDIO REVIEW: The Broken Cyborg, By Paul Shapera." At Boundary's Edge, 24 March 2019,[Accessed 17 February 2022]
Hormann, Alex. "AUDIO REVIEW: Nash Harding and the Secret of the Twisted Tower, By Paul Shapera." At Boundary's Edge, 22 October 2020,[Accessed 17 February 2022]
Hormann, Alex. "AUDIO REVIEW: Katy Shaw and the Search for the Stolen Secret, by Paul Shapera." At Boundary's Edge, 31 March 2020,[Accessed 17 February 2022]
Productions
Dibdin, Thom. "EdFringe Musicals Made in Edinburgh." All Edinburgh Theater, 29 July 2018,[Accessed 17 February 2022]
Frias, Varden. "Raypunk and Atompunk: Nuclear Retrofuture." 25YearsLater , 21 February 2020
The Mechanisms “The Bifrost Incident.” Bandcamp, 29 January 2017,[Accessed 17 February 2022]