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Paul Buckby

Die oomblik wat mens kennis maak met die eerlike, sielvolle blou oë van Paul Buckby A Moment's Born wat nie Paul of sy gehoor ooit sal vergeet nie.

Elke bespreking in Paul se dagboek geniet sy volle aandag en deeglike beplanning. "I believe to be fully prepared and briefed in advance for each function because only then can I fully relax at the venue. Being prepared also creates the gap I need for interaction with the audience and any last minute requests or crisis control on the program."

Paul Bucky se proffesionele loopbaan van die afgelope 23 jaar toon 'n lewendige belangstelling en aktiewe betrokkenheid by al die verskillende dissiplines in ons vermaaklikheidsbedryf. "Of al the diverse disciplines I enjoy singing the most. I get to meet the most amazing people but most of all you get to meet the guy at home that buys your album eye to eye."

Paul Buckby is tans te sien in Egoli as die gewilde "Dr. Adam Fisher". Die karakter is baie ver verwyder van Paul Buckby . "The only resemblance that I share with the dear Dr. might be the fact that I wash my plate before getting seconds ... " vertel Paul met 'n gemaak ernstige kyk in die oë. Mens sou dink dat 'n kunstenaar se talente alles op die tafel gelê is na 'n proffesionele loopbaan van 23 jaar maar dis geensins die geval met Paul Buckby nie. Die man kán 'n kitaar se snare laat sing, liedjies en verhoogstukke skryf en met falsetto note op sy stembande speel asof dit lego blokkies is. "Ja, ja en my Afrikaans het baie verbeter hoor spog Paul."

Dit is te danke aan Paul se gewoonte om nommers en dagboeke te bêre dat hy by Vonk musiek beland het. "I felt like phoning a few friends in the industry I haven't spoken to for a long time. So I took a 2000 diary and the first number I phoned was an agent that was now working at Vonk." "Die oomblik toe Paul bel, het ek geweet hy is slag gereed vir die kompeterende musiekmark. Sy Afrikaans het baie verbeter en sy geheel mens was op 'n onbetwisbare hoë vlak. Ons was aangenaam verras deur Paul se lewensvreugde en kon die geleentheid nie deur ons vingers laat glip nie." Vertel Paul se agent by Vonk. Kobie Koen, Vonk se besturende direkteur het nie lank geneem om Paul aan boord te neem nie .."Paul is Vonk se eerste Engelse kunstenaar maar ek weet dit was 'n besluit waaroor ek nog baie bly gaan wees. Paul se album, stem en skryftalent is werklik iets besonders."

"I have a great respect for women" vertel Paul wanneer hy oor sy nuwe album Moment's Born begin gesels. "My ma staan heel voor in die tou and that's why I wrote 'Mom'." "Moment's Born" het Paul vir sy vrou Sassy geskryf. "I met Sas at a later stage in my life and I hope that all guys will get to experience this wow feeling in their lives. Sas keeps me young and motivated." Vir al die ander vrouens wat kophou met 'n loopbaan, huishouding en kinders het Paul "Lady I'm watching you" geskryf.

Die Afrikaanse liedjies het baie makliker gekom as Paul geantisipeer het. "Souskluitjies" is 'n tong in die kies liedjie, in onskuldige Afrikaanse geskryf uit 'n rou Engelsman se ervaring van 'n Afrikaanse huishouding. "I dated an Afrikaans girl and her parents couldn't speak English and this was the beginning of my initiation into the Afrikaans world of sound, culture and boerekos. Ek is lief vir die taal al is ek Engels and I really enjoy singing in Afrikaans." "Liefde" en "Ek is lief vir jou" is die ander twee Afrikaanse liedjies op die album en is ook uit Paul se pen maar op 'n meer ernstige noot.

Max (Egoli se Tshepo) en 'n paar gebreide stemme het Paul gehelp met die opname van die liedjie "Home". "Ons land gaan deur veranderinge but to me this is my Home." "Carpenter's Cu"p het Paul al 'n rukkie terug geskryf saam met Michael, een van paul se musiekvriende en hy voel dat dit die regte tyd is om dit met Suid-Afrika te deel. "We were overworked and went on a bike trip for a break. The diversities of the city's rat race clashed with creation and God could touch me in a special way."

Graham Abrahams het met die liedjie "My Kinda Life", 5de gekom in die International songwriters contest. "When I heard the song, it was my kinda life and I couldn't resist it." Verklap Paul nog iets oor homself.

Paul Buckby is slaggereed vir enige verhoog . "Any time, any place ." Hy is beslis 'n kunstenaar en mens wat kan "rise to the challenge" en hy doen dit moeiteloos en baie grasie!

Hoogtepunte waaroor die meeste kunstenaars slegs kan droom of selfs 'n goeie stel voortande sal verruil, het Paul Buckby al ingeryg soos sardientjies op sy kerfstok. Van sy meer noemenswaardige mylpale op sy lang kerfstok is:

VERHOOG: 1983 - 'PETER' IN PETER KRUMMECK'S 'THE PASSION' (BAXTER THEATRE)
1983 - 10 ROLES IN 'DIARY OF IRIS VAUGHAN'(BAXTER THEATRE)
1984 - 'THIRD SPEAR ON LEFT' AND 'OARSMAN' - 'KING AND I' (CAPAB)
1984 - 'BOGUS' IN 'BIG TO TUSSLE' (LITTLE THEATRE, ALFRED RIETMAN)
1984 - 'BIONDELLO' IN 'TAMING OF THE SHREW' - Shakespeare (CAPAB, JOHN HUSSEY)
1984 - 'SON' IN 'FIDDLER ON THE ROOF' (CAPAB)
1984 - 'BARNEY BARNATO' IN KEITH GRENVILLE'S 'DIAMONDS, DIAMONDS' RHODES MEMORIAL (CAPTOUR)
1985 - 'GILES' IN 'THE MAN MOST LIKELY' TO.'(DON MCGUIRE - BAXTER)
1985 - 'PRINCE FAVIAN' IN 'KINGS OF ROK' (CAPAB) - MICHAEL DRIN
1985 - 'HORSE', 'HORSEMAN' IN 'EQUUS' (PIETER TOERIEN, ALHAMBRA)
1987 - BEATRIX POTTER STORIES - GILL GERARD (INTIMATE THEATRE)
1987 - A LEAD IN 'MURDER AT THE VICARAGE' (ALHAMBRA, P.TOERIEN)
1987 - 'BEAST' IN 'BEAUTY AND THE BEAST' (BAXTER AND GLYNN DAY)
1988 - 'GIANT' IN 'JACK AND THE BEANSTALK' (BAXTER, GLYNN DAY)
1988 - RELEASED FIRST SEVEN SINGLE - MOUNTAIN RECORDS.
1988 - 'PETER' IN 'ISRAEL O ISRAEL' (MAYNARDVILLE, GLYNN DAY)
1989 - 'WHEN JUKE WAS KING' MUSIC MEMORIES (RITZ HOTEL)
1989 - 'NARRATOR' IN 'JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT' DAVID MATHESON (PACOFS)
1989 - OLDER 'PATRICK' IN 'MAME' (PACOFS, DAVID MATHESON)
1989 - 'KALEIDESCOPE' (WITH NATANIEL, MICHELLE MAXWELL)
1990 - 'FIREMAN' IN 'SARCOPHAGAS' (PIETER TOERIEN, CAPE TOWN)
1990 - 'JOSEPH' IN 'JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT' (PACT AND RICHARD LORING)
1990 - 'SCHROEDER' IN 'YOU'RE A GOOD MAN CHARLIE BROWN' (NAPAC)
1991 - 'ASHER' IN 'JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT (CAPAB)
1991 - 'DANNY' IN 'GREASE' (PACOFS AND DAVID MATHESON)
1991 - ORIGINAL WORK 'REEL TO REAL' (WITH LANA GREEN,GRAHAMSTOWN FESTIVAL)
1991 - 'BUTTONS' IN 'CINDERELLA' (NAPAC AND JOHN MOSS)
1992 - 'SCARECROW' IN 'WIZARD OF OZ' (PACOFS)
1992 - 'DANNY' IN 'GREASE' (PACT AND RICHARD LORING)
1992 - 'DANNY' IN 'GREASE' (PORT ELIZABETH, DAVID MATHESON)
1992 - SINGER IN 'MISS WORLD' (LIVE - SUN CITY AND BILL FAURE)
1994 - 'CLIFF RICHARD THE MUSICAL' (SPRINGS THEATRE) AND GRAHAMSTOWN FESTIVAL)
1998 - 'MIKE' IN ATTIE VAN WYK'S 'SUMMER HOLIDAY' WITH STEVE HOFMEYR
TWO VITA NOMINATIONS: BEST PERFORMANCE, BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR
2001 - PRODUCED 'PAUL BUCKBY AND THE BABETTES' (MONTE CASINO,
PLUS STATE PRESIDENT'S EVENING @ THE HYATT)
2004/2005 - PRODUCED AND STARRED IN 'IMMORTALITY- THE BEE GEES' CARNIVAL CITY'S BIG TOP ARENA/SANDTON LIBERTY THEATRE)

TV:
1993 - 'BON VOYAGE' (M-NET)
1995 - LIVE PRESENTER FOR 'SHOP-A-MANIA' (M-NET, FERGAL MURPHY)
1995 - NATIONAL TOUR PRESENTER FOR 'RCI SUMMER FESTIVAL' (M-NET)
1996\7 - FIELD AND CO-ANCHOR 'FRONT ROW' (M-NET, CLIVE MORRIS)
1998 - 'WIN n SPIN' (SABC AND URBAN BREW PRODUCTIONS)
2002\3 - PRESENTED 'THE MOTORING SHOW' (SABC3 AND DAVID MOSTERT

AKTEUR:
1986 - JUVENILE LEAD, 'STEPHEN' IN SA'S FIRST ENGLISH SOAP -'ORPEN HOUSE' (SABC)
1987 - 'CHARIOTS OF FIRE' TRIBUTE FOR KEN KIRSTEN'S 'WIDESCREEN' (SABC)
1994 - LEAD 'GOODMAN' IN 'WHERE ANGELS TREAD' (SABC, D.LISTER)
1996 - LEAD 'MIKE' IN 'HOMELAND' (SABC, N.SUNDSTROM, RECIEVED NTVA NOMINATION FOR BEST ACTOR)
1997 - LEAD 'BRIAN' IN 'KALEBONE' (SABC, N.SUNDSTROM)
1998-2003 PRINCIPLE 'SIMON ROSSOUW' IN SOAPIE 'GENERATIONS'
2005/6 - 'DR. ADAM FISCHER' IN 'EGOLI'

SEREMONIEMEESTER, GLANS
1994 - MC FOR 'MISS SOUTH AFRICA' (SUN CITY AND ANNE WILLIAMS)
1995 - MC FOR 'MISS SOUTH AFRICA' (SUN CITY AND ANNE WILLIAMS)
1996 - CO-HOST FOR M-NET'S FILM AWARDS - LIVE BROADCAST (JENNY LENAHAN)
1999 - MC FOR STATE PRESIDENT'S 'TECHNO AWARDS' (GALLAGHER EST.)

Ander GELEENTHEDE:
1996\97 - INTERVIEWED: 'THE HOLLIES' IN NAMIBIA. LIAM NEESON, NEIL JORDAN, AIDAN QUIN, AND STEPHEN REY IN DUBLIN.
1998 - RECORDED FIRST ALBUM 'HELLO AGAIN' WITH 'SELECT MUSIC'.
TITLE TRACK 'HELLO AGAIN' HELD NO.1 POSITION FOR TWO WEEKS IN CAPE TOWN.
2004 - RECEIVED AUCTIONEERING DIPLOMA FROM SOUTH AFRICAN COLLEGE OF AUCTIONEERS.
2005 - RECENT M.C. - NEDBANK 'TOP ACHIEVERS' AT S.AC.C.
M.C. - SANLAM 'BROKER OF THE YEAR' AT INDABA
2005 - AUCTIONEER FOR KIA MOTORS, MENLYN
2005 - AUCTIONEER FOR KENNETH COLE PRODUCTS, HYATT HOTEL.
2005- AUCTIONEER FOR 'AFRICAN CHILDREN"S FEEDING SCHEME'

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