Paul Laine

Paul Laine
Origin	Vancouver, Canada
Genres	Glam metal Melodic rock
Occupations	singer
Associated acts	Danger Danger, Shugaazer

Paul Laine is a Canadian musician who has worked with several rock bands. He was the singer of Danger Danger for ten years, then fronted his own band, Shugaazer.

Biography

Paul Laine was born in Vancouver, Canada. He left his home when he was 13 years old, and began playing in bars at the age of 15. At the age of 17 he started a management company with friends Les Horne and Fran Adamson and raised enough money to record an album and shopped it in the U.S.,immediately garnering the attention of CBS who offered him a deal. It wasn't long before other labels came to the table, and Paul was snatched up by Elektra. His demo also got the attention of Canadian VJ Terry David Mulligan, and Laine was promptly signed to a management deal with Bruce Allen Talent (Bryan Adams, Loverboy, Michael Buble', Martina McBride, etc.) and went into Little Mountain Studio to record with mega producer Bruce Fairbairn (Bon Jovi, Aerosmith, Poison, the Scorpions, AC/DC, etc.)

Laine then formed a band around Kenny Kaos (guitar), Scott Brown (bass guitar), Pat Steward (drums) and Gogo (keyboards) to record and perform his compositions. In 1990, he released his debut album called Stick It In Your Ear. Laine has also recorded and arranged backing vocals for Scorpions, as well as the Multi platinum release of Poison's Flesh and Blood.

In 1993 the members of Danger Danger came across Laine's debut album. They liked his voice and offered him the lead vocalist spot in their band. He recorded 5 albums with the band during this period. He finally left the band in 2005 to work with his own band, Shugaazer.

He now co-owns a successful recording studio in Vancouver, Canada. In 2007 he wrote, produced and performed all the music to webshow Connected life, which airs weekly on MSN Canada.

Discography

Solo

• Stick It In Your Ear (1990)
• Can't Get Enough (1996)

With Danger Danger

• Dawn (1995)
• Four the Hard Way (1998)
• The Return of the Great Gildersleeves (2000)
• Cockroach (Paul Laine version) (2001)
• Live and Nude (2005)

With Shugaazer

• Shift (2004)

With Anderson-Laine-Readman

• III (Three) (2006)

Preceded by Ted Poley

Danger Danger lead vocalist ?-2005

Succeeded by Ted Poley

See also

• Danger Danger

External links

• Shugaazer official site
• Connected Life - Paul Laine Score