Welcome to the website of composer Paul Johnson Rogers

Biography 

Paul Johnson Rogers has spent most of his working life as a professional musician and composer, latterly specialising in composing original music for television and film. Conceived in Hollywood but born in Balham (there’s probably some irony in there somewhere) Paul gained an early reputation as a talented multi-instrumentalist, playing drums, brass, guitar and keyboards and securing his first paid live and studio engagements at the age of fourteen.

At music college, he was lucky enough to study alongside such talents as Harry Gregson Williams, Michael J Stewart and Christopher Payne, which led to some interesting collaborative work with more in the pipeline.  On leaving college, Paul was commissioned to write the music for a BBC project, and followed this with a string of recording and publishing deals. This sparked an enduring interest in music technology, studio engineering and production and, taking the traditional route (i.e. hanging around and being a nuisance), Paul was able to sit in on numerous recording sessions, notably at Rock City, Shepperton, where he learned the trade working with some of the biggest names in the industry.

His broad knowledge of music in a wide variety of styles led to further session work and he soon found himself in demand as an arranger and providing transcriptions for a number of recording and publishing companies.  Orchestrating an album for the Chappell Production Music library gave Paul his first opportunity to work with the musicians of the LSO which, in turn, inspired him to further develop his career as a composer. Paul has now written a huge amount of music for a range of ensembles, not only for broadcast but also for the stage and concert platform which, as a collection and supported by his live work, amply demonstrates his facility in genres from symphonic orchestra through to punk metal, with plenty of detours along the way.

Paul’s newly refurbished private studio is now based in rural West Sussex, which is not only an inspirational environment for writing and recording, but also provides an ideal location for production meetings and project development. His studio, which previously traded as The Music Tech, is based around a recent, loaded MacPro/Logic system together with the latest sound libraries, lots of outboard (including some vintage gear) and plenty of ‘real’ instruments.

Although Paul’s busy schedule prevents a regular teaching commitment, he is a passionate advocate of education and lifelong learning, and is pleased to have acted as an adviser to both Metier and South East Arts. He is responsible for leading the development of a number of music and music production courses and qualifications from National Diploma to BA (Hons) and is currently involved in post-graduate research into music and the psyche, including the use of music and sound in the commercial sector, e.g. 'audio branding'.