About Me

Bio: Paul Messing (Composer, Writer, Producer) has been writing and producing original audio material and music for more than 30 years.
After graduating from the Philadelphia College of Art (now The University of
the Arts) (B.F.A., 1970), he became Production Director at WMMR-FM in
Philadelphia (1970 - 1971).

In 1972, Paul became Vice President/Creative Director of Radio Band of
America, a creative audio production facility in New York City. For the next
ten years, he wrote and produced hundreds of radio advertising campaigns and
TV music scores, working directly with national advertising agencies and top
New York and national musicians, actors, singers and comedy writers. His
work was recognized on an international level, winning him more than 50
CLIO awards, including 10 gold statuettes by 1981.

By 1995, he had spent 10 years collaborating with Czech animator and
filmmaker Paul Fierlinger as script consultant, composer, sound designer, and
audio producer. This work involved the writing and production of many short
animated films, including segments for Sesame Street, and culminating in the
production of the American Playhouse one hour animated autobiographical
film, "Drawn From Memory" (premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, and
broadcast on PBS in October, 1995).

After moving to Bloomington, Indiana, in 1998, Paul became affiliated with
Indiana University's Department of Radio and Television Services, providing
original music scores for documentaries and acting as creative consultant and
sound designer/composer for special projects involving both traditional and
interactive technology. He has also developed and produced radio programs for
WFIU-FM, the University-owned and operated public radio station and NPR affiliate for South central Indiana.

He is currently developing a new one-hour weekly public radio series
about our connection with animals and nature.

A member of ASCAP, AFTRA and AIR, he is the former Macintosh Music and
Sound Specialist for AMERICA ONLINE's Family Computing Forum, and is
listed in "Who's Who In The World" and "The Dictionary of International
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Availability

Paul is currently available for new projects and is available to travel .