When Paul Avgerinos graduated from the Peabody Conservatory of  Music in 1980, as a full scholarship honors student, he had already  performed as a bassist with Isaac Stern, Jean Pierre Rampal, The Beaux Arts  Trio, Baryshnikov and many other great classical artists. He also has won  scholarships to play and study at music festivals in Tanglewood, Aspen,  Grand Teton, Taos, and Spoleto (Italy). After graduation, Paul served as  principal bass of several major symphony orchestras around the world, and  gave solo recitals as well.Expanding into more popular genres, Avgerinos toured as a bassist with  Charles Aznavour, Liza Minelli, and the jazz legend Buddy Rich. Seeking to  further his original composition and develop his childhood passion for  electronic music, Paul built Studio Unicorn, a comprehensive digital/analog  recording studio, in 1984. Eight solo CDs in the New Age genre followed,  including  Muse of the Round Sky on the Hearts of Space label. Muse was  nominated for a Grammy and is played on more than 2,000 radio stations  around the world in addition to syndicated shows such as Music from the  Hearts of Space and John Diliberto's Echoes. Two thirty Â¬minute features  with the latter are added to his credits along with his many other radio  interviews. Paul's music is currently being played on Sirius & XM Satellite  radio as well as Music Choice Cable . He has appeared on fourteen sampler  CDs and as a guest artist on albums by Joanie Madden, Faruk Tekbilek,  Joaquin Lievano, Brian Keane and others.Paul records and produces many popular albums as well and has worked with  artists as diverse as Jewel, Richie Havens, Run DMC, and the Celtic Tenors.  Avgerinos always makes time for scoring and has worked on over 100 film,  TV, and cable projects for HBO, PBS, and Lifetime, among others. Paul's  work on Peter Kater's Red Moon earned A 2004 Grammy Nomination.  Paul's new  album GNOSIS placed #1 on the New Age & World Radio Chart . Keeping busy  creating original music for a variety of interesting and rewarding projects  is a way of life.  Currently, he lives and works in Redding, Connecticut, where the deer pass  by his studio windows and the hawks and eagles give inspiration from above.