caption associated_acts notable_instruments article_title name background birth_date instrument genre image origin birth_name occupation
paul festival in 2009 mullen performing with the automatic at barry waterfront muddy , codes in the clouds , young legionnaire , losers bee , horsefight , bleach blood , yourcodenameis : milo , the automatic gibson sg , fender telecaster , gibson les paul paul mullen
 paul mullen solo_singer 6 september 1982 guitar , vocals , synthesizers math rock , post-hardcore rock , electro , pop punk , alternative theautomaticbarryfestival1.jpg houghton-le-spring , sunderland , england paul mullen musician
paul mullen

paul mullen -lrb- born 6 september 1982 -rrb- is an english musician , multi-instrumentalist & singer songwriter who first gained recognition for being vocalist and guitarist of the band yourcodenameis : milo , who went on hiatus in 2007 .
since their hiatus , mullen has gone on to both join and form a number of bands , which he currently splits his time between -- including the automatic , young legionnaire , losers , horsefight and bleach blood .
he was born in houghton-le-spring , sunderland , tyne and wear he would go on to form ycni : m in nearby washington before relocating to cardiff in 2007 when he joined the automatic .
mullen has since moved between london , sunderland and berlin , germany .
