Originally, Paul Dateh was only supposed to be a violinist. Beginning his violin studies at the age of four, it seemed that Dateh’s future in the classical industry was set in stone. But, on his first day at The University of Southern California’s Thornton School of Music, Dateh suddenly dropped his major in Violin Performance and enrolled in the Jazz Studies program instead. The move shocked his colleagues as it was hard to understand why anyone would walk away from fourteen years of classical training to begin learning an entirely new musical discipline. But, Dateh knew that he wanted to be more than just a classical musician; his goal was to become a musician, in every possible way.
Today, as a singer, an award-winning songwriter, and an instrumentalist, it would appear that Dateh is on track to achieving his goal. His work can be heard on releases by various artists within both mainstream and underground hip hop circles, and he can currently be seen performing throughout the United States with his band “The Live Movement”.
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Recent Performances (Partial List)
* Whisky A Go Go with B-Real of Cypress Hill
* Henry Fonda Theater/Music Box with Living Legends and Blu & Exile
* CTIA Wireless 2008 exhibiting for Sony Ericsson
* Playboy Mobile 2008 at Palms Hotel, Las Vegas
* Playboy’s Rock the Rabbit Spring Break Festival in Cabo San Lucas
* Opening with DJ Johnny Juice for Public Enemy & DMC - Hard Rock Las Vegas
* NAMM Show 2008 - Los Angeles, California
* CES 2008 - Las Vegas, Nevada
* Knitting Factory LA - Hollywood, California
* Temple Bar - Santa Monica, California
Scoring (Partial List)
* Seed Magazine’s Revolutionary Minds - http://revminds.seedmagazine.com
Online Press (Partial List)
* 1,000,000+ combined views in 3 months - Hip Hop Violin with Inka One
* 1,113,000+ views in 8 months on YouTube alone - Hip Hop Violin with Inka One
* 38,000+ views in 4 weeks on YouTube - Hip Hop Caprice Video
Media Appearances (Partial List)
* ABC News “i-Caught” - August, 2007
* JETSET Show/EPIC-FU - June, 2007
YouTube Account Rankings (Partial List)
#8 - Most Linked - Music
#26 - Top Favorites - Music
#36 - Most Viewed - Music
#50 - Top Rated - Music