Paul Squillante
Paul Anthony Squillante
Guitar, Bass & Piano
Paul grew up in NY where he had a very rich experience in Music from a young age. Both of his parents were musicians, and he was encouraged to develop his skills by his father who taught him the basics. Paul played Bass in Jazz Band, cello in Orchestra, and attended piano lab classes, and music theory classes. Paul was playing top 40 hits of the day with various bands and nightclubs around New York.
He became interested in Classical Guitar and studied under James LaRusso as a scholarship student of Westchester Conservatory of Music in New York. There Paul studied Classical Guitar, Music Theory, Counterpoint, Solfeggio and Music History. Paul also attended Master classes under Jose Luis Lopategui.
Paul has played with various bands and genres on both bass and guitar. He played with Bob Margolin blues musician as part of a backup band with Jason King while he was in Reno and Tahoe. He traveled to Memphis to compete in the International Blue Competition. He done studio work and helped other songwriters with compositions.
Currently, Paul is taking online base guitar lessons with Joe Hubbard, a jazz fusion bass guitarist. He is the lead guitar player for the band “Winter Light”. He enjoys culinary cooking at home, and grows his own tomatoes and peppers for his own “sauce”.