Paul David Harbour
| David Harbour | |
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| Birth name | Paul David Harbour |
| Born | 1965 (age 51–52) New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Genres | Hard rock, heavy metal, instrumental, progressive rock, shred, classical, new age, ambient |
| Occupation(s) |
Bassist Pianist Guitarist Composer Educator |
| Instruments |
Bass Piano Keyboards Guitar |
| Years active | 1989 - present |
| Labels | Leviathan Records Roadrunner Records Massacre Records M Records Lion Music |
| Associated acts |
David T. Chastain Michael Harris Tony MacAlpine Chastain King Diamond Michael Manring Absu |
| Website |
Official site Official MySpace page |
| Notable instruments | |
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Fender Precision Bass, 1966 Spector Zon |
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Paul David Harbour (born 1965) is an American bass guitar and guitar player, pianist and composer. He is recognised for his work with David T. Chastain, Michael Harris and Tony MacAlpine. He has played in the bands "Leather", "Chastain" and "King Diamond". He teaches bass guitar, guitar and piano.
Harbour began piano lessons at 5 with the encouragement of his German paternal grandmother. Harbour's father had studied music and opera in Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College Of Education, Tennessee. At 16, Harbour was impressed by Edward Van Halen's performances and began bass guitar lessons. Harbour's prior lessons in classical and jazz piano assisted his guitar studies. Harbour studied funk, jazz and Motown bass lines. His desire to play the bass guitar came not only from his father but also from the music of Chris Squire from "Yes" and Geddy Lee from "Rush".
At 17, Harbour played his first gig. He joined musicians who performed a repertoire of Top 40, College rock and covers. One of these musicians was Harbour's high school friend, Kevin White, who played the guitar. Together, they recorded some music. Harbour founded an instrumental trio called "Uncle Festre". Harbour obtained work as a studio session bassist for local musicians from Louisiana.
In the late 1980s, Harbour joined the Dallas, Texas band "Manta Ray". The group was founded by Lance Harvill (who went on to the "Arms if the Sun" project) and included John Luke Hebert on drums and Mike Morgan a guitarist who became Lance's mentor. In 1990, "Manta Ray" recorded a demo album at the "Dallas Sound Lab" in classic hard 'n' heavy style.
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