Few other musicians have so successfully bridged the gap between records, motion pictures, live performance and television as Paul Leim.
Paul has performed live with a diverse list of top artists, composers and producers world wide, including John Williams, Doc Severinsen, The Berlin Orchestra, The London Symphony, The Boston Pops, Tanya Tucker, Tom Jones, Mike Nesmith, Randy Travis, Peter Cetera, Neil Diamond, Lynda Carter, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and "ELVIS, The Concert" along with Elvis' TCB Band.
Motion picture credits include "The River", "Tank", "The Legend of DB Cooper", "Dirty Dancing", "Elvis and Me", Elvis, and "Star Wars "Return of the Jedi".
Episodic television series and specials include "Wonder Woman", Knight Rider, Dukes of Hazzard, "Elvis", Fall Guy, Spencer for Hire, The Tonight Show, Growing Pains, Battlestar Glactica, Barbara Mandrel and the Mandrel Sisters, and Dolly.. He was staff on The Grammy Awards, eight years on Dick Clark's American Music Awards, 4 years with the Academy of Country Music Awardsî and the perennial Grand Ole Opry.
His Gold and Platinum album credits, consisting of over 300 million records sold include, Lionel Richie, Dolly Parton, Peter Cetera, Tanya Tucker, Randy Travis, Michael W. Smith, Reba McEntire, Kenny Rogers, PUR, Lorrie Morgan, Lyle Lovett, Amy Grant, Colin Raye, Montgomery Gentry, Lonestar, Shania Twain, Faith Hill, Bob Seger, Billy Currington and Kenny Chesney.
Paul recorded with The Monkees on their 20th anniversary record "Then and Now" including the hit "That was Then and This is Now".
He is 8 time Academy of Country Music drummer of the year Nominee, multiple winner of Nashville Music Award, Drummer/Percussionist, and Nashville Music Row Magazine's Top 10 Music All Stars award winner. Most recently he is winner of Drum Magazine Drummie of the Year, (Country Category) 4 Years in a Row.
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