Paul Vnuk, Jr.

Paul Vnuk Jr. is percussionist, synthesist, vocalist, recording engineer and sound designer.

He is one half of the Tribal Ambient duo Ma Ja Le’ with Christopher Short, and their albums (which have been eloquently labeled, Symphonic Tribal Minimalism) include “Dreams In The Orchards Of Saturn”, “Imaginarium” (with Vir Unis) and “Seed” (with James Johnson).

Together as sound designers they have been involved in sound-libraries and projects for Sony, M-Audio and Apple, which have been used in films and top ten albums.

As a solo artist Paul’s album “Silence Speaks In Shadow” is a classic among minimal-ambient connoisseurs and is a perennial favorite on the Hypnos Label.

His latest Hypnos release, “Distance To Zero” (with Italian minimalist Oophoi) is as dark and intense as it is beautiful.

When not crafting ambient-space music, Paul can be found deep in recording and production at “The Moss Garden” a professional project studio located in the serene countryside of southern Wisconsin.

As an audio engineer Paul is an editor, regular contributing author and reviewer in Recording Magazine.

Paul is a graduate of the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design and holds a BFA in Photography; his work has been shown in galleries and published in magazines.