{"id":28088,"date":"2021-05-18T12:20:25","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T17:20:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/?p=28088"},"modified":"2021-05-18T12:21:01","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T17:21:01","slug":"dorian-paul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/dorian-paul\/","title":{"rendered":"Dorian Paul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- VideographyWP Plugin Message: Automatic video embedding prevented by plugin options. --><br \/>\nWith over 3 decades of experience in the music industry and a plethora of accolades, Dorian is without a doubt memorable talent. The writer, producer, and entertainer has worked alongside some of the greatest entertainers of our time and continues to thrive as an unstoppable force with numerous hits in the gospel and R&#038;B genres.<\/p>\n<p>Born April 16th in Houston, TX, Dorian first love has always been the beautiful melodies of acapella gospel music. His musical influences are extensive, and range from the persuasive power of James Brown funk, to the screaming guitars of Prince, Van Halen &#038; Journey.  Dorian\u2019s versatility and taste for music have been a major component to his continued success.<\/p>\n<p>Dorian earned his big break after radio host, Tom Joyner broke his first single, \u201cStacked to the T\u201d in the Dallas area, wooing listeners everywhere. It was this pivotal moment that led him to be discovered by the legendary Charlie Wilson of The Gap Band, and later becoming his prot\u00e9g\u00e9. From there, Dorian went on to write for and assist with producing several records for The Gap Band. Dorian\u2019s immense talent and undeniable passion allowed him to grace the stage with some of the world\u2019s greatest musicians, from Michael Jackson to Whitney Houston, and he even sang background vocals for Celine Dion.<\/p>\n<p>As a result of his hard work, Dorian was asked to produce for other notable acts including Yarbrough &#038; Peoples, Confunkshun, Dazz Band, Pieces of A Dream, Ollie Woodson of The Temptations. Dorian\u2019s love for music goes beyond the booth, and he has also used his gifts to assist with the musical soundtracks for movies like \u201cPenitentiary III\u201d and \u201cThe Rooftop\u201dalongside The Eurythmics.<\/p>\n<p>Dorian\u2019s latest single is, \u201cI Believe\u201d from his upcoming album, \u201cCause I Want to-Cause I Can\u201d on W.O.W. Entertainment\/5th Avenue Entertainment. Dorian will use proceeds from his debut single \u201cI Believe\u201d to assist with rebuilding areas that were devastated by the recent hurricanes.<\/p>\n<p>Dorian Paul wishes to continue being an artist who creates great music, delivers electrifying performances, and most importantly, gives from his heart. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>With over 3 decades of experience in the music industry and a plethora of accolades, Dorian is without a doubt memorable talent. The writer, producer, and entertainer has worked alongside some of the greatest entertainers of our time and continues to thrive as an unstoppable force with numerous hits in the gospel and R&#038;B genres. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":28095,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"video","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-28088","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-video","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-jae","8":"post_format-post-format-video"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28088","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=28088"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28088\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":28110,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/28088\/revisions\/28110"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/28095"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=28088"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=28088"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kjagradio.com\/themic\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=28088"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}