Paul Furness, Ball Park Music

Paul Furness is a keyboard player and multi-instrumentalist who serves as a founding member of Brisbane indie rock mainstays Ball Park Music. Since forming the group during a university class assignment in 2008, Paul has spent nearly two decades helping anchor their melodic and eclectic sound, layering essential synthesizer textures, piano, and occasional trombone across eight studio albums. From their acclaimed debut Happiness and Surrounding Suburbs to their latest release Like Love, his meticulous approach to parts and arrangement has been a constant thread in the band’s enduring catalog. We chat with Paul about how a college project evolved into a multi-decade career, his collaborative writing process, and the gear he relies on for the stage and the studio. To listen / watch: Audio-only: click on the play button in the audio player above, or: Video: watch the embedded video below or check it and previous episodes out on our YouTube Channel Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab):   Paul’s past 12 months  Ball Park Music’s latest album Like Love Ball Park music in action supporting Oasis last year Playing a gig with Brisbane’s cheesiest band, The Pizzas Approaching gigs supporting Oasis in stadiums The first album – Happiness and Surrounding Suburbs – and working with Matt Redlich The second album – Museum Recording the fourth album, Every Night The Same Dream,  to analog 4-track, 1/4-inch tape The evolution of Paul’s keyboard rig and the UDO Super 6 as a central component Creating and feeding energy to the audience when playing live Paul’s role as Ball Park Music’s Keep of the Statistics Ball Park Music – Hands Off My Body  Ball Park Music – Surrender Plans and motivations for the future Ball Park Music’s tour rehearsal process A Vietnam-based challenging gig Desert Island Discs: Night Train – Oscar Peterson, Morrison Hotel – The Doors, Whatever and Ever Amen – Ben Folds Five, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road – Elton John, We Like It Here – Snarky Puppy T-Shirt shout-out to The Rock and Roll Society of Edmonton Key links: Become a member of our YouTube channel and receive extra content Buy some keyboard related merchandise Drop us a line via the website, Facebook, Instagram, Reddit, Threads, BlueSky, TikTok or LinkedIn Complete our audience survey to help us improve! Check out our podcast guest playlist on Spotify to get a taste of each guest’s creations.The post Paul Furness, Ball Park Music appeared first on The Keyboard Chronicles.