Paul Cashmere
Paul Cashmere is a veteran music journalist and media executive whose coverage blends breaking artist news with deep catalogue knowledge and long-running relationships across the music industry.
Role at Noise11 and focus on music news
He is the executive producer and CEO of Noise11, part of The Noise Network he co-founded in 2011, and he uses that role to anchor the outlet’s day‑to‑day music news coverage. His reporting centres on contemporary music stories, especially artist news, releases and industry developments across rock, pop and related genres. He continues to work as a broadcaster and music journalist, bringing that background into his news writing and interviews. The confirmed piece on producer Tay Keith sits within his wider pattern of fast, artist‑led news updates tied to significant events in musicians’ lives.
Artist‑driven news and obituaries
Cashmere’s recent work includes tightly written news pieces on artists at pivotal moments: new releases, tours, and deaths. The Tay Keith story exemplifies his approach to obituaries and breaking news, foregrounding the artist’s influence, key works such as “Sicko Mode” and “Pound Town,” and the circumstances around their death in Nashville. His archive shows similar coverage where he reports on the passing of musicians and producers and situates them in the broader landscape of their genre. These pieces prioritise concrete facts and career highlights over commentary, giving readers a clear record of what happened and why the artist mattered.
Interviews and long‑form features
Alongside news, Cashmere regularly conducts and publishes interviews with musicians, drawing on long experience as a broadcaster. His archived Neil Young and Crazy Horse interview and his interview with E from Eels illustrate a format built around direct conversation and artist narrative rather than critic opinion. In the Noise11 video interview with David Duchovny, he connects the subject’s music, acting and books into a single thread, showing comfort with cross‑disciplinary creative careers as well as traditional band stories. Musicians such as Gary Marks publicly praise his features as “thoughtful,” reflecting his tendency to let artists explain their work at length while he supplies context and key questions.
Catalogue history and archival stories
Cashmere often reaches into the history of recorded music, covering unreleased material and archival discoveries alongside current news. One archived piece describes a recording that “has never been released, never leaked, and exists only in the archives of Abbey Road Studios,” highlighting his interest in deep catalogue details and studio history. Other stories revisit past interviews, such as his conversation with Brian Wilson, republished from the Noise11 archives. These articles differentiate his coverage from a generic daily music feed by tying present‑day developments to long‑running narratives, legacy artists and the business of preserving music history.
Industry connections and touring news
His writing frequently tracks the movement of artists through tours, festivals and special events, including coverage of competitions and showcase performances. A piece on Joseph Wooten hosting the Opening Act competition for a major concert, and another on Mark Seymour’s new release and Red Hot Summer Tour date, show his habit of situating musicians within the live circuit as well as the studio. By following both established and emerging acts across these formats, he builds a picture of how artists work, release and perform over time rather than focusing only on isolated announcements.
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