SIRPAUL described his music as "Next Generation New Wave Electro-Folk, combining acoustic and electric guitars with old school Hip-Hop and ElectroBeats.
"My father was a drummer and he played on The Ed Sullivan Show once with his band and my mother and her sister were a singing duo called Judy & Jo.
Aged 12 SIRPAUL played the keyboard his parents had bought, writing and making music with his sister, Cherylyn.
By 16, SIRPAUL and Cherylyn put together a freestyle/techno group called Double Exposure and made their first demo tape.
The album artwork was created as a collaboration between Andreas Anastasis (Creative Director), Karina Sonowski (Logo, Icon, Graphic Design & Digital), Christopher Kassowski (photographer) and SIRPAUL (Executive Producer).
The photographs displayed SIRPAUL nude, draped in white satin sheets, in a Christ-like pose on a bed.
It was so personal to me, but I found myself with limited funds at the time and, without the ability to distribute the album properly, I felt it was pointless for me to release it.
The song "Clarity (The Center of Insanity)" was the only club single and was playing regularly at the NYC hot spot of the moment Cheetah, primarily by DJ Merritt.
The video for Thrust was a safe-sex PSA that stirred up some controversy by showing every possible configuration of couples in erotic situations using condoms as a sexy accessory.
No real instruments were used and Robotika became more of an alter ego for SIRPAUL, under which some of his more experimental remixes and production are categorized.
[2] SIRPAUL set out on a tour to support the album, which included a highly touted show in Paris, France, at the Le Red Light for a party called Paris Rouge with DJ Alex Lauterstein and sold-out shows in NYC at the legendary Club Fez and The Cutting Room.
The following year, SIRPAUL was approached by French producers Human Body to write and record vocals for an electropop dance song.
[5] The popularity lead to strong sales on iTunes and the song being chosen to be the theme for Logo's 2008 NewNowNext Awards.
The concept was developed with childhood friend, longtime collaborator, and renowned lifestyle designer Anthony Passarelli.
Music & Me scored positive reviews, including favorable comparisons to Lady Gaga from That's My Jam Radio [8] and references to George Michael, Fischerspooner and Nine Inch Nails from ElectroQueer.
[needs update] SIRPAUL is the President/CEO and Co-founder of Controversial Records, has written over 350 songs and has remixed others for artists like Britney Spears, La Roux, Sacha Sacket and The Inertia Kiss.