Paul Reisler

Paul Reisler

Paul Reisler, co-founder of the music ensemble TYapezoid, is a composer, songwriter, performer, recording artist and community builder. He is the founder and Artistic Director of the Kid Pan Alley™ children’s songwriting project — a program joining the songwriting of children with the work of professional musicians.

He teaches Songwriting Workshops throughout the country for both children and adults. Paul has performed in more than 3,000 concerts, workshops and festivals worldwide.

Paul has recorded and produced eight albums with Trapezoid as well as Birth of a River, a duo album of original instrumentals with Bobby Read of the Bruce Hornsby Band. He has also recorded more than two dozen albums with other artists including John McCutcheon, Sally Rogers, Holly Near and Si Kahn.

He teaches songwriting at workshops and schools all over the country, including two residencies in the Warren County Public School System. He has taught on the song school faculties of the Rocky Mountain Folk Festival, Swannanoa Gathering, N.S.A.I., Kerrville Folk Festival, Augusta Workshop, Nashcamp, Common Ground, Songcamp in the Mountains and Southern Utah Song School. He’s currently writing books on melody writing for songwriters and open tunings for guitar. He writes for “Performing Songwriter” Magazine and “Acoustic Guitar.”