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Currently, Paul is touring and recording with Nena, and has been a member of
the band since 2001. While working with Nena, he has received two platinum and two
gold records including those that he was awarded as a one of the co-writers of Nena's
"Willst du mit mir gehen" CD.
Paul has also performed and recorded with various artists including, Billy Joel, Paul
Simon, Carly Simon, Lauryn Hill, M-People, Steve Gadd, Toots Thielemans, Ace Frehley,
and Enrique Iglesias, to name a few.
From the first day Paul picked up a bass at age 12, friends and family noticed that
the lefty had his own approach to the instrument -literally upside down and backwards
- (left handed bass, strung right handed). It soon became apparent that his unorthodox
approach to playing the instrument would in no way slow down this determined players
progress and Paul went on to become one of the best players in his local NY/NJ scene
and eventually to international success with some of the worlds finest artists.
Paul spends his time off from Nena, recording, composing, producing and mixing for
local artists from his home state of NJ. Having his own studio, also allows Paul to
create and experiment with his own songs as well as the songs of others
Paul Di Leo current news:
Paul Di Leo is currently touring and performing TV shows with Nena this year 2009,
to help promote the new CD of NENA.
With the new release of Nena's latest CD titled "Made in Germany" The record
has hit #1 on the album charts in Germany.
This will be Paul's 6th record with Nena in the last 8th years as Nena's bass player.
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