Paul is no stranger to the industry, having worked at Revolution Studios, in Stockport, as a teenager, during the making of Teenage Fanclub's seminal album Thirteen, and the remixing/remastering of The Who's classic album back catalogue.

Released music under the name of Paul Baird for the first time (2023), combining 4-track tape and digital home recording methods, '67 Heaven EP and full-length album, Peaceful Mind Level 5, were helped along by Joe Lally (Fugazi), via Skype, from Washington DC, and Andy McPherson (Buzzcocks, The Who, Teenage Fanclub, Frank Black) via telephone, during the pandemic