Paul Crowder
Executive Producer / Editor
Director / Editor Paul Crowder started his career as a professional musician. A drummer with his London band The Adventures, he released five albums including a top 20 hit in Europe. The band traveled and opened with Fleetwood Mac. Later, when Paul moved to Los Angeles, his gigs included those with Eric Burdon of The Animals and Robbie Kreiger of The Doors. Next up was Floggin’ Molly, Paul’s band he still plays in today.
Paul’s music background led him to editing when VH1 asked him to take on a number of Behind the Music episodes. During that time Paul and Director Stacy Peralta met, which led to collaborating on Dogtown and Z-Boys, with Paul editing the film about the team that put extreme skate on the map.
The documentary was a breakout hit at Sundance and continues its popularity today. Paul next edited Riding Giants about big wave surfing, again for Stacy, which was another Sundance hit.
With Paul’s musical and Sundance pedigrees, he was the perfect choice as editor for Dave Grohl’s documentary Sound City. The musician and first-time director brought Paul to the project early on, drawn by his editorial chops and history as a musician. The film was a hit at Sundance.
Chosen again for his way with music in film and festival history, Paul is currently editing The Beatles Documentary for director Ron Howard. This film is Paul’s third project with Sir Paul McCartney. He featured McCartney in Last Play at Shea, Sound City and now ongoing in The Beatles Documentary. Seems only fitting as the two Pauls first met years ago when Paul Crowder’s dad ran McCartney Productions for the icon.