Paul Roundhill
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| Paul Roundhill | |
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| Born | Paul Nicholas Roundhill 25 March 1955 Edgware, London, England |
| Occupation | artist, writer |
Paul Nicholas Roundhill[1][2] (born 25 March 1955 in London) is an English artist and writer based in the East End of London, England. He is best known for his association with musician Pete Doherty, acting as his self-styled literary agent and previously running the website Balachada.com, which was closed by Doherty in May 2006.[3]
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Music and multimedia
Roundhill developed a relationship with the musician Pete Doherty in the early days of The Libertines, an English indie rock band active from 1999 until 2004. He co-wrote the song "The Saga"which is on side 2 of the second album "The Libertines.[4]
His relationship with Doherty led Roundhill to expose him on the website www.balachadha.com claiming that fans could get a closer insight into Doherty's life. He recorded videos on a webcam of Doherty mostly playing songs. Smart Software Services charged fans a small fee to watch these videos.[5][6]
He appears for 4 seconds in the Babyshambles music video for song "The Blinding".[7] also featuring in and co-directing of 'verse of Baudelaire' music promo written by Robert James Selby set in London's east end.
Roundhill is also known for his association with young artists/writers/musicians in and around the London area; notably, Wolfman, General Santana and Adam Ward. His YouTube channel "professorro" is known to feature Doherty and other friends.
Death of Mark Blanco
Mark Blanco, a 30-year-old actor, died in 2006 after plunging 11 feet (3.4 m) to his death from a first floor balcony outside Roundhill's flat in east London after being ejected by Roundhill. Blanco, who had been drinking, had allegedly become physically aggressive towards Doherty, a fellow guest.[8] During the altercation before he was ejected, Roundhill[9] took Blanco's hat off and set it alight, allegedly in an attempt to distract him away from the singer. Doherty and Roundhill were interviewed by police, and neither were considered suspects in Blanco's death.[8] More recent findings indicate that Blanco may have been pushed from the balcony, and his family is attempting to get the police to investigate the case again.[10][11]
Singer/songwriter Paul Cunniffe also died in a fall from Roundhill's flat in August 2001. Roundhill claims to have no memory of that incident.[12]
Rampart Street arson attack
Roundhill's flat in Rampart St, Whitechapel was subject to an arson attack in mid 2008.[12]
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- Albion Arks featuring Paul Roundhill's multimedia recordings of Pete Doherty
- Roundhill's YouTube Channel Many of Roundhill's videos are available under the name "ProfessorRo"
- The Prison Diaries Edited by Roundhill and published in the Guardian
- ↑ http://search.findmypast.co.uk/results/world-records/england-and-wales-births-1837-2006?firstname=paul&lastname=roundhill&eventyear=1955&eventyear_offset=1
- ↑ http://issuu.com/sonicshocks/docs/issue28/10
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- ↑ PRS For Music
- ↑ Smart Software Services
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- ↑ www.albionarks.com
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