Don Paris Schlotman is a New York multi-instrument musician whose solo recordings span a variety of genres and styles, but could be considered "Cosmic Roots Punktronica" for lack of a better term. In addition to solo shows, he sometimes performs with a backing band whose lineup includes E.W. Harris, Lindsay Dragan, and others. He also plays bass with a variety of NYC musicians including Niall Connolly, E. W. Harris, Casey Black, Adnan Sabir and others, and is currently co-founding a new band called Sky Captains of Industry.

He grew up in a musical household, but did not start playing and writing seriously until college, both solo acoustic guitar shows and a variety of instruments in bands. In Columbus, OH he was a founding member of silly-punk acoustic band Mistletoe Beltbuckle which later became Jasper Evergreen after going electric. He played bass in The Outhouse Poets, Big Ass Yard Sale, and Heidi Lux, and later for Glare. He was the founder of The Unpossibles, a lineup-shifting energetic rock band, and in Cincinnati he sang and played guitar in Cat Like Dog before moving back to New York.

Besides his family, he cites a wide range of influences including David Byrne, Bob Dylan, Mississippi John Hurt, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, David Bowie, the Ramones, the Pixies, Joe Jackson, Devo, the Clash, and many others.

I want to thank the following people, without whom this would not have been possible:
Carrie McBride, Sandra Noetzel, Don & Shari Paris, Bob Schlotman III, Dave Russell, Melissa Burovac, Donovan Sparks, David Cosnowski, Bob Hollis, Derek Lemker, Chris McIntosh, Lisa Hahn, Bryan Rinnert, Eric Martineau, Doug Smith, Darick Maasen, Paul Loren, Andrew Adams, Niall Connolly, Anna Dickson, Casey Black, Leslie Garrett, Katherine Monnig, Julie Richey & Stewart Nicol, Marc Logan, Adam & Willow, David Hart, Graham Lienhart, Rebecca Taylor, Trent Rosecrans, Casey Beagle, Jeremy Lessard, Brian King, Dean Dauphinais, Ryan Burkhart, Josh Lusby, Christopher Althof, Selena Grodek, Lorenzo Potenzo, Dave Demarchi, Laura Sabo, Benjamin Crossley-Marra, Snotty Xyl, Matt Routh, Serena Andrews, Kaila Hale-Stern, Adnan Sabir, Brian Meece, Vladimir Vukicevic, Chris Mills, Paul Abbott, Big City Folk, Krista Froesch, the internet, birds, all of my friends and family, the wonderful people I've met on tour and at home, LOLcats, and so many more.