December 13, 2021

Paul Cardall: From Utah to Nashville: What Happened When I Followed My Heart

33 minutes

Paul Cardall’s roots run deep in Utah not only with his heritage, family, and friends, but Utah is where he built one of the music industry’s most successful independent record labels, Stone Angel Music. Why would the pianist uproot and move to Nashville, Tennessee in the pinnacle of his career? He knew nobody in Nashville, except one person. From New Orleans to Graceland, a stop at Johnny Cash’s grave, walking broadway, Paul takes listeners inside the world of the music business as he shares his remarkable journey creating the Utah record label, signing artists, producing the Worth of Souls project, and taking a road trip with his wife that changed everything.

ABOUT PAUL CARDALL

Steinway & Sons considers him one of the world’s finest pianists. Dove Award-winning musician, composer, and producer, Paul Cardall’s music has been streamed on platforms worldwide 3 billion times. With 11 No. 1 Billboard albums, 30 million monthly listeners and 3 million subscribed fans on social media, Paul is one of the biggest selling recording artists of our time.

Paul was born with essentially half a heart and before his first day was finished, surgeons had cut into his infant body to save his life. He would spend virtually all of his life in and out of hospitals and recovering from surgeries. He received a heart transplant in 2009. Living with congenital heart disease has helped Paul understand the trauma imposed, particularly on a young person and their families. Cardall has made it his life’s mission to create and share piano music that is healing both physically and emotionally.

Two of the many projects he’s involved with include partnering with the The Ryan Seacrest Foundation to donate keyboards to children’s hospitals nationwide. Cardall has established scholarships for students affected by medical bills associated with congenital heart disease because he believes in getting an education regardless of terminal diagnosis.

Earlier this year Cardall released a music project titled The Broken Miracle, featuring special guests including David Archuleta, Tyler Glenn (Neon Trees), Ty Herndon, Rachel Yamagata, Thompson Square, Matt Hammitt and many others. The Broken Miracle album chronicles his life dealing with congenital heart disease, through his transplant 12 years ago.

The pianist recently released two unique versions of his much-anticipated upcoming instrumental project December. Both versions of the album feature 14 tracks in a minimalist classical style, and all are original compositions by Cardall, with the exception of “Hush, Little Baby.” The pianist takes listeners on a journey from the rise of a new moon in September through the New Year.

All Heart with Paul Cardall is sponsored by doTERRA, whose products are designed to offer hope and healing. For more information on Paul Cardall, please visit https://paulcardall.com/ or find him on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.