History

The Story of a

Songwriting Team

This musical connection between the UK and Germany proves that music is building strong bridges, even on the background of a difficult history.

Paul Douglas and Gunter Hauser met in 1993 at an international songwriting conference in London. Their first collaboration came about when Paul wrote a brass section for one of Gunter's songs.

A year later, at another conference, they decided to collaborate more. Together with Andy Callin, Derek Crehan, Richard Evans, and Katherine Nelson, they formed the band
>Paul Douglas And The Vision Crew<. They recorded the CD "Field of Vision" and performed concerts in the UK and Germany.

By then, Paul had been touring as a solo artist after completing his music studies. He had collaborated with musicians such as The Housemartins (Caravan of Love) and Everything But The Girl (Like The Desserts Miss The Rain), who were his fellow students.

Following classical education, Gunter developed his songwriting skills, set up his own studio, and launched various band projects. With "Tutto Vanità," he performed at several national events organized by the German Protestant Kirchentag.

In 1996, Paul and Gunter intensified their collaboration with the production of >Free Some Day< by the Paul Douglas Band, which was signed to Brother Records in Germany, the label owned by Vilko and Edo Zanki.

In 1999, the album >It Is Time< was released, now under the name Douglas & Hauser and as the first release from DH Records.

With >eternal< (2004), the two songwriters proved their lyrical and musical significance as well as their distinctive sound, which was produced by Gunter in his studio.

Meanwhile, they are immersing themselves in jazz with their Spirit'n'Jazz project, which is gaining attention worldwide. The productions >Can you see...?< (2007) and >Where are you?< (2010) have been played on over 100 radio stations and reached No. 1 spots on radio playlists. And there have been interviews in Australia, Europe and the US as well as positive reviews.

In addition, with new single releases such as >Miss Information<, >Treasure<, >Turn Around<, >Freedom<, and >6 am< (2021-25), they are offering their perspectives on the current global situation.

And through the European cultural project >Europe Spirit<, Douglas & Hauser have been building international bridges every year since 2001.

Gunter is working in his Tutto Vanita Studio on songs, mixes and masterings for various artists, like for example David Pluess, Clemens Bittlinger, Jonathan Boettcher and In Dialogue with their album "Change".