From a young age, Paul has had a passion for music, especially percussion. As an active solo performer, he achieved multiple successes in (inter)national competitions, including the Dutch Championships, the prestigious Princess Christina Competition (PCC) and the World Music Contest (WMC). He performed many concerts on stages in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and China. In his career, he took part in masterclasses, among others, by Lennard Nijs, Martin Grubinger, Pedro Carneiro, Nanae Mimura, Fumito Nunoya and Nebojša Jovan Živković.

2014 was a unique year with some highlights, such as a concert with the famous performing artist Herman van Veen and a solo concert during the Prinsjesbal, on the occasion of Prince’s Day (Prinsjesdag). In addition, Paul was one of the percussionists of the Orchestra of the Netherlands, a TV program on RTL4. He won a place in the finals and was allowed to give a concert with the orchestra that was broadcast live on TV from the Main Hall of the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. The year 2014 was concluded with a concert tour to Shanghai, China by Wind Orchestra St.-Joseph Weert, where Paul gave several concerts as a soloist with the wind orchestra.

Paul worked together with people such as Wibi Soerjadi, Joost Vrouenraets, Martijn Krabbé, Dominic Seldis and others. He gained orchestral experience under the baton of Jan Willem de Vriend, Alex Schillings, Jan Cober, Jussi Jaatinen and Björn Bus.