About

Paul Tisch has been composing music for most of his life. He has written, recorded, and performed under different monikers and with different groups. As of late, he has breaking into the world of film music. He wrote and recorded a song for a short film premiering at the Black Harvest Film Festival in Chicago this fall (which will be on this page when it is released). Additionally, he has recently begun a project of pairing original electronic compositions with found footage.

His debut album under his own name, "Copper Wires of the Heart", will be released later this year.

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Peter Winnipeg is the solo project of Chicago-based multi-instrumentalist Paul Tisch. He has played in bands nearly his whole life, but under the solo moniker he explores a side of himself that is experimental, darker, and just plain weirder. His sophomore release, Big Death, was released independently on January 8th of this year, and is the seventh album among his various projects he's released to date.

Peter Winnipeg's music is often acoustic, but not without vibrant moments of lush harmonies and spacious guitars, sometimes even moments of abrasive fuzzy chaos. His lyrics are introspective, grappling with some of life’s greatest challenges - death, addiction, love and loss. His music draws influence from classic freaks - David Bowie, Jonathan Richman - as well as modern indie heroes - Angel Olsen, Amen Dunes, Marissa Nadler.

“[Paul’s Music has] the ability to sweep you off your feet into a sort of Alice in Wonderland-esque alternate universe," (Crossfader Magazine) and “Your New Bike” was #18 of the 100 best tracks of 2017 list by SMALL ALBUMS.

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Opa Yeti was a band from Chicago, Illinois, active between 2015 and 2018. Paul Tisch and Izzy Fradin wrote all songs, inspired by folk rock of the 60s and indie rock of the 2000s, yet never succumbing to mere revivalism. More of a recording project than anything, they enjoyed a productive run, putting out three albums and one EP in two years.

Their songwriting has been appreciated by publications such as SMALLALBUMS, who has repeatedly put their music on best-of lists. Tisch's "Your New Bike", which appeared on 2017's "Start to Feel", was rated as the 18th best track of 2017 and the 93rd best track ever reviewed by SMALLALBUMS.

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Puzzle Quest, also known as Puzzle Quest: Puzzle Quest for Seven Rings, was a four-piece rock band from Urbana, Illinois. Members came and went until a solid core was established: Kai Ebata on guitar and vocals, Wyatt Richter on guitar, Paul Tisch on bass and vocals, and Grant Allen on drums, though they all often switched instruments during sets. They were a local favorite in the Urbana music scene while they were still active. They played some of the sweatiest, most jam-packed shows you could find in the area.

Active between 2016 and 2017, they recorded one demo and one album. Two singles were released before the album, and they are different recordings than those that appear on the album. "Remnants of the Orb" was recorded at Gravity Studios in Chicago over one night during the fall of 2017. Reminiscent of early Pavement, Weezer, and even some Minutemen, it crashes and bashes with the energy of the sweaty college basement shows they lived and thrived in.

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Accountants was a two-piece band active between 2013 and 2015. Chris Neuhaus played the drums and Paul Tisch played guitar and sang. "Ants," their one full-length album, was the culmination of two years of off-and-on work between two states (Paul in Illinois, Chris in Wisconsin). It's rusty, it's gritty, but damn, it's honest. This band was Paul's first recording project.

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