Paulo Baldi is a drummer for Claypool/Lennon Delirium. Formerly with Les Claypool, Cake, Deadweight, Faraway Brothers and Eric McFadden Trio which have taken him on numerous international tours throughout Europe, Japan and Australia as well as rarely visited venues in Egypt, Indonesia, Turkey and Greece.
Paulo has appeared on "Late Show" with David Letterman “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno”, "Conan", “Jimmy Kimmel Live”, “The Late Late Show” and "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon", "Lopez Tonight", NPR's "All Things Considered" and the RUSH induction ceremony into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Paulo has been an influential percussionist in the San Francisco music scene since he moved there from New Mexico in 1996. A founding member of the popular San Francisco rock trio, Deadweight, Paulo has made a distinct mark in the local rock music community, but his interest and studies in world percussion have led him to explore performance opportunities with a variety of international music groups including Pakistani vocalist group, the Ali Khan Band and flamenco guitarist, Ottmar Liebert.
Amongst touring and local gigs, Paulo is a sought-after studio drummer. His drumming can be heard on Cake's "Showroom of Compassion", Les Claypool’s “Of Fungi and Foe,” and Cake’s “B-sides and Rarities”, Cake's Pressure Chief as well as “The Joy of Suffering” by the Eric McFadden Trio (EMT), “Stroking The Moon” by Deadweight and “Push,” the latest record by the Faraway Brothers. Paulo has also been a part of dozens of recording sessions for artists across the country seeking his talents as not only a solid, consistent drum set player, but an accomplished hand percussionist.
Paulo Baldi is a proud endorser of Ludwig Drums, Pro-Mark sticks, Evans Heads and Istanbul/Agop Cymbals.

Paulo Baldi is an American rock drummer and percussionist from the San Francisco Bay Area. He is currently a member of Cake, Les Claypool's Fancy Band, Deadweight, The Faraway Brothers, and the Eric McFadden Experience.



Since his first professional work with flamenco-jazz guitarist Ottmar Liebert, Paulo Baldi has worked with an eclectic variety of different artists and genres.



Also well-known for his ability as a hand-drummer, Paulo Baldi recently completed a tour of Egypt playing hand drums in a U.S. group, and has appeared with San Francisco world music band Ali Khan.



In 2004, Paulo Baldi drummed on two songs for the alternative rock band Cake, "No Phone" and "Carbon Monoxide," both of which appeared on the band's fifth studio album, 'Pressure Chief'. Cake lacked a regular drummer for this album due to the departure of drummers Todd Roper and Pete McNeal.



After the release of 'Pressure Chief', Paolo Baldi joined Cake as a full member and drummed on their sixth album, 'Showroom of Compassion', released in 2011.