Stacy Paul

Stacy Paul, also known by his project names of Oplexicon and Black Eyeliner Tears, is a filmmaker, published writer, and musician. He was born Stacy Paul Rugely in Sannois France, on February 12, 1982. He edited the Cannes selected short film Paradise Lost directed by Arvind Iyer.
Early Life and Personal
Paul was born in Sannois, a commune of Va'lDois in France on February 12, 1982. As a child Paul enjoyed the classics and black and white films, especially those starring Marlon Brando,, his favorite actor, whom he cites as a strong influence and a god, along with Edward G. Robinson. Film Noir has also served as a powerful inspiration. A star pupil in school, Paul supplemented his academics with extracurricular activities such as writing original works, acting in local plays, and various other artistic endeavours. At age 11, Paul moved to Switzerland via train, then drove through Germany after a year there. At age 12 Paul flew to the United States, where he lives currently, and owns his own production company Thanapaulis Films, after a stint as a speech writer for politicians and diplomats.
Most of his personal beliefs stem from the works of Friederick Nietzsche, which is reflected in his writings, scripts and music, along with Vincent Price, Charles Laughton and James Mason and their acting and personal lifestyles.
Film
Paul has worked on a number of short and indie films in various capacities. He served as assistant director for a LA Film School short film, and was Director of Photography for the film Duels, which was written and directed by child actor Daeg Faerch He also acted in the film “Skid Marks”. .
In 2009, he edited Arvind Iyers' short film Paradise Lost, starring Namgyal Lhamo. It went on to become an official selection at Cannes 2009, and allowed Paul to fulfill his ambition of going to Cannes with a film before the age of 30.
His most recent work is the Shane Stanley's film My Trip to the Dark Side with Jake Busey. He appears in the film and served as Associate Producer.
Filmography
*Prevention (2009-Director)
*My Trip To The Dark Side (2010-Producer)
*Prevention (2009-Producer)
*Skid Marks (2007-Actor)
*My Trip To The Dark Side (2010-Actor)
*Paradise Lost (2009-Editor)
*Karma (Sound Mix 2009)
Music
Stacy Paul started Black Eyeliner Tears, a solo project that draws influences from his favorite artists most notably The Cure and other bands like Dead Can Dance, Radiohead, and Brian Eno. The project was acclaimed in metal circles, with The Cure guitarist Porl Thompson having a Black Eyeliner Tears song (the song called Black Eyeliner Tears), displayed on his myspace page for almost a year.
Paul founded the black metal band Oplexicon in 2000, in which he is the lead singer. Since it its inception the band has had several different guitarists and guest musicians. Started alone, he began primarily writing and classical composition, which materialized in 2006 when he and close friend Chris Erikson joined forces to create an album.
The songs the duo recorded were used on Chris' solo project BitterFrost, the name of which was created by Paul. Paul either sung, composed, or played (or all three) on five of the sixteen tracks on the album. He received outstanding reviews from the metal world for his vocals, lyrics, guitar work and composition on some songs.
His most recent and most important musical project is London Fog, an electronic group with a sound likened unto Portishead, Massive Attack, various soundtracks and ambient music. Although not giving up on Black Eyeliner Tears, he changed his myspace from Black Eyeliner Tears to London Fog in early 2009 to focus on this project. After starting the project solo, he invited friend and fellow London musician and composer Ben Beiny to handle most of the music, while he concentrates on lyrics, vocals and guitars. They are recording an album slated for release late 2010 or early 2011.
His favorite band is extreme metal band Emperor.

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