Paul van Dyk

Paul van Dyk
Paul van Dyk
Background information
Birth name Matthias Paul[1]
Born 16 December 1971 (1971-12-16) (age 39)
Origin Eisenhüttenstadt, East Germany
Genres EDM
Occupations Musician, record producer, DJ
Instruments Keyboards, mixer, synthesizer, Turntables
Years active 1991–present
Labels Armada Music, Vandit Records
Ultra Records
Deviant Records
MFS (1992-1998)
Associated acts see Co-production section of Paul van Dyk discography.
Website paulvandyk.com

Matthias Paul, better known by his stage name Paul van Dyk (born 16 December 1971(1971-12-16) in Eisenhüttenstadt, East Germany) is a German Grammy Award-winning Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and record producer. One of the first true Superstar DJs, Paul van Dyk was one of the first artists to receive a Grammy nomination in the newly added category of Best Dance/Electronic album for his 2004 release Reflections. He was named World No.1 DJ in both 2005 and 2006, something less than a handful of DJs have ever achieved [2] Paul van Dyk is the only DJ to hold a spot in the World's Top 10 DJs since 1998. He is also the first DJ to be named No.1 by mixmag in 2005. As of 2007, he has sold over 4.5 million albums worldwide.[3]

A trance producer starting in early 1990s, Paul quickly achieved popularity with his remix of Love Stimulation by Humate under record label MFS in 1993, and his hit single, "For an Angel", but in recent times he no longer likes to describe his music as trance, but rather simply as electronic dance music.

Contents

History

Early life and musical beginning

Paul van Dyk grew up in East Berlin in a single parent household;[4] his father left him and his mother when he was four years old.[4] While living there, he worked as a broadcast technician[5] and began training to become a carpenter.[4] Paul van Dyk claims his musical education came from radio.[6] Because where he grew up there were no record stores at which to buy music, he kept in touch with the world beyond the Berlin Wall by secretly listening to the popular but forbidden Western radio stations RIAS (Radio in the American Sector) and SFB and mixtapes occasionally smuggled into the country and copied among school friends.[7]

Shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall, van Dyk and his mother were given permission to leave East Germany and moved to Hamburg to live with his aunt.[7] In 1990, van Dyk moved back to Berlin. His first appearance as a DJ was in the Tresor in March 1991.[8] After several more dates, he was given the chance to perform at Juergen Kramer's Dubmission parties in the Turbine club, together with the young resident DJ Kid Paul. The shows were called Paul vs. Paul. His mixing style drew the attention of Cosmic Baby and the two collaborated as The Visions of Shiva. Their single "Perfect Day" was released by the renowned Berlin independent label MFS (Masterminded For Success) Records, run by English ex-patriat producer Mark Reeder and manager Torsten Jurk.

In February 1993, van Dyk and Kid Paul hosted an installment of the weekly three-hour "HR3 Clubnight" radio show perform for a nationwide audience on German radio. The second and final Visions of Shiva single "How Much Can You Take?" was released, and van Dyk and Cosmic went their separate musical ways. By late summer, Paul released his first DJ-mix compilation "X-Mix-1 - the MFS Trip" and remixed Humate's trance hymn "Love Stimulation".

The growing popularity of the Dubmission parties forced venue changes, first to Cafe Moskau and then into the larger E-Werk where van Dyk began hosting regular MFS nights.[citation needed]

1994–2007

In 1994, Paul released The Green Valley EP, Pump This Party and Emergency 911. Meanwhile, MFS acquired many remixes for Paul. MFS label owner Mark Reeder's close friendship with artists such as New Order gave Paul the opportunity to mix the track "Spooky" from the Republic album. Persuaded by Reeder, he finally recorded his debut LP 45 RPM with Johnny Klimek and VOOV. Reeder also compiled the album's running order and design, and chose the album's title as a reflection of the 45 rpm speed typical for dance vinyl.

Mark Reeder compiled Seven Ways, which established Paul van Dyk as a trance pioneer and was Paul van Dyk's first real success in Britain. Reeder had successfully convinced his old friend Rob Deacon (formerly of Volume) to license the album for the UK and his new Deviant label. Seven Ways was voted the #1 album by readers of DJ Magazine.

In early 1997, Paul van Dyk began collaborating with U.S. music producer, BT. Together, they produced tracks such as Flaming June, Forbidden Fruit and Namistai (1999). The singles "Forbidden Fruit" and "Beautiful Place" did not cause a great impact at first, but with the release of Seven Ways and "Words" appearing at the height of the British superclub phenomenon, van Dyk's own material began to attract attention. "By the time they realised I was a German, it was too late!" van Dyk said. Van Dyk also remixed a well known early-90s track, Age of Love in 1997.[9]

In 1998, 45 RPM was re-released in the UK and in the US. To mark the event, and in homage to the defunct E-Werk, Paul released a remix of "For An Angel". Van Dyk took up a residency at Sheffield's Gatecrasher and declared himself anti-drugs, which led to home-made "No E, Pure PvD" T-shirts, also a sly note to journalists that his surname contained no "E". In 1998, Paul remixed British trance duo, Binary Finary's famous "1998" single, which was a successful version that took Binary Finary to the top of the German Dance charts.[10]

In mid-1998, Van Dyk left MFS Records and took a controlling share in the new label Vandit Records. In 2000, Paul flexed his skills with his melodic, dancefloor-friendly Out There And Back, which included the hit single "Tell Me Why (The Riddle)", a collaboration with Saint Etienne. It also included the European hit We Are Alive, a remixed version of the Jennifer Brown song Alive. His first mix album The Politics of Dancing (2001) was followed by a world tour and a DVD release Global (2003) and the Mexican film "Zurdo", for which van Dyk composed the soundtrack and won a oscar for his work.

Reflections (2003) derived from van Dyk’s trips to India, was a more melancholy affair, and includes the single "Nothing But You", a collaboration with Hemmstock & Jennings. It was nominated for a Grammy in the category of Best Electronic Album. The mix album The Politics of Dancing 2 (2005) was preceded by a single "The Other Side," featuring Wayne Jackson; a song dedicated to the victims, and their families, of the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake and the subsequent tsunami that struck Thailand on 26 December 2004. His original productions from Reflections have been synced into major motion pictures such as Into the Blue, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, television’s Entertainment Tonight and MTV’s Cribs, and international ad campaigns for Motorola, HBO, Land Rover, Ski Vail and most recently for Jeep.

2007–present: In Between

Paul van Dyk in El Salvador
Crowd at a Paul van Dyk rave in Atlanta

Paul van Dyk released his fifth studio album, In Between, worldwide on 14 August 2007. The album, which he created over a three-year period, debuted at number #115 on the Billboard 200 and #2 on the Billboard's Top Electronic Albums and #1 on the Top Heatseekers. The album also reached #16 on the Mexican Albums Chart and #5 on the Mexican International Chart. The album was released accompanied by a special edition limited to two thousand copies which included a mixed version of the full album, along with an eight-track bonus CD and an eight-page photo anthology.[11]

The album was produced primarily by Paul van Dyk himself, and features a wide range of collaborators including David Byrne of Talking Heads, Jessica Sutta of the Pussycat Dolls, Ashley Tomberlin from Luminary, Alex M.O.R.P.H, Lo Fi Sugar, Rea Garvey of Reamonn, Ryan Merchant and Wayne Jackson. It also features a vocal sample from Ben Lost from Probspot's "Blows My Mind" on the song "Another Sunday". In June 2007, Paul van Dyk embarked on the worldwide "In Between Tour" to promote the album.[12]

On New Year's Eve 2008/2009 Paul played Barra Beach to over 1 million people in Rio de Janero giving testament to his incredible popularity the world over.

His work with EA Games has resulted in mulitple releases featuring his music on Mirror's Edge and Grand Slam Tennis out in 2009. Paul has also lent his talents to remixing Batman's "Dark Knight Theme" written by Hanz Zimmer which helped the album win best soundtrack in a motion picture grammy which Paul van Dyk shares with his fellow collaborators. But Paul is no stranger to high profile remixes, he has put his unique twist on Depeche Mode’s "Martyr", Justin Timberlake’s "What Goes Around" and Britney Spears "Gimme More" just to name a few.

Paul van Dyk hosts a show on Radio Fritz every Saturday at 20:00 GMT.

In May 2008, Paul van Dyk set up a remix competition with digital download network Beatport.com, inviting aspiring producers to remix his single 'Far Away' which appeared on his 2007 album 'In Between'. Paul has appeared as one of the DJs at Trance Energy 2009.

It was revealed by Paul van Dyk that his record label Vandit would be merging with Armin Van Buuren's Armada Music.

The next studio album by Paul van Dyk, entitled 'Evolution' is scheduled for release on 21st February 2012.[13]

Personal life

He is married to Natascha van Dyk, who also appears on some of his releases (vocals on "Together We Will Conquer"). The two were married in Cancún, Mexico.[citation needed]

Politics

Since 2001, Paul has taken an interest in politics. His creation of The Politics of Dancing compilation was inspired by electronic dance music's universal acclaim by different people around the world. "Palestinians are dancing with Israelis. Lebanese people are dancing with Israelis – without war, without anything in their minds other than treating each other respectfully", said van Dyk in 2006.[14] He also has called EDM "...a political and diplomatic tool that could be used."[14] Having grown up with little freedom, his musical career has helped him voice his opinions about politics. He opposes the Iraq War and the U.S. invasion of Afghanistan. He describes himself to be anti-war, he showed his anti-war beliefs in gig in New York. Paul wore a shirt reading "Make peace, not war".{fact}

He took part in to fight poverty, as well as participation in social programs to help disadvantaged people in India, New York, and Berlin.[15] He also participated in Rock the Vote in 2004 and 2008, the only non-American artist to join the campaign and encouraging young people to vote.[15]

Discography

Studio albums

Compilations and remix albums

  • 1993: X-Mix-1- The MFS Trip
  • 1994: Paul van Dyk - Pumpin' / Pump This Party
  • 1997: Perspective
  • 1998: Vorsprung Dyk Technik
  • 1999: Paul van Dyk's Nervous Tracks
  • 2000: 60 Minute Mix
  • 2001: The Politics of Dancing
  • 2003: Global
  • 2004: Perfect Remixes Vol. 2
  • 2004: Re-Reflections
  • 2005: The Politics of Dancing 2
  • 2008: Cream Ibiza
  • 2008: Still Alive: The Remixes
  • 2008: Hands on In Between
  • 2009: Volume: The Best of Paul van Dyk
  • 2009: Vonyc Sessions 2009
  • 2010: 10 Years GMF Compilation
  • 2010: Gatecrasher Anthems Paul Van Dyk
  • 2010: Vonyc Sessions 2010
  • 2011: Paul Van Dyk Presents: 10 Years VANDIT
  • 2011: Energy Mastermix Mixed By Paul Van Dyk
  • 2011: Paul Van Dyk Summer Mix 2011
  • 2011: Paul Van Dyk Better Then Ever

Soundtracks

Video Games

Singles and Remixes

  • 1993: Love Stimulation (remix)
  • 1996: Beautiful Place
  • 1997: Words
  • 1997: Forbidden Fruit
  • 1998: For an Angel (E-Werk Club Mix)
  •  ????: Rave Me (ATB Feat Paul Van Dyk)
  • 1999: Another Way/Avenue - Paul Van Dyk
  • 2000: Forbidden Fruit
  • 2000: Tell Me Why (The Riddle) feat St Etienne
  • 2000: We Are Alive by Paul Van Dyk
  • 2001: Columbia
  • 2003: Nothing But You
  • 2004: Crush
  • 2004: Wir Sind Wir by Paul van Dyk
  • 2004: Time of Our Lives/Connected - Paul Van Dyk Featuring Vega 4
  • 2005: The Other Side by Paul Van Dyk
  • 2005: Timo Maas "Pictures" (Paul van Dyk Remix)
  • 2006: 36 Grad (Paul van Dyk's Vandit Clubmix)
  • 2006: Depeche Mode "Martyr" Remix
  • 2006: Justin Timberlake What Goes Around... Comes Around (The Remixes)
  • 2007: Britney Spears Gimme More
  • 2007: White Lies ft. "Jessica Sutta" by Paul Van Dyk
  • 2007: Let Go - Paul van Dyk ft. Rea Garvey
  • 2008: Mirrors Edge Original Videogame Score (Inc Solar Fields)
  • 2008: Lisa Miskovsky "Still Alive (The Theme from Mirror's Edge) - Paul van Dyk Remix
  • 2008: Peter Heppner "Alleinesein" (Paul van Dyk Remix)
  • 2008: Hans Zimmer & James Newton Howard "Poor Choice of Words (Batman Theme)" - Paul van Dyk Remix
  • 2008: Jon O`Bir "Ways and Means" - Paul van Dyk Remix
  • 2008: The Wombats Moving to N.Y (Paul van Dyk Remix)
  • 2009: Alex M.O.R.P.H. feat. Ana Criado "Sunset Boulevard" (Paul van Dyk Remix)
  • 2009: Home - Paul Van Dyk ft. Johnny Mcdaid
  • 2009: For An Angel (PvD Remix 09)
  • 2010: We Are One - Paul Van Dyk ft. Johnny Mcdaid
  • 2010: Remember Love - DJs United (Paul van dyk , Armin van Burren, Paul Oakenfold)
  • 2011: Daniel Nitt "The Falling" (Paul van Dyk Remix)
  • 2011: Solange "Messages" (Paul van Dyk Remix)
  • 2011: Moby "Lie Down In Darkness" (Paul Van Dyk Remix)
  • 2011: Rea Garvey "Can't Stand the Silence" (Paul Van Dyk Remix)
  • 2011: Hurts "Sunday" (Paul Van Dyk Remix)
  • 2011: We Come Together ft. Sue McLaren by Paul Van Dyk

Awards

  • 1999 DJ Mag Music Maker[16]
  • 1999 Best International DJ
  • 1999 Best International Award
  • 1999 Man Of The Year By Mixmag
  • 1999 Leader Of The Trance Nation
  • 2003 Best European DJ (Miami Winter Music Conference 2003)
  • 2003 Best Trance Track Paul Van Dyk - Nothing But You
  • 2003 Nominated Grammy Award For His Album: Reflections
  • 2004 America’s Favorite DJ
  • 2004 Best International DJ
  • 2004 Best Event
  • 2004 Best Music In A Commercial (Motorola)
  • 2004 Ariel (Mexican Oscar For Best Original Score In Zurdo)
  • 2004 Best Music Maker By DJ Magazine
  • 2004 Big Winner At The Dancestar Awards
  • 2005 WMC 2005 Best Track House Progressive/Trance: Nothing But You (Paul Van Dyk)
  • 2005 WMC 2005 Best International DJ
  • 2005 America’s Favorite DJ
  • 2005 Best DJ For Dance/Electronic Album For His Original Album: Reflections
  • 2005 The International Dance Music Award (IDMA) For Best Euro DJ.
  • 2005 DJ Mag No 1 DJ
  • 2005 Mixmag's 1st No 1 DJ
  • 2005 Best Produer Trance Awards
  • 2005 Best Global DJ Trance Awards
  • 2006 Best Global DJ (Miami Winter Music Conference 2006)
  • 2006 Best Record Label: VANDIT
  • 2006 Best Producer (Miami Winter Music Conference 2006)
  • 2006 Best Global DJ, Best NuNRG/Euro Track
  • 2006 DJ Mag No 1 DJ
  • 2006 Best Global DJ Trance Awards
  • 2006 Best Producer
  • 2006 Best Mix Compilation For The Politics of Dancing 2
  • 2006 Cross Of Merit From The City Of Berlin
  • 2006 Best HI NRG / Euro Track For "The Other Side" (Miami Winter Music Conference 2006)
  • 2006 B.Z.-Kulturpreis 2006
  • 2007 Best Ortofon European DJ (Miami Winter Music Conference 2007)
  • 2007 Best DJ By Trance Awards
  • 2007 Best Producer By Trance Awards
  • 2007 Best Label VANDIT By Trance Awards
  • 2007 Best Remixer By Trance Awards
  • 2007 Best Live Act By Trance Awards
  • 2007 Best Resident By Trance Awards
  • 2007 Best Club Night CREAM,Ibiza By Trance Awards
  • 2007 Best Album In Between By Trance Awards
  • 2007 Best Radio Show VONYC By Trance Awards
  • 2007 Best Website By Trance Awards
  • His Regular 6 Hour Set At “Gatecrasher” Was Voted As The "Second Best Club Night Ever"
  • Best International DJ By Musik Berlin, Zürich, Amsterdam, Londres, Paris, Milan, NY
  • 2008 Best International DJ By The Ministry Of Sound
  • 2008 Best International Producer By The Ministry Of Sound
  • 2008 Shared Grammy For The Dark Knight Which Won (Best Soundtrack In A Motion Picture)
  • 2009 Best International DJ By The Ministry Of Sound
  • 2009 Best International Producer By The Ministry Of Sound
  • 2009 Best Track "Home"(Paul Van Dyk Club Mix)By The Ministry Of Sound
  • 2009 Best DJ National Paul Van Dyk By Raveline Poll 2009
  • 2009 Best Album 2009 "VOLUME" In The Raveline Poll 2009
  • 2009 Best Trance Label National "VANDIT Records" In The Raveline Poll 2009
  • 2010 Best Full Length DJ Mix - "VONYC Sessions 09" By IDMA
  • 2010 Best DJ National Paul Van Dyk By Raveline Poll 2010
  • 2011 Longest Running DJ In Top 10 Of DJ's Mag Top 100 DJ's (13 Year's)

References

  1. ^ "Paul's entry on the ASCAP database". The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. http://www.ascap.com/ace/search.cfm?requesttimeout=300&mode=results&searchstr=1573369&search_in=c&search_type=exact&search_det=t,s,w,p,b,v&results_pp=20&start=1. Retrieved 2008-12-17. 
  2. ^ "Top 100 DJ's - 5. Paul van Dyl". djmag.com. http://www.djmag.com/top100/detail/1188. Retrieved 2010-07-20. 
  3. ^ Dose.Clubzone.com.
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  5. ^ Club4it.com
  6. ^ Beat Factor - In Between Paul van Dyk.November 30, 2007 Beat Factor: Your history is pretty similar to the Romanians history, before the fall of the communist regime. Do you have any memories that marked you from that time? (He makes best party ever in 2007 in Macedonia) Paul Van Dyk: Yes, off course, there are a lot of memories that I still have; probably in respect with music. It was probably the same in Romania, we didn’t have any record stores, we couldn’t actually buy any magazines and read anything about our favorite artists. So my musical education came from the radio, so that’s something special, I believe.
  7. ^ a b "Ministry of Sound London - Paul van Dyk.". ministryofsoundlondon. 2009-01-21. http://club.ministryofsound.com/club/djs/paulvandyk. Retrieved 2009-03-16. 
  8. ^ "The DJ list - PVD.". thedjlist. 2005. http://www.thedjlist.com/djs/PAUL_VAN_DYK/. Retrieved 2009-03-16. 
  9. ^ Age Of Love
  10. ^ Binary Finary.thedjlist.com.
  11. ^ "Special limited edition of Paul van Dyk's 'In Between' at Central Park performances". side-line.com. http://www.side-line.com/news_comments.php?id=24446_0_2_0_C. Retrieved 2008-03-20. 
  12. ^ "Paul's next Gigs:". paulvandyk.com. http://www.paulvandyk.com/low/gigs.asp. Retrieved 2008-03-20. [dead link]
  13. ^ http://www.skiddle.com/news/all/Its-the-best-music-that-Ive-ever-done-Paul-Van-Dyk-on-new-album-Evolution/10186/
  14. ^ a b "The politics of PVD". ibizavoice. 2006. http://www.ibiza-voice.com/news/news.php?id=882. Retrieved 2009-03-26. 
  15. ^ a b "Paul van Dyk's 'Politics of Dancing 2' : Live at Central Park August 20th". Top40Charts. 2005-08-18. http://top40-charts.com/news.php?nid=16625&string=Shiloh. Retrieved 2009-03-26. 
  16. ^ "DJ Mag's Best Music Maker 1999". http://www.outlar.com/artist.php?id=28. 

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
n/a
Mixmag Number 1 DJ
2005
Succeeded by
Erol Alkan
Preceded by
Tiësto
DJ Magazine Number 1 DJ
2005–2006
Succeeded by
Armin van Buuren

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