Paul Van Dyk
 

Those of you that will be in Florida for Spring Break and will be missing him at Ultra 7 or the Winter Music Conference 2005.......


If you've never seen this man perform live, you really should. He's amazing.

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Latest News
Paul wins DMAward for Best DJ!

At the last nights Geman Dance Awards party in Hannover, Paul van Dyk won the prize for the best dj. Paul and his team thanks everybody in Germany who voted for Paul and supported him.

Paul wins 2 categories @ Tranceawards.com
The voters have decided. The first Trance Awards took place last Friday in Bournemouth UK and we are very pleased to let you know that Paul van Dyk has won two awards for
- Best DJ
- Best Producer
Cream Ibiza Dates confirmed
Please find all 7 dates on Paul van Dyk´s Gig list
Paul is nominated for 3 awards at the Winter Music Awards 2005
Paul van Dyk ist für die Internationalen Dance Music Awards in Miami 3 x mal in den Kategorien: Best Progressive House / Trance Track ("Nothing but you"), Best European DJ und Best Global DJ nominiert. Stimmt mit ab - klickt auf den Link und voted für Paul.
Paul is nominated 3 times for the International Dance Music Awards in Miami:Best Progressive House / Trance Track ("Nothing but you"), Best European DJ Click on the link and vote for Paul.


Here's his Biography:

PAUL VAN DYK

Biography

International DJ and producer Paul van Dyk was voted “America’s Favorite DJ” for 2004
by BPM Magazine and was the big winner at the 2004 Dancestar Awards, taking home
3 awards: Best International DJ, Best Event and Best Music in a Commercial (Motorola).
He also won the Mexican Oscar for his soundtrack in the film Zurdo in March 2004.

Paul partnered with the “Rock the Vote” campaign in order to encourage America’s youth to exercise their right to vote in the 2004 presidential election. Paul’s involvement marked the first time an electronic artist became involved in the campaign and he joined other artists such as Bono, Mary J. Blige, Lenny Kravitz and the Black Eyed Peas.

Previously, Paul was voted "Best Music Maker" by DJ magazine, ahead of DJ legends Fatboy Slim (2) and Paul Oakenfold (3).
He then went on to receive the “Best International DJ Award” at the 1999 Music Awards in London. Ministry of Sound Magazine named him the "Best international DJ", and his regular 6 hour set at “Gatecrasher” was voted as the "second best club night ever" by the readers of the English magazine Muzik.
In 1999, Mixmag elected him as “Man of the Year” and Muzik Magazine named him “Leader of the Trance Nation.”

Born in Eisenhuettenstadt, East Germany, Paul grew up in communist East Berlin. Prior to Germany’s reunification, he had an early window to the capitalist world via the cross-border airwaves. Because his community did not have a true club culture, Paul listened to the radio where he discovered the music of artists such as The Smiths and New Order.

Then in 1989, after the wall finally came down, a broad club culture sprung up throughout all of Berlin and although Techno music emerged, Paul was looking for a different, more unique sound.

That search would never leave him. Stemming from two crusty old turntables, the first remix tapes of his musical ideas were created. And in March 1991, his unique style of dance music was played for the very first time to the public at the embryonic Berlin club "Tresor".



Around this same period, Paul also started writing his own original compositions. His first production "Perfect Day", produced together with Cosmic Baby as "Visions of Shiva", was released in 1992.

In 1993, Paul created the club hit of the year with his remix of Humate’s "Love Stimulation". The following year, his first album 45 RPM was recorded, while he was also regularly spinning sets at the legendary Berlin club "E–Werk".

Over the next few years Paul garnered further respect by remixing tracks of many renowned artists such as Inspiral Carpets, Sven Väth, Curve and New Order. This was of course until the release of his second album, Seven Ways, which firmly established him as one of the world’s truly great electronic artists.

Seven Ways unleashed a frenzy of national and international interviews, and Paul was catapulted into the Top 100. Even the English music media, typically protective of their own homespun DJ artists, unanimously praised the record. Readers of DJ Magazine – voted Seven Ways as the Number 1 album of the year. Bellowing singles such as "Beautiful Place", "Forbidden Fruit" and "Words", featuring remixes of Salt Tank, Quattara and Curve, fully secured him a place as a major player in the British and European dancecharts.

Before the club closed, Paul became an institution at Berlin’s “E–Werk”, regularly spinning new musical magic, with guest appearances by fellow superstar DJ’s Nick Warren, BT, Dave Seaman and Sasha.

In 1998 his first album 45 RPM was released in the UK, and the new remix of the single "For an Angel" attacked dance floors worldwide. The album buzzed for two weeks at number 1 in England and four weeks at number 1 in the German dance charts, and also achieved high positions in the American, Australian, Dutch, Belgian and Scandinavian dance charts. Paul then became a resident DJ at New York’s legendary dance club “Twilo” and also at the acclaimed “Gatecrasher” in Sheffield.

In 1999 Paul, together with his team, created the new label Vandit Records. This label presents both Paul’s releases, as well as other new and innovative dance/DJ artists.

In England, Deviant Records took care of Paul’s creative output, whose brainstorm was the 1998 Triple CD "Vorsprung Dyk Technik". Combining 33 tracks, it is the most exhaustive collection of Paul’s remixes to date, containing classics like Humate’s "Love Stimulation" and Joe T. Vanelli ‘s "Playing with the Voice in Germany" as well as Binary Finary’s clubhit "1998" and Paul’s own chart single "For an Angel". A year after its release in Nov 1999, "Vorsprung Dyk Technik" was officially declared "Silver" with over 60,000 sales in the UK, a very rare feat indeed for a Triple CD.

By the time Paul released Out There & Back in 2000, it became clear that the Berlin-based musician had far more to offer than his signature club sets and remixes that had already defined him as one of the most influential German DJs and producers of all time. His first compilation mix CD Politics of Dancing was released in 2001, followed by Global in 2003 – an original CD/DVD which illustrates his own experiences traveling the world.

Paul’s current album Reflections illustrates little stories told by life and was released last year. The magic of the album’s thirteen tracks is based on each song’s potential to extravagate and blow away clichés – and still be unbelievably multi-faceted.

The first release from Reflections was the hit single “Nothing But You” with its yearning Norwegian vocals and the impassionate lyric line “I have nothing but I have got everything when I have got you” and quickly made its way onto mainstream radio stations worldwide.

The follow up single, “Time Of Our Lives”, is the result of Paul’s first collaboration with the rock band Vega 4 and was the first “live in concert” track Paul presented at his record release tour. “Time of Our Lives” reached the first position in German and English dance charts.

Shortly after the album’s third single “Crush” was released, Paul collaborated with Peter Heppner, singer of the band Wolfsheim, which resulted in the hit single “Wir sind Wir” (translation: This is Us). Both artists were inspired by the German TV documentary “Das Wunder von Bern”. The song illustrates the spirit and history of Germany and although lots of Germans in east and west lost their self-esteem, they are united and unafraid of what the future may bring.

Today, Paul’s touring diary is incredibly hectic with regular globetrotting stops at major venues in London, Tel Aviv, Mexico, New York and Singapore. Between all that, Berlin is always there and waiting -- if not for the interviews and local club dates, then for looking after his own label Vandit, recording studio and his radio show Soundgarden which airs every Wednesday 2pm – 4pm (EST) on Fritz radio and over the internet (www.fritz.de).
Gestern Abend wurde Paul van Dyk in Hannover der German Dance Award als Bester DJ verliehen. Paul und sein Team bedanken sich bei allen Wählern für ihre Unterstützung.



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PAUL VAN DYK

PLUSH - JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA - THURSDAY, APRIL 14th 2005!
With Special Guests ...
EDGAR V. and
KINESIS

Presale tickets available now at www.Ticketmaster.com or just click on the link below.
http://www.ticketmaster.com/event/0D...minorcatid=201

If you have previously purchased tickets for the originally scheduled date for Paul Van Dyk at Plush, these tickets will still be honored at the event the night of the show.

18 and up welcome!
Mind Blowing visual lighting and laser show!
And as always, for every major electronic event at Plush - An additional Massive Sound System!
Dress code is minimal.
845 University Blvd. North. To get a map to this location please click on the link below ...
http://www.mapquest.com/maps/map.adp...searchtab=home
Discounted Hotel rates at The Omni Hotel available by calling 904.355.6664 - Mention "Paul Van Dyk"
Please call the Plush info line at 904.743.1843 for more information.

Cash, if you hadn't been around so long, I really would've thought that was one of those promotional bombs. You know, where someone gets the screenname like "GREEKZ4LIF!" and then posts in every forum about how Greek 101 has GREAT SERVICE and GREAT PRICES!

Hahaha :D I wish John would let me have my old screenname back. :p

what was that? GREEKZ4LIF?

Well, I had several.....UFpike, UFpike_PC98 and Sverige.


kddani got me banned so many times it wasnt even funny. I eventually cooled down after becoming cashmoney. ;)

you're joking, right?

no, i'm not!!! :D

Also, here are some pics from the last PVD I was at....



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KOOL DUDE!:)

Maybe to some to some it is not what You do, but whom You Know! Dont Ya Know! :D

True Pixs (?), Man, I am Impressed!:)


Keep a Grin On Face!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:cool:

Thanks Tom, can't ever stop being a stud. :cool: Rolling my ass off that night.

Is that you?

Paul Van Dyk rox0rs

wendi-


That would be the new me. :D Like the new tatoo? I have killarneyrose to thank for that one. I posted a thread about tatoos about a year ago and finally decided to get it done about 8 months ago. I'll try to find some pics of me from 2000 and then let you compare the pics of me taken last november/december in 2004. I gained about 50lbs over the past 4 years, it was the best 6,000$ Ive ever spent. ;)

BY the way.....download Paul Van Dyk's song " Nothing but You" the club mix.....it's tiiiiight!!!:cool:

Craig-- I do like the tattoo-- how long have you had it? Will you be getting anymore-- they are rather addictive (i have 8)!!
It looks like that was $6,000 well spent! ;)

-w

I'm jealous as hell. Paul Van Dyk is awesome. But JAX would be quite a bit of a drive.

You can always go see him in Miami starting on March 26th lasting for a week. He'll be playing in Miami for Ultra 7 and The Winter Music Conference 2005. Him along with Oakenfold, Sasha, Digweed, Christopher Lawerence, Baby Anne, Icey, Tiesto, Danny Howells, Jimmy Van M, Marco V, Fat Boy Slim,Deep Dish, Sandra Collins, Taylor etc etc etc etc. Hundreds of DJs and over 60,000 people in downtown Miami & South Beach.


Here's the link:

http://www.clubplanet.com/ultra/?affcode=VAg9VH


But, if you still can't get enough of it after Ultra and WMC2005, he'll be here for April 14th ;)

Cash




ETA: If you've never been to a huge "rave" like that before, you ought to go. Ultra and WMC are fucking incredible. Downtown Miami in Bayfront Park is flooded with people, DJs, music and all kinds of stuff. Its like Mardi Gras but not French, and Woodstock for EDM. Downtown Miami is like one huge Dance Party (rave).

Here's a link to some pics of last year's Ultra and WMC 2004:

http://www.greekchat.com/gcforums/sh...sic+conference

Wow. So you haven't even had the tatt for a year? Maybe I am a little confused, but the pictures you posted are from an event held in February 2003, a little over two years ago. :confused:

That tatt is pretty hot though.

Thanks for the tatty comment, had a brain fart though. KR convinced me to get the one on my back that says "Für die Leute" meaning for the people in german. Typo. ;) The one on my back is right above the center just below the shoulders and its hot.


ETA: And yes, they are addictive.....just like piercings.

Also, if any of you are looking for some good mixes of PVD's to listen to, try downloading PVD featuring Second Sun-song titled "crush", the Vandit club remix. "Nothing but YOu is also good as well as the PVD remix of Nothing but you that Cirrus did is poppin, too. :D

MAJOR brain fart. LOL

I agree -- they are addictive. I swore I would never get one and I now have two! :eek:

Anything special? Or just butterfly type of stuff?

One "butterfly type of stuff" and the other is an ivy leaf with my sorority letters inside.

And what do you have pierced? ;)

Just my ears.

Both bottoms and my right one used to pierced in the top but Ive since let it grown shut. I don't wear my earrings out unless I'm going to a club/out at night or looking for girls on the beach. Having earrings is bad in the corporate world. ;)

there were a hell of a lot more people involved than me, so don't even try to play that game

:D I was being sacastic. If I cared that much about it I wouldnt be around. ;)

Yes earrings are bad in the corp world, especially in my uptight office! I am actually surprised to read you just have your ears pierced, I figured you would have something a little more exciting to share with all of us.

Haha. No, nothing else exciting. I tried my tongue when I graduated from highschool thinking it would get me a lot of ass in college. That lasted for about a week. I didnt even make it to preview with my tongue ring. That was a over 6 years ago. ;)

Less than 2 weeks away. :D :D :D :D

The show was fucking sick, definitely worth the drive back up to Jax.

Anyone know how I can post the pics from my phone on to GC. For some reason I can't upload them. :confused:





-Running on 1 hour of sleep. :rolleyes:

I'm jealous. Paul is one of my favorite djs. "Nothing but You" was my reasoning behind buying his latest CD, but there are a couple other songs on there that are good. "Connection" is one of them.

Lately I've been listening to "7 Ways" though. Old, but it's still good.

OMG, Jen, when he played "nothing but you" the whole place was an ocean of screams. All 3,000 people. Not to mention I still have the bass pounding in my head from "Time of our Lives." Goddamn, you should've seen it, the entire place blew the fuck up when he played that track. When Connetion was played it was all over. I hadnt seen an actual club that crazy with that many people in a LONG time. I was actually listening to his set he played over Easter at Ultra 7 and the Winter Music conference on my way home/work today. I also like "Vandit" which (i'm pretty sure) is on that CD you have as well.

Here's part of what I got...



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This one requires quicktime to view.

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Log in is-OMG and the password "lol" when the thing pops up.

Here are some of the pics from the night. These are from being backstage with him, right behind him.


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The fat guy in front of the cam is Edgar V, the guy who opened for Paul Van Dyk
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This is what he used to play probably the best DJ set Ive heard to date
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As someone who has seen Paul perform almost 30 times in 7 different countries starting in 1996 in Hessen,Germany, (and having a hand in bringing him to the states for his 1st ever U.S. performance in Gainesville-Florida 1998) I can honestly say (musically wise) that is was probably either the best set or one of the top 2 sets Ive heard him perform. I don't know if it was because Paul was performing in a new city he's never performed in or if it was the insane awesome vibe the 3,000+ people gave him or what....but his set was simply amazing. I literally couldnt believe wtf I was hearing.

Are the pics popping up for you guys?

*sigh*


I wish I could hear him again sometime soon other than on my MP3 player in the gym. :(

Oh my god!!! I'm there....anyone else?


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