Van Dyk’s most recent album
In Between was released in late 2007, to tremendous praise worldwide. The album reached the #115 spot on the
Billboard 200 (a rather impressive feat for a foreign trance album) and the #2 spot on the
Billboard Top Electronic Albums chart, as well as the sixteenth spot on the
Mexican Albums Chart. The album features appearances by
David Byrne of
Talking Heads and
Jessica Sutta of the
Pussycat Dolls. Two singles have since been released from
In Between;
"White Lies" and
"Let Go".
From Discogs:DJ since 1991, working in the german club Dubmission (Berlin). In 1999, the readers of the english magazine "DJ" voted Paul as the "Best Music Maker". Then, at the 1999 Music Awards in London, he received the "Best international DJ award". The "Ministry of Sound" Magazine elected him as 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".
His hit singles "Another Way", "Tell Me Why (The Riddle)" and "We Are Alive" spent several weeks at number 1 on the German Dance charts, and also reached number 7 on the UK sales charts. He continuously moved-up in "DJ Magazine?s" annual list of the "Top 100 DJ´s worldwide" where he was voted as number 1 DJ of the world in 2005; then in September 1999, "Mixmag" Magazine elected him as "Man of the year" and "Muzik Magazine" named him as "Leader of the Trance Nation".
He is married to Natascha Van Dyk, who also appears on some of his releases.
From Lastfm:Grammy nominated artist and globally acclaimed DJ and Producer Paul van Dyk continues to dominate the electronic music charts and appears at the pinnacle of every Top DJ list across the globe. His fifth original album In Between was released August 2007 and features collaborations with David Byrne and Jessica Sutta.
PvD is renowned as one of the hardest working artists, with sold-out tours that cross each continent, headline spots at every major festival, and a hugely successful recording career. With over 3 million albums sold worldwide, van Dyk travels around the world over 16 times each year to sold out performances internationally. 2007 alone has brought us PvD remixes of Depeche Mode?s ?Martyr?, Britney Spears? ?Gimmy more? and Justin Timberlake?s ?What Goes Around.... Comes Around?.
PvD received a Grammy nomination in 2005 for Best Dance/Electronic Album for his original album Reflections ? this marked the first time NARAS recognized this category. 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. This year he won the International Dance Music Award (IDMA) for Best Euro DJ.
Previously, PvD won four IDMAs in 2006: Best Global DJ, Best NuNRG/Euro Track, Best Producer and Best Mix Compilation for The Politics of Dancing 2. In addition, PvD was voted ?America?s Favorite DJ? for 2004 and 2005 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 van Dyk was voted "Best Music Maker" by DJ Magazine, received the ?Best International DJ Award? at the 1999 Music Awards in London, was named "Best International DJ" by Ministry of Sound Magazine, and Mixmag elected him as ?Man of the Year?.
Aside from his musical activity, Paul van Dyk has always dedicated a significant part of his life to politics and social justice: from his youth, when he fled over the Berlin Wall to the West, to his children?s charity in India?s Mumbai, and his partnership scheme with the German Red Cross to help poor children in Berlin. In 2004, PvD was the only electronic artist involved in a nationwide tour with the Rock The Vote campaign, where he joined the likes of Bono, P Diddy, the Black Eyed Peas and George Clinton in campaigning for America?s youth to sign up to vote in the presidential election. In 2006 he received Berlin?s Medal of Honor (Landesverdienstorden) in recognition of his work with Ruckenwind, a charity organization he founded dedicated to helping poor children in Berlin. He joins a distinguished list of arts and political establishment figures with this honor.
Born in Eisenhüttenstadt, East Germany, Paul van Dyk grew up in communist East Berlin. Because his community did not have a true club culture, Paul van Dyk listened to the radio where he discovered his passion for music that extended beyond Techno music ? he wanted to create a different, more unique sound. In the early 1990?s Paul van Dyk was spinning regularly at various clubs in Berlin before releasing his first album 45 RPM in 1994. But it wasn?t until the release of his second album Seven Ways which catapulted him into the Top 100, followed by the release of his hit single ?For An Angel,? which began to earn him praise across the globe. By the time Paul van Dyk 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 DJs and producers of all time. His first compilation mix CD Politics of Dancing was released in 2001, followed by Global in 2003 ? a DVD which illustrates his own experiences traveling the world.
Paul van Dyk created the internet radio station VONYC.com focused on the electronic dance scene.
Paul van Dyk?s touring diary remains incredibly hectic with regular globetrotting stops at major venues across the globe from New York, London, Ibiza to India, China and Singapore. In the little time remaining between all the travel, Paul van Dyk resides in Berlin where he has his own radio show ?Paul van Dyk?s VONYC Sessions? which airs weekly on Area 33 on Sirius Radio on Thursday nights at 6PM ET (and rebroadcasts Saturdays at 8PM ET and Tuesdays at Midnight ET) and Soundgarden which airs every Saturday 2pm ? 4pm (EST) on Fritz radio and over the internet (www.fritz.de).
For more information, please visit www.paulvandyk.com or www.myspace.com/paulvandyk.
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From Wikipedia:Matthias Paul, better known by his stage name Paul van Dyk (born December 16, 1971(1971-12-16) in Eisenhüttenstadt, GDR) is a German Grammy Award?nominated Electronic Dance Music DJ, musician and record producer. He was named World No.1 DJ by DJ Magazine in both 2005 and 2006. Paul van Dyk is the only DJ who has remained in that magazine's World's Top 10 DJs since 1998. As of 2007, he has sold over 4.5 million albums worldwide.
A trance producer in the early-late 1990s, Matthias 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.