Paul van Dyk

This article is about the DJ. For the American historian, see Paul Van Dyke.

Paul van Dyk
Van Dyk in 2021
Van Dyk in 2021
Background information
Birth nameMatthias Paul[1]
Born (1971-12-16) 16 December 1971 (age 52)
Eisenhüttenstadt, East Germany
Genres
Occupations
  • DJ
  • record producer
Instruments
Years active1990–present
Labels
Websitepaulvandyk.com

Matthias Paul (German pronunciation: [maˈtiːas ˈpaʊ̯l]; born 16 December 1971),[2][3] known professionally as Paul van Dyk (German: [ˈpaʊ̯l fan ˈdʏk]) is a German DJ, record producer and musician. Van Dyk was the first artist to receive a Grammy Award nomination in the newly added category of Best Dance/Electronic album for his 2003 release Reflections.[4][5] He was the first DJ to be named number one by Mixmag in 2005. By 2008, he had sold over 3 million albums worldwide.[6]

A trance producer starting in the early 1990s, van Dyk quickly achieved popularity with his remix of "Love Stimulation" by Humate on the record label MFS in 1993[7] and with his hit single "For an Angel". Van Dyk is an avid trance lover to this day.[8] He indicated in an interview that he ended up giving himself the Belgian-sounding stage name because he used to incorporate many Belgian dance records into his DJ sets in the early 1990s.[9]

Van Dyk is currently the host of "Vonyc Sessions with Paul" on Dash Radio.[10]

  1. ^ "Paul's entry on the ASCAP database". The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
  2. ^ Krech, Eva-Maria; Stock, Eberhard; Hirschfeld, Ursula; Anders, Lutz Christian (2009). Deutsches Aussprachewörterbuch (in German). Berlin: Walter de Gruyter. pp. 731 and 810. ISBN 978-3-11-018202-6.
  3. ^ Mangold, Max (2005). Das Aussprachewörterbuch (in German) (6th ed.). Mannheim: Dudenverlag. pp. 540 and 617. ISBN 9783411040667.
  4. ^ "Paul Van Dyk's New Era Of Remixing". Grammys.com. Retrieved 7 June 2016.
  5. ^ Merced, Jewels (15 November 2003). "Paul Van Dyk: There's Much More To This World Than Just a Party". JIVE Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 February 2008. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Paul Van Dyk, Cameo, Miami, Saturday, June 21, 2008". 22 February 2012. Archived from the original on 22 February 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2019.
  7. ^ Bom, Coen (2009). Armin Only: (engelse editie). Google Books: Overamstel Uitgevers. ISBN 978-9048804481.
  8. ^ "20 Questions with Paul van Dyk: The Trance Icon on Growing up in East Berlin & Why Social Distancing 'Is Incorrect' as a Term". Billboard. 21 April 2020.
  9. ^ Lässt die Regierung die Kultur im Stich, Paul van Dyk?, 9 February 2021, retrieved 15 November 2022
  10. ^ Kaushik, Rohit (2 April 2020). "Paul van Dyk Completes 700 Episodes of VONYC Sessions [STREAM]". EDMLI. Retrieved 4 November 2023.