Tinman

For other uses, see Tin Man (disambiguation).
Tinman
Birth namePaul David Dakeyne
Also known asDakeyne, DJ Dakeyne
Born (1961-01-30) 30 January 1961 (age 63)
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • DJ

Paul David Dakeyne (born 30 January 1961), known by his stage name Tinman, is an English house music producer/remixer from Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.[1] In 1994, his single "Eighteen Strings" (also written as "18 Strings") became an international club hit. It was rumoured that the original bootleg recording of "Eighteen Strings" contained a sample of the riff from "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana, and that the usage of the sample was disallowed, therefore it was reproduced for commercial release.[2] However, the riffs from the bootleg and commercial release were both produced by Dakeyne.[3] The song was a Top 10 hit in the UK Singles Chart.[1]

In addition to this commercial success, Dakeyne also remixed many tracks for DMC which were released on a "DJ Only" basis.[4]

  1. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 561. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ [1] [dead link]
  3. ^ "Tinman '18 Strings' – The True Story | Paul Dakeyne". Pauldakeyne.com. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  4. ^ "Paul Dakeyne : DJ, Producer, Remixer". 2 August 2009. Archived from the original on 2 August 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2021.