Paul van Dyk

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.