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PAUL VAN DYK
BASED solely on the votes of dance
music lovers, the Top 100 poll is an
example of democracy in action. Which
Style: Electronic music
is something that genuinely pleases
Best known for: Vandit
Paul van Dyk as he has been voted into
Records, VONYC Sessions and
the upper echelons of the chart again,
being a workaholic.
but he also knows not to take the word
Tune of 2008: Giuseppe
‘democracy’ lightly.
Ottaviani ‘No More Alone’
“The reason I’m engaged in politics
(Vandit Records)
and charity work is because I grew up
Producer of 2008: Rob
in a dictatorship,” he states. “I know
that for democracy to function people
Stevenson
have to get involved.”
For what distinguishes Paul from
other DJs almost as much as his
musical prowess is his dedication to
charity work and politics, as well as
the dancefl oor. An active advocate for
charities, Paul consults with German
politicians on issues such as poverty
and education, making him an unusual
fi gure in the often apolitical world of
dance music, but for a man born in
Communist East Berlin politics and
music have always been inextricably
linked.
“That cultural revolution of the 1990s
wouldn’t have happened without the
Berlin wall coming down,” he believes.
“Suddenly there was this explosion of
creative energy where what had been
a tiny subculture developed into the
biggest youth culture in the world.”
A story which was part of the
background to his recent ‘My City,
My Life’ documentary for CNN, where
PvD led a camera crew around his old
First record you
childhood haunts in the former East
ever bought? OMD
Berlin. The fact that an international
‘Organisation’
news channel chose him to represent Weirdest thing you’ve
his home shows how respected he has
seen all year? Driving
become since beginning his DJ career
through the dancefl oor
in 1991, something also apparent from
in Moscow as there was
the sheer scale of his international ‘In
Between’ album tour and the fact that
no other way to get to the
he was forced to move his annual New Having said that, the fact that Paul is people who love vinyl,” he explains.
stage. They’d forgotten to
York show from Central Park to Pier 54 playing them is often enough to make But what’s most exciting him for
build an entrance at the
in Manhattan simply to accommodate a tune an anthem by itself, and his the future is the forthcoming series back!
the enormous crowds fl ocking to see endorsement is an undoubted boon of chillout compilations inspired by
Top gadget of 2008?
him. to artists like Jon O’Bir and Giuseppe various cities, especially since the fi rst
VCM 600 Midi Controller by
Ottaviani who he has signed to Vandit. ‘New York’ edition features exclusive
Vestax
And whilst he’s one of the few “I’m so proud of all our artists and the artwork from his idol Lou Reed.
European DJs to crack the notoriously bright future ahead of them,” beams “Who would believe he would agree
Your year in fi ve words...
dancephobic American mainstream, Paul. “Vandit is just about putting out to do it?” he says of the notoriously
Fantastic, phenomenal,
he’s also a legend in Ibiza, where he’s all the electronic music I love, ranging obtuse rock star. “But I explained that
awesome, fabulous,
just completed a season as Cream’s between elements that are deep and this wasn’t going to be just another brilliant!
resident and mixed the club’s ‘Ibiza tense to punchy and energetic.” background chillout CD but something
Most important thing
2008’ compilation. beautiful and intense that needed
you’ve learned recently?
“It’s a great honour but it was also As for PvD’s own productions, he’s something worthy to be looked at
How to ride my Vespa,
quite a challenge mixing the CD recently released the ‘In Between whilst you’re listening. He loved
because you have to predict what Hands On’ EP of remixes on vinyl, even the music and has provided some
which has been sitting in
the Ibiza anthems are going to be in though he plays his own sets purely photographs, and what better way to
my garage for almost three
March so the CD’s ready for release in from his laptop these days. see New York than through his eyes?”
years.
summer,” he says. “But I still believe there is space for PAUL CLARKE
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