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Also known as Matthias Paul, PvD, van Dyk, PVD

German DJ and trance music producer

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1971
electro househouseprogressive houseprogressive trancetechnotrance

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Listeners
909,110
Total plays
14,494,983

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tranceelectronicprogressive trancedancetechno

Matthias Paul (born 16 December 1971 in Eisenhüttenstadt, Bezirk Frankfurt, East Germany known professionally as Paul van Dyk is a German DJ, record producer and musician. 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. <a href="https://

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Key facts

Born
Matthias Paul , ( 1971-12-16 ) 16 December 1971 (age 54) , Eisenhüttenstadt , East Germany
Genres
Uplifting trance progressive trance house progressive house electro house techno
Occupations
DJ record producer
Instruments
Keyboards mixer synthesizer turntables
Years active
1990–present
Labels
Vandit Armada Black Hole Spinnin' Ultra Deviant Mute Perfecto MFS Universal
Website
paulvandyk .com

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Encyclopedic overview

Matthias Paul ( German pronunciation: [maˈtiːas ˈpaʊ̯l]; born 16 December 1971), 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. He was voted World No. 1 DJ by DJ Magazine in its annual Top 100 DJs poll in 2005 and 2006. Also, he was the first DJ to be named number one by Mixmag in 2005. By 2008, he had sold over 3 million albums worldwide.

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 and with his hit single "For an Angel". Van Dyk is an avid trance lover to this day. 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.

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