PaulvanDyk

Grammy nominated artist and globally acclaimed DJ Paul van Dyk continues to dominate the electronic music charts and appear in the top slot of virtually every audience and critic's Top DJ list across the globe. Van Dyk has once again been named the World's #1 DJ by DJ Magazine. This is the second consecutive year that van Dyk has earned this top honor in his field. In addition, he is currently ranked the America's #1 Trance DJ by BPM Magazine. Earlier this year, he won 4 International Dance Music Awards (IDMAs) for his latest compilation The Politics of Dancing 2 at the Winter Music Conference in Miami.

Previously he was voted "America's Favorite DJ" for 2004 by BPM Magazine and was the big winner at the 2004 Dancestar Awards, taking home 3 awards: Best International DJ, Best Event and Best Music in a Commercial (Motorola). He also won the Mexican Oscar for his soundtrack in the film Zurdo in March 2004. Paul van Dyk was voted "Best Music Maker" by DJ Magazine, received the "Best International DJ Award" at the 1999 Music Awards in London, was named "Best International DJ" by Ministry of Sound Magazine, and Mixmag elected him as "Man of the Year". Aside from his musical activity, Paul van Dyk has always dedicated a significant part of his life to politics and social justice: from his youth, when he fled over the Berlin Wall to the West, to his children's charity in India's Mumbai, and his partnership scheme with the German Red Cross to help poor and disadvantaged children in Berlin. In 2004, PvD was the only electronic artist involved with the Rock The Vote campaign, where he joined the likes of Bono, P Diddy, the Black Eyed Peas and George Clinton in campaigning for America's youth to sign up to vote in the presidential election.

Born in Eisenhuettenstadt, East Germany, Paul van Dyk grew up in communist East Berlin. Because his community did not have a true club culture, Paul van Dyk listened to the radio where he discovered his passion for music that extended beyond Techno music – he wanted to create a different, more unique sound.

In the early 1990's Paul van Dyk was spinning regularly at various clubs in Berlin before releasing his first album 45 RPM in 1994. But it wasn’t until the release of his second album Seven Ways which catapulted him into the Top 100, followed by the release of his hit single "For An Angel", which began to get him top praise across the globe. By the time Paul van Dyk released "Out There & Back" in 2000, it became clear that the Berlin-based musician had far more to offer than his signature club sets and remixes that had already defined him as one of the most influential German DJs and producers of all time.His first compilation mix CD "Politics of Dancing" was released in 2001, followed by "Global" in 2003 – a DVD which illustrates his own experiences traveling the world.

Paul van Dyk continues to tour the world as part of his VONYC Sessions tour to promote VONYC.com a unique combined internet radio station and download site created by van Dyk in order to make the music he champions easily accessible to fans all over the world. He also has his own weekly Sirius satellite radio show, "Paul van Dyk's Vonyc Sessions", which can be heard each Thursday from 6pm to 8pm ET on SIRIUS' commercial-free trance and progressive house music channel, Area 33 (channel 33).

Paul van Dyk's touring diary remains incredibly hectic with regular globetrotting stops at major venues across the globe from New York, London, Ibiza to India, China and Singapore. In the little time remaining between all the travel, Paul van Dyk resides in Berlin where he has his own radio show Soundgarden which airs every Wednesday 2pm – 4pm (EST) on Fritz radio and over the internet (www.fritz.de). He also just completed his remix of the new Depeche Mode single "Martyr" and is spending any time which remains between tour dates in his Berlin studio or with other artists recording material for his next studio album which is due out next year.

For further information on Paul van Dyk or upcoming tour dates, go to www.paulvandyk.com or www.myspace.com/paulvandyk.