Paul Oakenfold
Paul Oakenfold
Paul Mark Oakenfold /ˈoʊkənfoʊld/ is an English record producer and trance DJ. He was voted the No. 1 DJ in the World twice in 1998 and 1999 by DJ Magazine. Paul has provided over 100 remixes for over 100 artists including U2, Moby, Madonna, Massive Attack, New Order, The Rolling Stones, The Stone Roses etc...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionDJ
Date of Birth30 August 1963
taken thinking needs
I think anybody that is going to be taken seriously in [music] industry needs to produce their own original music.
thinking skylines done
Shanghai set out to take over from Hong Kong and I think it's done that. It's got the most amazing futuristic skyline which rivals and even betters Tokyo.
stress thinking worry
Why people used to go to clubs was to have a great time and to forget their troubles and worries and stresses of the week and enjoy themselves and I think that the music was a huge, important part of that
For me it all started with two turntables and a mixer.
sleep bird belief
U2 and folks like that. They all have that similar drive and that belief in themselves. They're early birds ... they're up working when everyone else is sleeping. They're simply all great at what they do.
want hours ifs
When I was in the studio with Madonna, we would work 12-hour days. If you want to work with the best, then that's what you have to do.
song unique style
Madonna has a very unique style and comes up constantly with these great songs.
stars artist ice
I've worked with everyone from Ice Cube to Snoop Dogg ... right across to working with pop stars like Justin Timberlake. Why those artists came to me is because they wanted my sound.
ice hip-hop albums
I had Ice Cube on my first album, "Bunker," and then I did a remix for Snoop Dogg. I've worked with Grandmaster Flash and Pharrell. It's a different work process and there's a different take with how you produce [hip-hop].
song ideas structure
When I collaborated with Nelly Furtado, the idea for the song structure came from myself, but the lyrics and the ideas behind the songs came from her.
real months six
When I remixed U2's "Even Better Than the Real Thing," that was a big moment and turning point for me. One of my remixes became "the big remix" for them and then I went on tour and was living on the road with them for six months.
america vegas people
I never thought electronic music would get as popular in America as it has. When I first came to Vegas in 2009 for my residency - we were they only people playing electronic music at that time.
europe america vegas
It's good to see that America has a hub for electronic music in Vegas, like Europe has with Ibiza.
song singers lasts
I'm about to start working with a singer I met on my last trip: she'll get international exposure, and I'll have a song out in that market sung in Cantonese.