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| Last Login: | Jun 18, 2008 (116 days back) |
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FEATURED VIDEO: Paul Oakenfold and the Boston Pops Travelacoustica: Live Symphonic Performance The Boston Pops commissioned composer Felix Brenner to write a 15 minute piece for a full orchestra that was performed LIVE at Boston’s Symphony Hall. ABOUT PAUL OAKENFOLD • Paul Oakenfold has been touted as one of the world’s leading DJ/remixers by various outlets including CNN, Rolling Stone, BPM, Remix and more. • On October 23, 2007 Paul Oakenfold released his Greatest Hits & Remixes through Perfecto/Ultra Records –a 20-selection strong collection of his seminal dance recordings and remixes. Its track listing ranges from original productions such as his massive singles “Starry Eyed Surprise” “Ready Steady Go,” and “Faster Kill Pussycat” featuring Brittany Murphy. In addition, there are remixes galore of artists like Justin Timberlake, U2, Madonna, The Smashing Pumpkins, Radiohead and Underworld and soundtrack pieces such as David Arnold’s James Bond Theme from the motion picture Die Another Day and Oakenfold’s “Dread Rock” from Matrix Reloaded. • 2x Grammy nominee, “Best Electronic/Dance Album” A Lively Mind (2007, Maverick Records) and Creamfields (2004, Thrive Records) • Paul Oakenfold released his second album for Maverick A Lively Mind in June 2006. This Grammy-nominated album includes the single, “Faster Kill Pussycat” featuring Brittany Murphy. Other guests on the album include Pharrell Williams, Grandmaster Flash, Ryan Tedder of Onerepublic, Spitfire, Bad Apples and more. • His first album for Maverick Bunkka was released in 2002. It included "Starry Eyed Surprise" featuring Shifty Shellshock of Crazy Town, a Top 10 hit in both America and the U.K. Other guests on the album were Perry Farrell, Nelly Furtado, Ice Cube, Tricky and Hunter S. Thompson (his last recording before he passed away). • “Starry Eyed Surprise” reappeared in early 2005 as part of Diet Coke’s ad campaign for their re-launch of the beverage using Splenda. Paul’s hit, “Ready, Steady, Go” currently appears in Saab’s US ad campaign, and a new song, “Feed Your Mind” also appears in Toyota’s European ad campaign, for which the major car manufacturer has committed to 42 million Euros (over $51 million dollars) worth of ad buys. Oakenfold also scored the music for a Hummer commercial. • Paul Oakenfold’s 2004 mix album Another World has reached gold status in sales making it one of the biggest selling dance albums of all time. In total his releases have sold almost 2 million in the U.S. alone. • Film credits include music for Nobel Son, Collateral, Swordfish, The Matrix Reloaded, Pirates of the Caribbean, Die Another Day, Planet Of The Apes, The Bourne Identity and Shrek II. TV credits include music for Alias, Big Brother and Las Vegas. • Remix credits include, among many others, works for U2, Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, Justin Timberlake, Madonna, Paris Hilton Jennifer Lopez, Salt N Pepa and The Cure. • As a touring musician, Oakenfold has DJ’d in hundreds of places around the world. Some unique locations he has appeared at include the Great Wall in China, the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles (sold out) and Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado. Other foreign territories he’s appeared include Cypress, Lebanon, Ibiza, Korea and more. He’s also noted as one of the most well traveled electronic touring artists within the United States. • He scored GoldenEye: Rogue Agent, the James Bond-inspired videogame. • Paul Oakenfold was the star of Spike TV series The Club and had a cameo appearance in the film The Rules of Attraction. • Prior to becoming a world famous DJ and producer, Oakenfold served as an A&R consultant for Profile Records and Def Jam, where he signed artists including Salt N’ Pepa, DJ Jazzy Jeff and Will Smith. • Paul Oakenfold was born in London, England and currently resides in the U.S. Before becoming a major force in the music industry he graduated from the Westminster Technical culinary institute becoming a certified chef. He was also an investor along with rockers Tommy Lee and Dave Navarro in the Hollywood, CA nightlife establishment Rokbar. |
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Music:Member Since: 9/9/2005Band Website: pauloakenfold.com Band Members: Paul Oakenfold w/various guest artists on vocals Influences: DOWNLOAD MY LATEST ALBUM NOW! You can download "Greatest Hits & Remixes" in high quality MP3 format by clicking the link below.: Greatest Hits & Remixes $8.99 (MP3) Sounds Like: Paul Oakenfold :) Record Label: Perfecto Type of Label: Indie |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Electronica / Alternative / Techno) |
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Paul Headlining Creamfields 10th Anniversary! |
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| CREAMFIELDS '08 CELEBRATES 10TH ANNIVERSARY WITH ALL STAR LINE UP!KASABIAN / FATBOY SLIM / IAN BROWN / PAUL VAN DYK / TIESTO / SOULWAX / PENDULUM / GOSSIP / SIMIAN MOBILE DISCO / CHIC FEATURING NILE ... Posted by Paul Oakenfold on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:05:00 PST |
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Creamfields 2008 Announced! |
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| The countdown has begun! Only 10 days to go until Creamfields officially announces the massive line up for their 10th Anniversary! Make sure that on the 7th March you are tuned into Jo Whiley and Pete... Posted by Paul Oakenfold on Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:13:00 PST |
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IDMA Awards Nominations 2008 |
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| Want a chance to show your continued support for Paul? Click here to vote for the 2008 IDMA awards!http://www.wintermusicconference.com/events/idmas/idm
aballot.php2007 has been a busy year for Paul wi... Posted by Paul Oakenfold on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 06:50:00 PST |
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Sirius NYE Broadcast |
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| Due to technical problems beyond Sirius' control, Sirius aired the wrong Paul Oakenfold mix this past New Year's Eve on Area 33. The show was supposed to a performance recorded earlier that evening in... Posted by Paul Oakenfold on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 02:52:00 PST |
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NEW single ’Not Over’ featuring OneRepublic |
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| Be sure to check out Oakenfold's new single 'Not Over' featuring the vocals of OneRepublic! Posted by Paul Oakenfold on Tue, 15 Jan 2008 06:38:00 PST |
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Nobel Son in theatres April 4! |
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| Friday April 4, 2008, the film "Nobel Son" featuring music by Paul Oakenfold, will be released in theatres nationwide! This action/comedy/drama stars Alan Rickman, Bill Pullman, Danny DeVito, Mary Ste... Posted by Paul Oakenfold on Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:34:00 PST |
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THE GALLERY XMAS PARTY - Friday December 14 |
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| THE GALLERY XMAS PARTY: PART 1FRIDAY 14TH DECEMBERTurnmills 63B Clerkenwell Road, London. EC1M 5NP Info: 020 7250 3409 Tube: Farringdon Doors: 10.30pm 7.30am Prices: 10 Members // 12 Students B4 1... Posted by Paul Oakenfold on Mon, 10 Dec 2007 02:04:00 PST |
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Apologies to Chicago and Detroit Fans |
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| I would like to apologize to my fans in Detroit and Chicago; due to illness, I was unable to perform. I intend to do a make-up date for both shows as soon as possible. Posted by Paul Oakenfold on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 11:55:00 PST |
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Updates in the busy life of Paul Oakenfold! |
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| Paul Oakenfold has been keeping himself very busy! Here is what he currently has going on... BIOGRAPHY RELEASED The first official biography of Paul Oakenfold, written by Richard Norris (of The Grid a... Posted by Paul Oakenfold on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 02:00:00 PST |
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Oakenfold’s Greatest Hits & Remixes Rhapsody Listening Party |
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| Click here to participate in the full album Rhapsody listening party for Paul's latest release "GREATEST HITS & REMIXES" - Listen to the entire album for free! http://play.rhapsody.com/album/greatesth... Posted by Paul Oakenfold on Tue, 20 Nov 2007 04:02:00 PST |
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