Paul Oakenfold has provided over 100 remixes for over 100 artists including U2, Moby, Madonna, Britney Spears, Massive Attack, the Cure, New Order, the Rolling Stones, the Stone Roses and Michael Jackson.
55 Facts About Paul Oakenfold
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Paul Oakenfold was born on 30 August 1963 at Mile End Hospital.
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Paul Oakenfold lived in Highbury, Greenhithe, then Croydon, attending Archbishop Lanfranc School, then studied to be a chef for four years and worked at the Army and Navy Club.
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Paul Oakenfold describes his early life as a "bedroom DJ" in a podcasted interview with Vancouver's 24 Hours, stating he grew up listening to the Beatles.
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In 1981,18-year-old Oakenfold and his friend Ian Paul moved to New York City.
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Paul Oakenfold appeared on the Blue Peter BBC programme for children with a breakdancing crew.
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Paul Oakenfold became a promoter and British agent for the Beastie Boys and Run-D.
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In 1987, Paul Oakenfold travelled to the island of Ibiza for a week to celebrate his birthday.
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Trevor Fung, Nicky Holloway, Ian Saint Paul Oakenfold, Danny Rampling and Johnny Walker accompanied him.
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Paul Oakenfold convinced the owner of a venue in England to host an "Ibiza Reunion" party after-hours.
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Paul Oakenfold had previously made an attempt, but it failed as the crowd was not prepared for the acid house style until 1987 when the party was successful.
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Paul Oakenfold collaborated with his friend Steve Osborne on various projects.
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Paul Oakenfold was invited as a guest DJ to Spike Island, a gig with the Stone Roses.
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The project was dissolved in 1997 as Paul Oakenfold was touring as a performance DJ more frequently and could not commit to recording, though a remixed version of "Not Over Yet" was issued under the 'Planet Perfecto featuring Grace' name in 1999.
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Paul Oakenfold will be doing some dates and playing Creamfields but that's it.
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Paul Oakenfold began producing his own tracks as well, continuing to remix songs from popular artists.
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Paul Oakenfold began using Goa music, something he discovered on the beaches of Goa in India, fusing it with similar-sounding European tracks to create his own distinct sound.
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Paul Oakenfold took this to the mainstream in 1994 and created a pair of two-hour sets for BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix; the first of these was broadcast in the early hours of Sunday 20 March 1994, with the second being The Goa Mix broadcast on Sunday 18 December 1994.
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On 9 June 1997, Oakenfold created Global Underground 004: Paul Oakenfold, Live in Oslo which is a double mix CD in the Global Underground series.
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In 1998 and 1999, Paul Oakenfold took the first place in DJ Mags Top 100 DJs.
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Paul Oakenfold appeared in the intro scene of EA's Euro 2000 video game, which featured him using his turntables to activate the video game and control various players.
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Paul Oakenfold composed the game's soundtrack, which featured 7 tracks including a remix of the official anthem of the tournament.
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In 2001, Paul Oakenfold took part in the first Area Festival tour.
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Paul Oakenfold later released a new compilation album, Perfecto Presents: Ibiza.
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Paul Oakenfold next moved to Los Angeles to work on film soundtracks and to focus his DJing stateside.
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Paul Oakenfold recorded a track with Crazy Town vocalist Shifty Shellshock at the end of the year for his new album.
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In 2002, Paul Oakenfold revealed he had struggled with dyslexia as a child and announced his intention to help dyslexic children.
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In 2002, Paul Oakenfold remixed David Arnold's "James Bond Theme"; the song was released under Warner Bros.
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In 2003, Paul Oakenfold released the fourth single of his album, "Hypnotised" which became successful enough to be included on his next compilation from the Perfecto Presents.
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In 2003, Paul Oakenfold produced a remix of "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces", a 1988 hit by French singer Mylene Farmer.
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In 2005, Paul Oakenfold was contacted by the car manufacturer Toyota to create a free promotional CD available from aygo.
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Paul Oakenfold's sets lasted for an hour and a half, followed by Madonna's two-hour show.
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Paul Oakenfold remixed the Transformers theme as the theme song for the TV series, Transformers Cybertron.
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Paul Oakenfold contributed with his single "Beautiful Goal" for the FIFA Football 2005 video game.
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Paul Oakenfold: The Authorised Biography was published by Bantam Press on 24 September 2007.
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Paul Oakenfold is a self-professed supporter of association football clubs Chelsea FC and Los Angeles FC.
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Paul Oakenfold scored the soundtrack for the 2007 Japanese CGI anime film Vexille.
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Paul Oakenfold was a judge for the sixth and seventh annual Independent Music Awards.
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In October 2007 Paul Oakenfold remixed Britney Spears' number one hit "Gimme More", which became the lead remix off the release.
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Paul Oakenfold has created more than one hundred remixes, and has sold over 5,000,000 long plays.
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Paul Oakenfold toured in British universities to promote his new album and autobiography.
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In 2008, Paul Oakenfold worked on film scores for various films and television programs such as Californication, The Heavy, Fever, The Bourne Identity, and Speed Racer.
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Paul Oakenfold worked with Madonna on her third greatest hits collection, Celebration, and her final release with Warner Bros.
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Paul Oakenfold remixed a past demo "It's So Cool" from American Life, and it is included as a bonus track on iTunes.
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Paul Oakenfold remixed a song called "Firefly" from the Matt Goss album Gossy.
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In 2010, Paul Oakenfold returned to the US as a DJ at Rain Nightclub.
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In February 2012 Paul Oakenfold headlined a huge one-off event for club brand Goodgreef at the famous Tall Trees venue in the UK.
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Paul Oakenfold co-wrote a song for Cher's twenty-fifth studio album Closer to the Truth: "Woman's World".
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Paul Oakenfold remixed a song by British pop singer Sophie Ellis-Bextor and up-and-coming new electronic project DedRekoning on their single "Only Child", released on 8 September 2014 through Paul Oakenfold's label Perfecto Records.
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Since May 2015, Paul Oakenfold is heading the department of DJs and EDM vocalists at Isina, a worldwide talent search and development mentorship program.
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On September 25,2020, Paul Oakenfold launched the English-language electronic single, "The Perfect Song" featuring Mexican pop icon Fey, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her career.
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Paul Oakenfold is the opening act for the Pet Shop Boys and New Order Unity Tour in September and October 2022.
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Paul Oakenfold won the Film Award for Music the 2001 movie Swordfish.
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Paul Oakenfold has won the Best Trance DJ Award two times, and received eleven nominations.
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Paul Oakenfold won the Best Techno DJ Award one time, and he honored with an "Outstanding Contribution Award" in 2004.