POD Presents Paul Van Dyk - 16/3/10

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POD Presents:

Paul Van Dyk
Support:John Gibbons
Fri 12th march @ Tripod
Advance tickets €25
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PAUL VAN DYK

Grammy nominated artist, globally acclaimed DJ and audio architect
Paul van Dyk continues to dominate the electronic music charts and
appears at the pinnacle of every Top DJ list around the globe. PvD, as
his fans have nicknamed him, has been ranked the World’s No. 1 DJ by
DJ Magazine’s “Top 100 DJs poll” two times something less than a
handful of DJs have ever achieved.

PvD is credited as one of the hardest working artists in electronic
music, with sold-out tours that cross each continent, headline spots
at every major festival, and a hugely successful recording career.
With over 3 million albums sold worldwide, van Dyk travels around the
world over 16 times each year to sold out performances
internationally. On New Years Eve 2008/2009 Paul played Barra Beach to
over 1 million people in Rio de Janero giving testament to his
incredible popularity the world over.



In 2008 Paul expanded into creating music for video games and movie
soundtracks. His workwith EA Games has resulted in mulitple releases
featuring his music on Mirror's Edge and Grand Slam Tennis out in
2009. Paul has also lent his talents to remixing Batman's "Dark Knight
Theme" written by Hanz Zimmer. But Paul is no stranger to high profile
remixes, he has put his unique twist on Depeche Mode’s “Martyr”,
Justin Timberlake’s “What Goes Around” and Britney Spears "Gimme More"
just to name a few. His original album In
Between released in 2007 and featured collaborations with David Byrne
and Jessica Sutta of the Pussycat Dolls as well as Rea Garvey of
Reamon and Johnny McDaid of Vega 4. PvD received a Grammy nomination
in 2005 for Best Dance/Electronic Album for his original album
Reflections – this marked the first time NARAS recognized this
category. His original productions from Reflections have been synced
into major motion pictures such as
Into the Blue, Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, television’s
Entertainment Tonight and MTV’s Cribs, and international ad campaigns
for Motorola, HBO, Land Rover, Ski Vail and most recently for Jeep.
This year he won the International Dance Music Award (IDMA) for Best
Euro DJ.



Previously, PvD won four IDMAs in 2006: Best Global DJ, Best
NuNRG/Euro Track, Best Producer and Best Mix Compilation for The
Politics of Dancing 2. In addition, PvD was voted “America’s Favorite
DJ” for 2004 and 2005 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 children in Berlin. In 2004, PvD was
the only electronic artist involved in a nationwide tour 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. He most recently received Berlin’s Medal of Honor
(Landesverdienstorden) in recognition of his work with Ruckenwind, a
charity organization he founded dedicated to helping poor children in
Berlin.He joins a distinguished list of arts and political
establishment figures with this honor. 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 earn him 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 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’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
“Paul van Dyk’s VONYC Sessions” which airs weekly on the Area Channels
on Sirius XM Satellite Radio on Thursday nights at 6PM EST (and
rebroadcasts Saturdays at 8PM EST and Tuesdays at Midnight EST) and
Soundgarden which airs every Wednesday 2pm – 4pm (EST) on Fritz radio
and over the internet (www.fritz.de) as well as
Galaxy FM in the UK.

For more information, please visit www.paulvandyk.com or
www.myspace.com/paulvandyk

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