Germany · 1993–present · DJ & Producer

Paul van Dyk

The short answer — Who is Paul van Dyk?

Paul van Dyk is the Berlin producer whose 1998 remixes of 'For An Angel' and Binary Finary's '1998' effectively wrote the melodic-uplifting vocabulary the entire genre borrowed from for the next decade. His weekly radio show Vonyc Sessions and long-running residencies at Cream Liverpool and Gatecrasher made him the first genuinely global trance headliner — and the reason a generation of DJs learned that a trance breakdown could be as important as a chorus..

DJ & Producer · Germany · Active 1993–present · Labels: Deviant, MFS, Vandit.

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Paul van Dyk is the Berlin producer whose 1998 remixes of 'For An Angel' and Binary Finary's '1998' effectively wrote the melodic-uplifting vocabulary the entire genre borrowed from for the next decade. His weekly radio show Vonyc Sessions and long-running residencies at Cream Liverpool and Gatecrasher made him the first genuinely global trance headliner — and the reason a generation of DJs learned that a trance breakdown could be as important as a chorus.

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Who is Paul van Dyk?

Paul van Dyk is the Berlin producer whose 1998 remixes of 'For An Angel' and Binary Finary's '1998' effectively wrote the melodic-uplifting vocabulary the entire genre borrowed from for the next decade. His weekly radio show Vonyc Sessions and long-running residencies at Cream Liverpool and Gatecrasher made him the first genuinely global trance headliner — and the reason a generation of DJs learned that a trance breakdown could be as important as a chorus.

What genre is Paul van Dyk known for?

Paul van Dyk is best known as a classic-trance dj & producer active 1993–present, associated with labels including Deviant, MFS, Vandit.

Where is Paul van Dyk from?

Paul van Dyk is from Germany.