Paul Oakenfold
Paul Oakenfold (born
August 30,
1963) is a British DJ and
record producer, known for his popularity among mainstream audiences. By the early
1980s, Oakenfold had managed Run D.M.C and the
Beastie Boys. In
1987, Oakenfold and his friends, Trevor Fung and Ian St. Paul, began listening to club-music from
Ibiza,
Spain (see
1987 in music). Using influences from Ibiza's sound, Italian disco,
soul and
house. Oakenfold produced the
Happy Mondays'
Pills 'n' Thrills 'n' Bellyaches, followed by
U2,
Massive Attack,
Arrested Development,
the Cure,
Snoop Doggy Dogg,
Simply Red,
New Order and the Shamen, many on Perfecto Records, his own label.
Oakenfold was famous throughout Britain in the mid-1990s, but began to concentrate on building a US audience. However, he has only achieved modest mainstream success in the US. In 2002, Paul Oakenfold released the first solo album, called Bunkka featuring some artists like Nelly Furtado and the lead singer of Crazy Town.