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* Paul Oakenfold has been touted as one of the world’s leading DJ/remixer’s by various outlets including CNN, Rolling Stone, BPM, Remix and more. The Guinness Book of World Records also titled him the “World’s Biggest DJ.”
* Grammy nominee, “Best Electronic/Dance Album” Creamfields (2004, Thrive Records)
* He is set to release his second album for Maverick, A Lively Mind, on April 25, 2006. Guests on the album include Brittany Murphy, Pharrell Williams and Grandmaster Flash as well as two new artists signed to Oakenfold’s long-running Perfecto custom label—Spitfire and Ashley of the rock band Bad Apples.
* 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. A brand new song “Feed Your Mind” currently 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 to the current Hummer commercial.
* His 2004 mix album Another World has reached gold status in sales, making it one of the biggest selling dance albums of all time.
* Film credits include music for Collateral (which he scored), Swordfish, The Matrix Reloaded, Die Another Day, Planet Of The Apes, The Borne Identity and Shrek II. TV credits include music for Alias, Big Brother and Las Vegas .
* Remix credits include works for U2, Rolling Stones, Michael Jackson, Madonna, 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 video game.
* He 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, he 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.
* He 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 also is an investor along with rockers Tommy Lee and Dave Navarro in the new Hollywood , CA nightlife establishment Rokbar.
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