Paul Oakenfold
Louisville! Get ready to party with world famous DJ Paul Oakenfold. He's coming to Old Forester's Paristown Hall Friday, October 25!
Paul Oakenfold was born on the 30th of August 1963. Hailing from London England, he has been one of the music world’s most iconic DJs since the early 1990s, able to create hit songs of his own while being quite possibly the most in demand remixer in pop music.
The man might have begun DJing in the late seventies but his beginnings in the music industry proper were behind the scenes. His first major break was his job as an A&R man for Champion Records, a London based record label known for its soul and dance music.
He scouted his adopted home town of New York City, USA for talent and, unarguably, he found it. He didn’t just sign Salt-N-Pepa to the label; he also signed a little known duo called DJ Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince. Yes, technically speaking we have this man to thank for Will Smith’s film career.
Oakenfold might just be the man who legitimised electronic music to the mainstream music world. And for that, he deserves the respect of any and every true music fan. He’s a legend, and he will be for a very long time.
