PvD is renowned as one of the hardest working artists, 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. 2007 alone has brought us PvD remixes of Depeche Mode’s “Martyr”, Britney Spears’ „Gimmy more“ and Justin Timberlake’s “What Goes Around.... Comes Around”.
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. In 2006 he 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 Eisenhüttenstadt, 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 created the internet radio station VONYC.com focused on the electronic dance scene.
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 Area 33 on Sirius Radio on Thursday nights at 6PM ET (and rebroadcasts Saturdays at 8PM ET and Tuesdays at Midnight ET) and Soundgarden which airs every Saturday 2pm – 4pm (EST) on Fritz radio and over the internet (www.fritz.de).
For more information, please visit www.paulvandyk.com or www.myspace.com/paulvandyk.
1991
Music Rescues Me
Paul van Dyk Lyrics
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The sky spills over us
And the streets snake through the earth
I'm switching off
Into a billion ones and zeros
Where everything is fixed
And I'm wrapped up in your song
To the outside of a thought
From the order of ourselves
It's all laid out
Inside the DNA of living
Where nothing can go wrong
And I'm in the arms of this song
All the stars and planets are aligned
Your music rescues me
Your music rescues me again
A giant supernova in the night
Your music rescues me
Your music rescues me again
All the stars and planets are aligned
Your music rescues me
Your music rescues me again
We're taller than the surface of the sky
Your music rescues me
Your music rescues me again
Your music rescues me
All the stars and planets are aligned
Your music rescues me
Your music rescues me again
A giant supernova in the night
Your music rescues me
Your music rescues me again
All the stars and planets are aligned
Your music rescues me
Your music rescues me again
We're taller than the surface of the sky
Your music rescues me
Your music rescues me again
In "Music Rescues Me," the singer is in the middle of a bustling city, where the sky looms over them and the streets twist like a snake through the ground. But, the singer is able to escape from all that whenever they turn on some music. Suddenly, they are transported to a place where everything is fixed and they are fully enveloped in the song. The music is so intense that it takes them from the inside of the moment - the very center of themselves - to the outside of a thought. They can envision everything spreading out before them, including their own DNA and the expanse of the universe.
The chorus of the song reiterates that the music has the power to rescue the singer, as if they were trapped in some sort of prison or danger. They repeat that the stars and planets have aligned to bring them this music that lifts them up, takes them out of themselves, and brings them back again. The music renews them and helps them rise above whatever troubles are weighing them down.
Overall, "Music Rescues Me" paints a vivid picture of how music can transcend the chaos of everyday life and take us somewhere else - somewhere more beautiful, peaceful, and magical.
Line by Line Meaning
From the belly of the city
From within the depths of the urban landscape
The sky spills over us
The sky is overflowing above us
And the streets snake through the earth
The streets twist and turn around the ground
I'm switching off
I'm disconnecting from reality
Into a billion ones and zeros
Entering the world of digital technology
Where everything is fixed
Where everything is predetermined and certain
And I'm wrapped up in your song
And I'm completely absorbed by your music
From the inside of the moment
From the very core of the present
To the outside of a thought
To the external realm of an idea
From the order of ourselves
From the organization of our being
It's all laid out
Everything is prepared and ready
Inside the DNA of living
Within the genetic structure of existence
Where nothing can go wrong
Where nothing can falter, fail, or deteriorate
And I'm in the arms of this song
And I'm embraced by this music
All the stars and planets are aligned
The celestial bodies are all in perfect arrangement
Your music rescues me
Your music salvages me from despair
Your music rescues me again
Your music saves me repeatedly
A giant supernova in the night
A colossal explosion of light in the darkness
We're taller than the surface of the sky
We transcend the height of the sky's outer layer
Your music rescues me
Your music redeems me from distress
Your music rescues me again
Your music rescues me once more
We're taller than the surface of the sky
We exceed the height of the sky's external layer
Your music rescues me
Your music salvages me from desolation
Your music rescues me again
Your music saves me yet again
Lyrics © Spirit Music Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Paul Van Dyk, Johnny McDaid
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@ismailuslu4076
He makes music not for money, but for the love of music. It will never change the style.
@neocortexlab
PVD is one the rare musicians who do not lose the talent over the years... so love it!
@TheBetito123
Dude watching Paul standing in each scene really makes me feel sad and happy 1:44 , Its like he´s always there for us true trance fans both old and new generation ;( no matter what is going on and no matter how other trance composers sell themselves out to commercial EDM.
@prasannraghav8636
your comment made me cry
@interqward1
@@prasannraghav8636 As Nuno always says: 'much love and tight hugs.'
@sunainasinghnaina7123
@@prasannraghav8636 y5rrl jughtt
@Eirene30
Master Van Dyk, wherever you are....Blessed you are, God always by your side!!!🙏
@blackjack2770
Plumb does it again... Everything she touches turns to gold. I'm so happy PVD went back to his trance style.
@FenixLiving
Пол Ван Дайк, вы Король и отец Транс сцены, я буквально вырос на вашем творчестве. Долгих лет жизни вам. Paul Van Dyke King and Father of Trance! I literally grew up on his work. Long life to you. From Russia with love.
@moros98
Amazing Paul. Thank you again❤️