Biography
Trance / Tech-Trance / Progressive
Label: Armada / Vandit / Discover / Spellbinding / Infrasonic
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Influences: Paul van Dyk, Markus Schulz, John O'Callaghan, Thomas Bronzwaer, Giuseppe Ottaviani, David Forbes, John Askew, Rex Mundi, Mauro Picotto, Axel Karakasis, Tiesto, Airwave, Aly & Fila, Stoneface & Terminal, Tom Colontonio, Duderstadt, Wehbba, Reaky....the list goes on
Paul has always had a passion for music at an early age, but it wasn't until 2001 that he bought himself his first set of decks after coming back inspired and influenced from the sounds of the Miami WMC. Being a keen clubber himself, this led to attendance at all the well known festivals and gigs in the U.K and beyond, so as the years progressed Paul got more and more into modern day dance music.
To date, Paul has performed at some of Scotland's top clubs including the Arches, Gatecrasher @ Room At The Top, Byblos, Sea, Blue, and The Soundhaus, whilst also making his first international appearance's in Ireland, Germany, India, Australia and New Zealand alongside artists such as Armin van Buuren, Above & Beyond, Andy Moor, Rank 1, Ronski Speed, Sied van Riel, Activa and Tom Colontonio to name a few. Paul's sets feature rigorous tune selection which vary from Progressive to uplifting Trance, through to more tougher energetic Trance, whilst always dropping some Techno elements for good measure.
During 2005 to 2009 Paul promoted his own nights with a few friends in Glasgow such as Vibe, Synergy, Platinum and Rehab. With their main aim to offer something different to the Scottish clubbers, this resulted in several Scottish debut's for the likes of John O'Callaghan, Aly & Fila, Menno de Jong, Giuseppe Ottaviani (Live), Stoneface & Terminal, Thomas Bronzwaer, Mat Zo, Chris Liebing, Anderson Noise, Axel Karakasis and Eric Sneo.
As a producer Paul's tracks and remixes can be found under the mighty Dutch Armada stable on imprints such as A State Of Trance, Vandit Digital, Captivating Sounds, Coldharbour Recordings, Aropa Records, S107 and also on UK label's Discover Digital and Infrasonic Recordings. Some of the highlight's include Paul's first track 'Totality' which received big plays from Paul van Dyk at the Winter Music Conference in Miami, 'Seize The Day' was featured on Markus Schulz Top 40 of 2009, 'Deal With It' claimed the No.1 spot on the Trackitdown Top 100 Trance Chart, whilst also having remixed for Armada A-listers Markus Schulz and Dash Berlin. Paul's tracks have gained huge support from the highest Dj elite including air plays on respected radio shows such as ASOT, Vonyc Sessions, Club Life, TATW, Corsten's Countdown, GDJB, and BBC Radio 1. To date they have featured on CD compilatons such as Cream, Godskitchen, Armada & Slinky.
Paul's "Soundscape" radio show is now in it's 3rd year and is syndicated on 7 different internet radio stations worldwide. You can tune in at the following stations; Afterhours FM (Canada) - www.ah.fm - 4th Tuesday of every month - (3pm GMT / 4pm CET), Trance FM (Netherlands) - www.trance.fm - 4th Sunday of every month - (11am GMT / 12pm CET), Sense FM (USA) - www.trance.fm - 4th Friday of every month - (3pm GMT / 4pm CET), Sato Radio (India) - www.satoradio.com - 4th Thursday of every month - (2.30pm GMT / 3.30pm CET), Trancesonic FM (Poland) - www.trancesonic.fm - 4th Sunday of every month - (5pm GMT / 6pm CET), Discover Trance Radio (UK) - www.discovertrance.com - 4th Sunday of every month - (7pm GMT / 8pm CET), Puresound FM (Russia) - www.puresound.fm - 4th Sunday of every month - (11pm GMT / 12am CET), Sense FM (USA) - http://www.sense.fm - 4th Friday of every month - (3pm GMT / 4pm CET).
2010 saw the launch of Paul's new record label 'Spellbinding Records' which features some of his own material and a host of other up and coming/established artists and remixer's in todays scene. The label crosses the boundaries of Trance, Techno, Progressive and everything in between! Massive support has been received so far from all the major players. Stay tuned for forthcoming releases....
Discography:
Paul Trainer - Totality [Vandit Digital] 2008
Paul Trainer - Face The Music (Original Mix) [Vandit Digital] 2008
Paul Trainer - Face The Music (Dub Mix) [Vandit Digital] 2008
Paul Trainer - Comply or Die [Captivating Sounds / Armada] 2009
Paul Trainer - Seize The Day [Captivating Sounds / Armada] 2009
D:FOLT & Paul Trainer - Empathizer [Infrasonic Recordings] 2010
Paul Trainer - Elusive [A State Of Trance / Armada] 2010
Paul Trainer - Soundscape [Vandit Digital] 2010
Paul Trainer - Deal With It [Captivating Sounds / Armada] 2010
Paul Trainer - Overflow [Spellbinding Records] 2010
Paul Trainer feat. Antonia Lucas - Rise Again [Aropa Records / Armada] 2010
Paul Trainer - Velocity [Discover Digital] 2011
Remixes:
Dinka - The Temptation (Paul Trainer Remix) [Vandit Digital] 2008
Paul Moloney - Missing Her Still (Paul Trainer Remix) [Inov8 Recordings] 2009
Markus Schulz feat. Khaz - Dark Heart Waiting (Paul Trainer Remix) [Coldharbour Recordings / Armada + Ultra Records] 2010
Dash Berlin - Feel U Here (Paul Trainer Remix) [Aropa Records / Armada] 2010
Micro Tools - My World Order [Afterglow Records] 2010
Matt Davey - Back In The Day (Paul Trainer Remix) [Nu-depth Recordings] 2010
Dave Nadz & LeBlanc - Distraction (Paul Trainer Remix) [Connective Sounds] 2011
The King & The Thief - The Blacksmith (Paul Trainer Remix) [Armada] 2011
Pobsky - Dark Cloud (Paul Trainer Remix) [Spellbinding Records] 2011
Coming soon:
Paul Trainer feat. Johanna - Empty Hollow Eyes
Paul Trainer - Quasar
Paul Trainer - Receptor
Tracks appeared on:
Cream Ibiza - Mixed by Paul van Dyk [New State Recordings] 2008
Energy 2008 Trance - Mixed by DJ Energy [Energetic Records] 2008
Mainstation 2008 - Trance Session Live Mix By Dave 202 [Muve Recordings] 2008
Slinky presents Global Trance - New Zealand [Maelstrom Records] 2008
Trance World 4 - Mixed by John O'Callaghan [Armada Music] 2008
Godskitchen 10th Anniversary - Mixed by John O'Callaghan [Central Station] 2008
Energy 09 - The Annual - Trance - Mixed by DJ Energy [Energetic Records] 2009
Armin Van Buuren's A State of Trance Radio Top 15 January 2009 [Armada Music] 2009
Armada presents Ibiza Trance Tunes 2009 [Armada Music] 2009
Markus Schulz - Global DJ Broadcast Top 15 May 2009 [Armada Music] 2009
Trance 100 2009 - Volume 2 [Armada Music] 2009
In Trance We Trust AU002 [405 Recordings] 2009
Trance Africa [Shelter Music] 2009
Trance Top 100 - Volume 6 [Armada Music] 2009
Best Of Captivating Sounds 2009 [Armada Music] 2009
Markus Schulz - Global DJ Broadcast Top 40 - Best of 2009 [Armada Music] 2009
Armada - The January Releases 2010 [Armada Music] 2010
Trance Deluxe 2010 - Volume 2 [Armada Music] 2010
Maximum Trance - Volume 8 [Armada Music] 2010
UK Top Trance - Volume 9 [Armada Music] 2010
Armada Sessions - March 2010 [Armada Music] 2010
Dash Berlin - United Destination [Aropa / Armada Music] 2010
Armada Sessions - April 2010 [Armada Music] 2010
A State Of Trance - Selected By Armin van Buuren [Planetworks] 2010
Trance Mini Mix 011 2010 [Armada Music] 2010
Armada Trance 9 [Armada Music] 2010
Melody Trance 2010 [More Music] 2010
Armada Presents Captivating Sounds Volume 11 [Armada Music] 2010
405 Recordings February 2011 02 [405 Recordings] 2011
40 Winter Trance Hits 2011 [Armada Music] 2011
Trance Mini Mix 003 2011 [Armada Music]
Big Room Miami [Flux Delux] 2011
Recoverworld Trance 2011.02 [Flux Delux]
World Of Tech Trance Volume 05 [LW Recordings]
Paul Oakenfold - DJ Box - April 2011 [Perfecto Records]
Spellbinding Records - Volume 1 [Spellbinding Records]
World Of Tech Trance Volume 06 [LW Recordings]
www.armadamusic.com
www.spellbindingrecords.co.uk
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