Paul van Dyk is the world's No. 1, according to DJ Mag, and he's certainly a DJ who takes an active interest in world affairs.
For about the past five years, Paul has used his Politics of Dancing concept to promote electronic dance music as a political movement, one that supports peace and respect.
He's seen it work, too, in places like Ibiza and with the recently revived Love Parade in Berlin, which he headlined. Dance music, says Van Dyk, is the world's largest youth movement, one that can enact real change. Unfortunately, it's the will of the few that often affects the many, sometimes adversely, and Paul is saddened by events currently unfolding in the Middle East.
It was only a few weeks ago that he played a party in Lebanon, a country currently embroiled in conflict with Israel. Regardless, he remains optimistic about dance music's capacity to bring about peace. Over the years, he's made a few changes himself. Read on, as we ask van Dyk about the Love in Berlin, the Middle East, Ibiza, Myspace, chat rooms and why the major record labels missed the boat on digital downloads |
