For more than two decades, the world has known Paul van Dyk as one of Germany’s most noted musicians and as one of the ultimate superstars of electronic music. As an artist, DJ and producer, he has surpassed numerous milestones throughout his career, including having sold more than 3.5 million albums and being twice voted the world’s No.1 DJ. His sensational DJ sets also known to attract expansive crowds across each continent. Apart from the world of music, Paul’s extracurricular exploits are unmatched and during his extensive travels, Paul has been both an established figure for the youth and also a musical ambassador for re-united Germany. Closer to home – both geographically and personally – his social enterprise work in Berlin includes his charity Rückenwind, which has led to regular dialogue with Germany’s politicians and policy makers on diverse issues. Truly an exceptional figure, he is Paul van Dyk.

Interestingly, Paul is also the ‘Beta Tester’ for an entirely new mobile app brought forth by Smirnoff called, ‘Mixhibit‘ which has already begun making waves all across. He shall also be touring India starting tomorrow for ‘Sunburn B2B – Mumbai & Bengaluru‘ much to the joy of a number of fans attending the festival.

We had the pleasure of interviewing the globally renowned producer/DJ prior to his tour of India. Hit past the break now, to know what Paul Van Dyk had to tell us about his thoughts on his upcoming visit to India, his interesting new project with Smirnoff, sharing a Grammy with Hans Zimmer for his work on ‘The Dark Knight’ soundtrack & more!

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