Paul Mendez Biographie

The biggest and most internationally successful dj/producer from Scotland
ever!

The first promoter to book world?s number 1 dj Tiesto in Scotland & Spain!
Only Scottish dj and 1 of 2 from the UK to play for Tiesto at his own club
night Wildlife in Amsterdam!

Currently rated number 2 Trance/Hard dj in the UK & Number 4
Trance/Progressive dj in the UK on dj List

More Paul Mendez productions signed to Gatecrasher albums than any other
Scottish producer and 3rd most prolific in the UK!

The first international dj to play in Qatar were he is now monthly
resident!

Released 51 singles worldwide!

Labels worked with include ID&T, Armada, Bonzai, Moonshine, Alphabet City,
Sony, EMI/Positiva , BMG, Fibreline Audio, Black Hole, Captivating sounds,
Camouflage, Green Martian, In-Disc, Avex and many more!

Was director of music at Scotlands biggest club for 7 years and changed the
face of Scottish clubbing!

Gave UK debuts to worlds biggest trance djs including Marco V, Ferry
Corsten, Armin Van burren, M.I.K.E., YDR & Airwave!

Co-wrote massive trance anthems TWISTED (Svenson & Gielen) & MAGIC IMPULS
(Exposure)!

Currently has residencies in 4 different continents on bi-monthly basis!
Owns and runs his own label BacklashMuzik which is a sub division of the
worlds greatest trance label Bonzai music!
Has licensed tracks on more than 100 compilation albums with sales totaling
over 6 million!

50 Thousand Listeners tuned in to Pauls Ratt mix radio show on Beat 106
every Friday night for 3 years, a record total for the time slot!
Has always been asked to return by every club & promoter he has played for!
In the words of many djs & promoters Paul Mendez is the DJS DJ!

(CLUBS)

On the international stage Paul Mendez has played in 26 different countries
in 4 different continents over the past 12 years at some of the world's
best and biggest club nights, examples of this are Privilege, Bora Bora, Es
Paradis and El Divino (Ibiza), Afterhour power & Avalon (Hollywood, Los
Angeles), RA & 7 (Las Vegas), Qool (San Francisco), Element (Seattle),Viva
(Toronto), BCM (Mallorca), Slinky (Japan & Singapore), Bacchus clubs
(Panama & Columbia), Shadow Lounge (Miami), Melkweg & Wildlife (Amsterdam),
Cherrymoon & Versuz (Belgium), Global Djs (Qatar & Bahrain),
Gorgeous(Denmark), Reaktor(Germany), Heaven & Peach(London), Colours,
Inside out & RATT(Scotland) as well as massive festivals such as Homelands
, T in the park and was the headliner for 45 Thousand party people at the
Rijeka street carnival which he also wrote & produced the Theme track for.

(PRODUCTIONS)

Paul has enjoyed a highly successful production career over the years with
his main projects including Jacob & Mendez, Exposure with (PUSH) which was
voted the trance anthem of 2003 by thousands of clubbers and djs on
dedicated fans sites such as tranceaddict.com, Svenson & Gielen with whom
he co-wrote the massive worldwide hit Twisted which was also the theme
track for Trance energy in 2002, Morpheus (with The Thrillseekers) and
Fenix which is being received very well in America and the UK. Over an 8
year period he has released 48 singles in 25 countries worldwide and has
licensed tracks on more than 100 compilation albums with sales totaling
over 6 million. Labels he has worked with include EMI & Sony (UK), ID&T &
Armada (Holland), Moonshine & Blaq Velvet (USA), Alphabet City & BMG
(Germany), Bonzai & Lightning records (Belgium) and Sony (Norway).

(RADIO)

Paul's radio career took off when he was the very first specialized dj to
go live on air when the new dance station "Beat 106/Capital Radio" first
broadcast in November 1999, Paul worked at the station based in Glasgow for
over 5 years and his weekly Friday night show attracted over 50 thousand
listeners every week for 3 years. Paul then asked good friend and long time
dj partner 'AJ' to join him on the show and together they created 'The
House show' which was critically acclaimed by fellow djs, listeners and 'DJ
MAGAZINE' as a must listen for all house music lovers as the music was
always spot on, the mixing seamless and the chat extremely funny. The
former Programme controller at Beat 106 once stated that "Paul Mendez" was
the "Jewel in the crown" at the station after witnessing 20,000 revelers at
the "T in the park" festival campsite chanting his name after a memorable
Live broadcast.

(PROMOTER)

Paul Mendez is not only a dj and producer he is also a world class club
promoter and has successfully promoted events around the world for over 10
years in countries such as USA, UK, Spain, Germany, Holland, Belgium,
Croatia, Qatar, Bahrain, UAE, Norway & Japan. He was responsible for the
debuts of many top djs in his country over the last 6 years inviting the
talents of Tiesto, Armin Van Burren, Ferry Corsten, Johan Gielen, Marco V,
MIKE, Airwave, Mauro Picotto and many more to play alongside him and this
opened the door for all the other top UK clubs such as Gatecrasher and
Godskitchen to follow suit at that time and the rest is now history...
Paul Has also played at and promoted several A list party's in the states
and among those in attendance were Shaquel O'Neil, Shakira, Johnny
Knoxville, Xzibit, Pharrel Williams, Snoop Dogg and Samuel L.Jackson who
approached Paul and commented 'That shit is crazy, Im Impressed'

(RECORD LABEL)

As if all that wasn't enough Paul is also the founder and director of
Backlash Muzik which he set up initially to take care of his numerous
projects. The past year has been exciting for the company with sold out
events in Qatar, Dubai and a 3 month tour of the USA which involved Paul
playing in Las Vegas, Seattle, San Francisco, Salt lake City, San Diego and
the official Backlash Muzik records release party which took place in
Hollywood, Los Angeles in association with LA superclub 'Afterhour Power'.
The label is now 12releases old and has major support worldwide from Major
& Resident djs alike.

PAUL MENDEZ is a master of the technical side of dj'ing and is one of the
few djs around the world who has the talent to match the BIOG, He has a
vast collection of music covering many styles which he uses to create that
special vibe at whichever party he plays at. If you have not experienced
Paul yet what are you waiting for!!!

(COMMENTS FROM OTHER ARTISTS)

TIESTO - Paul is a great dj and one of the few I personally asked to play
for me in Amsterdam at our Wildlife partys

ARMIN VAN BUUREN - one of the best resident djs I have came across no
matter what the set or style he was always spot on

ROGER SANCHEZ - I have played with Paul several times and always enjoyed it

MARCO V - Paul is a great dj that I have played with many times and always
enjoyed it, I also like his music productions a lot!

DAVE LEA (Slinky) -Paul is a great dj that has rocked Slinky events all
around the world

DICK DEGROOT (ID&T records) -Paul Mendez is a multi skilled dj & Producer
with a very diverse style, someone the world will hear a lot more from soon

STEVE HELSTRIP (Thrillseekers) -Pauls djing has blown me away every time,
his tune selection is always 2nd to none. He is also a great producer with
classic tracks such as Deception and Magic Impuls under his belt

DUANE KING(Ra,Las Vegas) -Paul has played for me loads at RA and he is one
of the few djs that has always kept the dance floor packed even on
Celebrity nights which are notoriously hard, one of Europes finest talents
no doubt

STEVE CASTRO (AHP,Los Angeles) - one of the best djs in Europe to play for
me at Afterhour Power, Paul has some serious tunes and skills as well as
been a great guy to hang out with.

MARQ (Promoter, Seattle) - Paul played for me at element in Seattle and
wrecked the place as well as an all ages rave were he simply took the event
to another level, awesome dj!

SPESH (Promoter & dj, San Francisco) -Qool is one of the finest industry
nights on the west coast and only the best and most respected djs get a
chance to play, Paul is both of those and proved it with a deep throbbing
bass driven set which was super!

Jared McCulloch (promoter, Qatar) - Paul is the most respected
international dj in Doha now as he has played 6 times now at 3 different
venues and every time it was a sell out, He is now resident dj for us at
our Global djs events and he is without doubt the finest dj I have ever
witnessed.

GEE MOORE (Bora Bora, Ibiza) - Paul has played for me many times at Bora
Bora and always done a great job.

Markus Schulz (dj/producer, Miami) - I love Paul's work!