Paul Woolford
Dance
The next Paul Woolford concert is scheduled for Sunday, June 15, 2025 at Heaton Park in Higher Blackley, United Kingdom. See all 5 upcoming concerts
Top Songs By Paul Woolford
![Listen to 2AM (feat. Carla Monroe) [Paul Woolford Remix] by MK & Paul Woolford, see lyrics, music video & more!](/mkimage/image/thumb/Music124/v4/fa/0e/99/fa0e9973-f086-afe9-0bab-0df41019ac5f/886448700265.jpg/375x375bb.webp "Listen to 2AM (feat. Carla Monroe) [Paul Woolford Remix] by MK & Paul Woolford, see lyrics, music video & more!")
![Listen to Hang Up Your Hang Ups (The Only One) [feat. Kim English] by Paul Woolford, see lyrics, music video & more!](/mkimage/image/thumb/Music128/v4/5d/f4/80/5df480e1-69d5-0435-decd-06fd2076153f/190295583088.jpg/375x375bb.webp "Listen to Hang Up Your Hang Ups (The Only One) [feat. Kim English] by Paul Woolford, see lyrics, music video & more!")
Paul Woolford's Popular Music Videos
![Watch Teardrops (feat. Majid Jordan) [Lyric Video] music video by MK & Paul Woolford](/mkimage/image/thumb/Video122/v4/59/1f/a8/591fa86e-ad00-c945-5908-94edf63fa37f/1965891373020101.jpg/575x575mv.webp "Watch Teardrops (feat. Majid Jordan) [Lyric Video] music video by MK & Paul Woolford")
About Paul Woolford
Hometown
Leeds, England
Born
July 1, 1980
Genre
Dance
The essence of rave comes alive in Paul Woolford’s music. No matter what style the UK DJ/producer tackles—thundering breakbeats, ecstatic piano house, spring-loaded techno—each of his songs feels like a tunnel back to the muddy fields of the early ’90s. Born in Leeds in 1976, Woolford was a preteen when the UK’s renegade party scene kicked off in the late ’80s; soaking up dance music through pirate radio, he began DJing and eventually landed a residency at his hometown’s celebrated Back to Basics club night. He began producing around the turn of the millennium, developing a nervy, peak-time style, and landed his first classic with 2006’s “Erotic Discourse,” a taut techno-thriller released under his Bobby Peru alias. Then, in 2012, anticipating club culture’s retro turn, Woolford launched a new pseudonym: Special Request, a love letter to the rugged sound of classic hardcore and jungle. Looking back proved fruitful: Between 2013 and 2019, he put out six albums under that name, all of them rooted in the sounds and thrills of his formative years. (One of them, Bedroom Tapes, even gathers vintage electronic he recorded as a teenager.) At the same time, Woolford simultaneously kept up a prolific stream of ebullient, floor-filling house anthems under his own name, racking up collabs with Diplo and remixes for Lana Del Rey. He’s the rare DJ whose underground cred and mainstream acclaim seem naturally in sync; whether he’s crafting a throwback club cut or a radio-friendly hook, his productions stay true to electronic music’s grassroots spirit.
Paul Woolford has also released music as a member of Toe Jam, Hip Therapist, Ford Inc Wackdaddies.
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