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| Born | Paul Mark Oakenfold (1963-08-30)30 August 1963 (age 62)[dubious –discuss] Mile End, London, England |
| Origin | Greenhithe, Kent, England |
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| Years active | 1980–present |
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Paul Mark Oakenfold (/ˈoʊkənˌfoʊld/; born 30 August 1963[dubious –discuss]),[2] formerly known mononymously asOakenfold, is an Englishrecord producer,remixer, and electronic musicDJ. He has created over 100 remixes for over 100 artists includingU2,Moby,Madonna,Britney Spears,Massive Attack,The Cure,New Order,The Rolling Stones,The Stone Roses andMichael Jackson. Oakenfold was voted the No. 1 DJ in the World twice in 1998 and 1999 byDJ Magazine.
Oakenfold was born on 30 August 1963 atMile End Hospital. His father delivered theLondon Evening News. He lived inHighbury,Greenhithe, thenCroydon, attendingArchbishop Lanfranc School, then studied to be a chef for four years and worked at theArmy and Navy Club.[3]
Paul Oakenfold describes his early life as a "bedroom DJ" in a podcasted interview withVancouver's24 Hours, stating he grew up listening tothe Beatles.
Oakenfold's musical career began in the late 1970s, when he met Trevor Fung and began helping him DJsoul music in aCovent Garden wine bar. Here in London, he also met Rumours[vague] where he playedEarth, Wind and Fire and popular British bands.[4][3]
In 1981, 18-year-old Oakenfold and his friend Ian Paul moved to New York City. Oakenfold worked as a courier in WestHarlem.[5] During this time,hip-hop was overtaking dance music as the most popular sound in the area (see1984 in music). Oakenfold and Fung used fake identification[6] to sneak into various dance clubs, like Studio 54, where they met members of the bandMaze,Bobby Womack andBob Marley, whom they also interviewed, claiming to beNME andMelody Maker journalists.[6]
Returning to London, Oakenfold began breaking into the mainstream, as anA&R man forChampion Records. At that time, he signedDJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, as well asSalt-n-Pepa. Oakenfold appeared on theBlue PeterBBC programme for children with a breakdancing crew. He became a promoter and British agent for theBeastie Boys andRun-D.M.C. Since then, he appeared at The Project inStreatham playing soul andjazz music.[7][8]
In 1987, Oakenfold travelled to the island ofIbiza for a week to celebrate his birthday. Trevor Fung, Nicky Holloway, Ian Saint Paul,Danny Rampling and Johnny Walker accompanied him. Oakenfold convinced the owner of a venue in England to host an "Ibiza Reunion" party after-hours. He had previously made an attempt, but it failed as the crowd was not prepared for theacid house style until 1987 when the party was successful. After that, the night became a classic and became one of the UK's major acid house nights, known asSpectrum atHeaven inCharing Cross. The party was best known for the "Theatre of Madness", as more than 1,500 people were present on Monday nights, until it went down; with the financial issues it changed its name to the "Land of Oz". Artists likeAlex Paterson DJ'd in the VIPchillout area known as the "White Room", which gave Oakenfold more free time, and then he began producing music under the alias "Electra" in 1988.[9] Members included Nick Divaris,John "Johnny" Rocca and Micky. As they continued releasing only four singles as theBalearic beat bandElectra, in Full Frequency Range Recordings (FFRR Records) founded and run byRadio 1'sPete Tong, the duo created a new alias under the name Perfecto. Also in 1988 he decided to create a place where new artists could develop their careers. At that moment,Perfecto Records was born.[10]
He collaborated with his friendSteve Osborne[7] on various projects. In 1990, he worked withTerry Farley,Andrew Weatherall and Osborne on two remixes forHappy Mondays. The remixes of "Rave On" and "Hallelujah" were released on theMadchester Rave On EP, as well as "Step On", a cover version adapted fromJohn Kongos' 1971 hit "He's Gonna Step on You". The song reached the top 5 position in the UK.[11] He was invited as a guest DJ to Spike Island, a gig withthe Stone Roses. Pleased with the last single, the Happy Mondays gave Oakenfold and Osborne the opportunity to produce their third studio album,Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches.[12] The album entered the UK charts at number one with pre-sales of 150,000. The album was namedNME's 1990 Album of the Year, and both Oakenfold and Osborne won the 1991Brit Award for Best Producer.[13]
This is a tremendous record and a gauntlet chucked at all the other would-be legends in town... Wild, brash, corrosive funk rock, grimly northern and yet pan-cultural in a Tesco shoplifter kind of way.
In 1991, they remixedMassive Attack's "Safe from Harm" as well as many others.[14][15]
In 1992, whenU2 released their song "Even Better Than the Real Thing", the Perfecto remix reached a higher charted position than the original song. In 1993 with the success of his last remix as Perfecto, he was hired by U2 to provide the warm-up sonics to theirZoo TV world tour, and replacedBP Fallon in the 1993 legs of Europe and Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, with more than fifty shows in Zooropa '93 and Zoomerang from 7 May to 10 December of the same year.
Also in 1993, Oakenfold and Osborne's projectGrace was formed as State of Grace and featuring vocals by Patti Low, though by the time Grace had charted a number of singles in the UK charts (around 1996),[16] it had become a 'solo fronted project' with jazz singerDominique Atkins as the lead vocalist. The project was dissolved in 1997 as Oakenfold was touring as a performance DJ more frequently and could not commit to recording, though a remixed version of "Not Over Yet" was issued under the 'Planet Perfecto featuring Grace' name in 1999.[17]
"There's no chance whatsoever.Seb Fontaine is our resident and is contracted until the end of the year. Paul will be doing some dates and playingCreamfields but that's it. I think his reason to leave (Home) had more to do with increased demands on his time in the US."
"The reason he left was simply because he had so much on this summer and he felt it wouldn't have been fair to play one week and not the other."
"I disagreed with the way the club was going and it's time to move on."
In September 1994 and again in 1998, he teamed up withSteve Osborne andBen Hillier to remixthe Rolling Stones song "You Got Me Rocking" andDuran Duran's "Out of My Mind". He began producing his own tracks as well, continuing to remix songs from popular artists. He began usingGoa music, fusing it with similar-sounding European tracks to create his own distinct sound. He took this to the mainstream in 1994 and created a pair of two-hour sets forBBC Radio 1'sEssential Mix; the first of these was broadcast in the early hours of Sunday 20 March 1994, with the second beingThe Goa Mix broadcast on Sunday 18 December 1994. His albumPerfecto Fluoro became the No. 1 essential dance collection of Boston Beat during 1996 withJamiroquai'sTravelling Without Moving.[7]
On 9 June 1997, Oakenfold createdGlobal Underground 004: Paul Oakenfold, Live in Oslo (GU004) which is a double mix CD in theGlobal Underground series. Compiled and mixed by Oakenfold, it is the first work he created for GU. The mix was recorded live at Cosmopolite Club inOslo, Norway, as part of the official launch of theQuart Festival. It showcased Oakenfold's eclectic taste in music at the time, as the mix combines various forms of dance music.[20] In 1997, Oakenfold mixed one disc of the double albumFantazia Presents the House Collection 6, a UKhouse music compilation series. Oakenfold became Cream's resident DJ from 1997 to 1999. During this time, he began to concentrate on the release ofTranceport in 1998.
In 1998 and 1999, Oakenfold took the first place inDJ Mag's Top 100 DJs. With the two-year contract as a resident inLiverpool's Cream, it was in 1999 that he releasedResident. Two Years of Oakenfold at Cream. onVirgin.[21]Thrive Records, the US distributor for earlyGlobal Underground releases had a different numbering scheme for theGlobal Underground albums; due to thisGlobal Underground 007: Paul Oakenfold, New York (GU007) was released as (GU002) in the United States only. The compilation was released on 25 May 1998, with the US release on 19 January 1999. This was the second production from Oakenfold with GU and it contained trance,drum and bass, progressive house, progressive trance,breakbeat anddowntempo. This became his last work with GU.[citation needed]
In 1999, he became the first DJ to play on the main stage at theGlastonbury Festival for 90,000 people, which he considers his favorite gig.[22][23] He became resident DJ for the opening of (short-lived) London superclubHome, a role he performed until May the following year. Also in 1999, he moved to the United States where he went on tour.[24]
In 2000, he created fourteen tracks of jazz, soul, house and Goa based styles with Mitchell Oakenfold. Twenty-fourFX and scratches loops and sounds were included too, each consisting of six seconds; the album cover says "Only for DJs and Producers" and was released on Music of Life.
In March 2000, he teamed up withSteve Osborne,Andy Gray andBruno Ellingham to remixMoby's song "Natural Blues".
Sometime before July 2000, he teamed up with Andy Gray to write and produce thetheme for theChannel 4 reality showBig Brother under the nameElementfour. The series started airing on 18 July 2000, with the theme later released as a single. The programme and theme moved over toChannel 5 from 18 August 2011 to 5 November 2018.
In September 2000, he opened the newDigital Radio stationMinistry of Sound Radio with a live mix from the famous London club.[25]
Oakenfold appeared in the intro scene ofEA'sEuro 2000 video game, which featured him using his turntables to activate the video game and control various players.[26] He also composed the game's soundtrack, which featured 7 tracks including a remix of the official anthem of the tournament.
After his success in Europe, one of Oakenfold's first major events in America wasFresno, California'sCyberfest on 22 July 2000. The 500 acre indoor and outdoor central California location had the biggest dance capacity ever in America. An estimated 80,000 dancers and music lovers fromSeattle,Reno,Phoenix,Los Angeles, andSan Diego were welcomed that day. Cyberfest 2000, also known as the "Festival Of The Future" featured other DJs such asChemical Brothers,BT, andCarl Cox. Cyberfest 2000 paved the way for other major events in the area such as theElectric Daisy Carnival in Los Angeles in 2010.
In 2001, Oakenfold took part in the firstArea Festival tour. This tour featuredIncubus,Carl Cox,the Orb,OutKast, andthe Roots. He later released a newcompilation album,Perfecto Presents: Ibiza.
2001 also saw the release of the video gameFrequency, for which Oakenfold produced one track, "See It".
Global Underground sold over 150,000 copies of Oakenfold's previousGlobal Underground: New York. A spokesperson for the label claimed that in the US, demand for UK dance music had been increasing in the past couple of years, and now made up over two-thirds of the label's sales. The Global Underground New York office opened in onNinth Avenue inManhattan.[27] The Mekka Electronic Music Festival, otherwise known as the "electronicLollapallooza" took place in ten cities in the United States and Canada during August and September, includingNew York City,Los Angeles,Toronto andSan Francisco. The event featured Paul,Armand van Helden,De La Soul,LTJ Bukem,Josh Wink,Derrick Carter,Roni Size,Deep Dish,BT,The Crystal Method,Carl Craig andÜberzone. Oakenfold next moved toLos Angeles to work on film soundtracks and to focus his DJing stateside.[28] In 2001 he created the soundtrack for the filmSwordfish,Swordfish: The Album contained a transformation of "Planet Rock" into a seven-minutebreakbeat trance anthem. Most of the tracks are collaborations withAndy Gray, the remix ofN.E.R.D.'s "Lapdance" which gained total notability from other tracks.[29] The soundtrack was produced underVillage Roadshow andWarner Bros. and distributed throughLondon-Sire Records.
Oakenfold recorded a track withCrazy Town vocalistShifty Shellshock at the end of the year for his new album. In an interview withRolling Stone, Shellshock said that the track known as "Starry Eyed Surprise" was created after the pair met at a Crazy Town show.[30]
I am a big fan of his music and we just kicked back and talked and said that we should do something. I already laid the rough vocals for it and (we are) going to go in right when I'm done with this tour and finish it.
— said Shellshock.[30]
In 2002,Bunkka became his first official studio album when he signed toMaverick. The nameBunkka came fromPeter Gabriel's studio in the UK, where the album was recorded. An extended play was released featuring live versions of four songs underPeoplesound Records.[31] It is also Oakenfold's best selling album to date, with sales largely exceeding 1,000,000 (1 million) copies worldwide.
For the past 10 years I've been creating music under various different names, but I was never comfortable with putting out an Oakenfold record... It was, however, an idea that I'd been thinking about for a long time and Steve Osborne, my colleague in some of the production work I was doing at the time, kept putting pressure on me, saying"you should do it, you should do it". So eventually I felt it was time to make that record.
— said Paul Oakenfold.[7]
"I'm a big fan ofNelly Furtado and she's on the record. She's got this wonderful way about her, she's extremely talented and a great vocalist. Most of all she's good fun, she doesn't take it as seriously as some people do."
"I'd always wanted to do something that represented my own musical background... I grew up on pop music, I love guitar bands and I was very influenced and involved in hip-hop during the early days, so I wanted to build from those roots upwards rather than doing a contemporary dance record."
The album features vocals from Jane's Addiction vocalistPerry Farrell on "Time of Your Life" andShifty Shellshock of Los Angeles rock and rap bandCrazy Town on "Starry Eyed Surprise";Ice Cube on "Get Em Up"; andTricky andNelly Furtado on "The Harder They Come". The album contains appearances byAsher D ofSo Solid Crew on "Ready Steady Go", andGrant-Lee Philips, founder of the '90s Los Angeles rock bandGrant Lee Buffalo is also included withCarmen Rizzo's version of his song "Motion".Bunkka also provided the start to three new artists,Carla Werner on the single "Southern Sun",Tiff Lacey on "Hypnotised" andEmiliana Torrini on "Hold Your Hand".Hunter S. Thompson's spoken words are provided on "Nixon's Spirit".[33] Pakistani musicianNusrat Fateh Ali Khan's composition was adapted in an electronic version on the tracks "Zoo York". In 2002,Q magazine named Oakenfold in their list of the "50 Bands to See Before You Die".[34] In 2002, Oakenfold revealed he had struggled withdyslexia as a child and announced his intention to help dyslexic children.[35][36]
In 2002, Oakenfold remixedDavid Arnold's "James Bond Theme"; the song was released underWarner Bros. Records and was followed by the album's next two singles after "Starry Eyed Surprise", "Ready Steady Go" and "Southern Sun". "Southern Sun" withCarla Werner was first issued as a B-side of "Ready Steady Go" until it was included onTiësto'sIn Search of Sunrise 3: Panama compilation with his own remix of the song. "Southern Sun" became a hit as it was then released as the A-side of "Ready Steady Go" in mid-2002. "Ready Steady Go" was featured inSaab commercials, the 2003EA Sports gameTiger Woods PGA Tour, theTHQ gameJuiced, the pilot for the television programLas Vegas, and as theNASCAR theme song for 2006.[citation needed] It appears in the video game seriesDance Dance Revolution inDDR Ultramix for theXbox, theFastlane episode "Dogtown" and theAlias episode "Snowman". "Ready Steady Go" was also listed as the number one song that makes you drive faster byUpVenue.[37] Also in 2003, he remixed another hit soundtrack for 'Elvis Presley' which charted fairly well after his 2003 remix of "Rubberneckin'" made the top three in Australia and top five in the UK. This remix contributed to theElvis phenomenon of the 21st century. In an earlier episode ofRadio Free Roscoe, "The Imposter", a 2005 series onThe N, a character Travis Strong DJed to the song, acting as if it were his own. It has also been used in thefilm adaptation ofAnthony Horowitz's novelStormbreaker,The Bourne Identity and it was reproduced withKorean lyrics for the filmCollateral. The song has also been used during the performances of extreme freestyle water ski jumpers, and later became the theme song for the TV showTRL Italy from 2003 till 2005.[38] The EPThe Harder They Come was released on Perfecto and featured other works from Oakenfold and other artists. At theCreamfields event in 2002 at Speke Airfield, DJs such as Oakenfold, Seb Fontaine andPaul van Dyk performed along withDave Clarke,Jon Carter,Richie Hawtin andFelix Da Housecat. The event also featured live appearances fromBasement Jaxx,All Saints,Death in Vegas andMoloko.[39] In 2003, Oakenfold released the fourth single of his album, "Hypnotised" which became successful enough to be included on his next compilation from thePerfecto Presents... series,Perfecto Presents: Great Wall which also included theDeepsky remix of the song as well as tracks likeMotorcycle's "As the Rush Comes",Björk's "Pagan Poetry",UNKLE's remix ofIan Brown's "F.E.A.R." and Oakenfold's remix ofMadonna's song "Hollywood".[40] In 2003, Oakenfold produced a remix of "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces", a 1988 hit by French singerMylène Farmer.
With the event ofCreamfields that took place in 2004, Oakenfold released a compilation of songs he played during the event as well as tracks influenced by the environment and the vibe of deejays such asPaul van Dyk,Armin van Buuren,Ferry Corsten,Judge Jules,Fergie,Tall Paul,Eddie Halliwell,Chris Lawrence, Adam Sheridan,Shan, and Alex Kidd at theCream/Goodgreef andMixmag Arena.[41]
In 2005, Oakenfold was contacted by the car manufacturerToyota to create a free promotional CD available fromaygo.com to promote a new Toyota car. The CD contained only seven songs which he worked on with Ian Green; the album was entitledFeed Your Mind.
I think theHollywood Bowl was the most memorable experience. It's a very unique venue that never had a DJ play there before me. The likes ofFrank Sinatra and theBeatles had performed there so it's a truly magnificent place – it holds about 15,000 – and it was a big achievement for me as much as Wembley and the Great Wall because it had never been done. After seeing that gig,Madonna's management were there and asked me to be the opening act for her on her 2006 tour, which also added to the experience!
— said Oakenfold in aMinistry of Sound interview.[22]
During Oakenfold's career he has remixed a variety of songs fromMadonna, like "What It Feels Like for a Girl", "Hollywood", "American Life", "Sorry" and later in 2008 "Give It 2 Me" from her albumHard Candy, Oakenfold went on tour with Madonna for two months opening her presentation in theConfessions Tour, previously he had supported her in 2004 atSlane Castle in Ireland.[42] His sets lasted for an hour and a half, followed by Madonna's two-hour show.[43]
Oakenfold remixed theTransformers theme as the theme song for the TV series,Transformers Cybertron.[44] He also contributed with his single "Beautiful Goal" for theFIFA Football 2005 video game. His single "Ready Steady Go" was composed for the 2005 video gameJuiced. His second studio album,A Lively Mind was released on 6 June 2006. Receiving unsuccessful reviews, the first single "Faster Kill Pussycat", a collaboration with the actressBrittany Murphy, was released on 2 May 2006; the second single was "Sex 'n' Money". Both songs stand out from the rest, as most of the album has a more trance-like feel.[45] Gregory Jeffries fromAllMusic stated the album might have been in the nominated albums of dance music in 1997 but not in 2006, as the album has guitars with disco sounds that might be only appealing to trance addicts.[46]
"I've done so many remixes from the likes of theRolling Stones to Snoop Dogg etc, but you can only get a certain amount on the CD. It was difficult for me but I had to choose what I wanted and what I felt were the best mixes that showcased my art in the best way."
In 2007, he played live at theBoston Pops which created a piece of orchestral music with electronic music. The event took place in Miami for 10,000 people with a 75-piece orchestra, he wrote a piece of music which he described as "difficult".[22] In 2007 he was nominated to 2International Dance Music Awards (IDMA) at theWinter Music Conference (WMC),Best Underground Dance Track for "Faster Kill Pussycat" andBest Full Length DJ Mix CD for "A Lively Mind".[47] 2007 saw the publication of the first official biography of Paul Oakenfold, written byRichard Norris of The Grid and Beyond the Wizard's Sleeve fame.Paul Oakenfold: The Authorised Biography was published byBantam Press on 24 September 2007. Oakenfold is a self-professed supporter ofassociation football clubsChelsea F.C. andLos Angeles FC.[48] It was thought that he played a zombie in the movie28 Weeks Later however this is incorrect, he was offered the opportunity but turned it down. He also scored the soundtrack for the 2007 Japanese CGI anime filmVexille.
In October 2007 he released hisGreatest Hits & Remixes, Vol. 1 which features his best performance tracks. Oakenfold was a judge for the sixth and seventh annual Independent Music Awards. In October 2007 Oakenfold remixedBritney Spears' number one hit "Gimme More", which became the lead remix off the release.[49] Oakenfold has created more than one hundred remixes, and has sold over 5,000,000 (5 million)long plays.[22] He toured in Britishuniversities to promote his new album andautobiography. The tribute album was released in November in the United Kingdom with a 2-CD set and a 3 CD version with the same number of songs. It was also released in the United States with only 20 tracks in one CD; it featured some remixes from the original version but it also included two new remixes which are:Justin Timberlake's "My Love" song and his remix ofHans Zimmer's "Jack Theme Suite" which was used for the filmPirates of the Caribbean: At World's End. Exclusive 2008 remixes from Oakenfold were also included fromMark Ronson's "Stop Me" song,Radiohead's "Everything in Its Right Place", Eisbaer from Grovezone, "Missing" byEverything But The Girl and a remix of Paul's own "Southern Sun". Releases with Catalog#:UL 1602-2 included aDVD of live show and documentary. The compilation consists of tracks which influenced his career and musical persona, with artists such asThe Cure,Happy Mondays,The Stone Roses,Massive Attack,U2,Olive,The Smashing Pumpkins,Madonna, andUnderworld.[50]
In 2008, he released the last single from his last studio album,Not Over. This was a new version "Not Over Yet" which he produced while working with Osborne asGrace and in collaboration withRyan Tedder fromOneRepublic. The song was covered byKlaxons as "It's Not Over Yet". In 2008, Oakenfold worked onfilm scores for various films and television programs such asCalifornication,The Heavy,Fever,The Bourne Identity, andSpeed Racer. In mid-July Oakenfold ended his world tour promoting his greatest hits album. He also joinedMadonna again in herSticky & Sweet Tour inLondon,Santiago,Buenos Aires,Rio de Janeiro andSão Paulo.[51] After touring, he began his residency inLas Vegas on 30 August.[citation needed] In the fall of 2008, he started his first Resident DJ position in the United States. "Paul Oakenfold Presents: Perfecto Las Vegas" was conceptualized specifically forRain Nightclub, the legendary 25,000-square-foot (2,300 m2) nightclub and concert venue at thePalms Casino Resort known for its special effects and international headliner acts. From July to August 2009, he again opened Madonna's concerts for the Sticky & Sweet Tour in Europe. In 2009 Paul's third studio album was announced to be actually namedPop Killer, and notDecade of Dance as the article fromThe Sun stated.
He also worked with Madonna on her third greatest hits collection,Celebration, and her final release withWarner Bros. Records. The first single was released on 3 August 2009, it is also titled "Celebration" and was produced by Oakenfold. He also remixed a past demo "It's So Cool" fromAmerican Life, and it is included as a bonus track on iTunes.
Oakenfold remixed a song called "Firefly" from theMatt Goss albumGossy.[citation needed] In 2010, Oakenfold returned to the US as a DJ atRain Nightclub.[52]
In February 2012 Oakenfold headlined a huge one-off event for club brand Goodgreef at the famous Tall Trees venue in the UK.[53] Later in the year, he performed alongside Californian bandTrain at theGoogle I/O June 2012 After Party at Moscone Center inSan Francisco.
In 2014, Oakenfold remixed A3's single "Come with Me".
Oakenfold co-wrote a song forCher's twenty-fifth studio albumCloser to the Truth: "Woman's World". It was released on 18 June 2013 as the album's lead-single.[54]
Oakenfold remixed a song by British pop singerSophie Ellis-Bextor and up-and-coming new electronic project DedRekoning on their single "Only Child", released on 8 September 2014 through Oakenfold's labelPerfecto Records.[55]
Since May 2015, Paul is heading the department of DJs and EDM vocalists at Isina, a worldwide talent search and development mentorship program.[56][57] On September 25, 2020, Oakenfold launched the English-language electronic single, "The Perfect Song" featuring Mexican pop iconFey, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of her career. His albumShine On is set to be released in 2022.
Oakenfold was the opening act for thePet Shop Boys andNew Order Unity Tour in September and October 2022.[58]
On 2 June 2023, a lawsuit was filed against Oakenfold in theLos Angeles Superior Court by his former personal assistant, accusing him of sexual harassment.[59][60] He has denied the allegations.[61]
TheBMI Awards are annual award ceremonies for songwriters in various genres organized byBroadcast Music, Inc.Oakenfold won the Film Award for Music the 2001movie Swordfish.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2002 | Paul Oakenfold | The BMI Film Music Award, forSwordfish | Won |
Oakenfold has won theDJ Awards forBest Trance DJ Award two times, and received eleven nominations. He won theBest Techno DJ Award once and he was honored with an "Outstanding Contribution Award" in 2004.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 1999 | Paul Oakenfold | Best Techno DJ | Won |
| 2000 | Best Trance DJ | ||
| 2001 | Nominated | ||
| 2004 | Outstanding Contribution | Won | |
| 2004 | Best Trance DJ | ||
| 2005 | Nominated | ||
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Oakenfold has been named Worlds Best DJ two times byDJ Magazine.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Paul Oakenfold | World's Top 100 DJs | 2 |
| 1998 | World's Top 100 DJs | 1 | |
| 1999 | World's Top 100 DJs | ||
| 2000 | World's Top 100 DJs | 2 | |
| 2001 | World's Top 100 DJs | 5 | |
| 2002 | World's Top 100 DJs | 6 | |
| 2003 | World's Top 100 DJs | 8 | |
| 2004 | World's Top 100 DJs | 9 | |
| 2005 | World's Top 100 DJs | 11 | |
| 2006 | World's Top 100 DJs | 14 | |
| 2007 | World's Top 100 DJs | 12 | |
| 2008 | World's Top 100 DJs | 14 | |
| 2009 | World's Top 100 DJs | 23 | |
| 2010 | World's Top 100 DJs | 51 | |
| 2011 | World's Top 100 DJs | 69 | |
| 2012 | World's Top 100 DJs | 69 | |
| 2013 | World's Top 100 DJs | 92 | |
| 2014 | World's Top 100 DJs | Exit (134) | |
| Hiatus | |||
| 2017 | Paul Oakenfold | World's Top 100 DJs | Out (138) |
| 2018 | World's Top 100 DJs | Out (129) | |
| 2019 | World's Top 100 DJs | Out (105) | |
Oakenfold has received threeGrammy Award nominations.
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Result |
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| 2005 Grammy Awards | for "Creamfields" | Best Electronic/Dance Album | Nominated |
| 2007 Grammy Awards | for "A Lively Mind" | Best Electronic/Dance Album | Nominated |
| 2010 Grammy Awards | shared withMadonna, and Demacio Castellon for "Celebration" | Best Dance Recording |
Oakenfold has been nominated forIDMA one time.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2007 | Paul Oakenfold for "Faster Kill Pussycat" shared with Brittany Murphy. | Best Underground Dance Track | Nominated |
Oakenfold has received two nominations atWorld Music Awards.
| Year | Nominee / work | Award | Result |
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| 2006 | Paul Oakenfold | Worlds Best Selling DJ for "Faster Kill Pussycat" shared with Brittany Murphy | Nominated |
| 2012 | World's Best Electronic Dance Music Artist for "Faster Kill Pussycat" shared with Brittany Murphy |
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| Preceded by | DJ Magazine Number 1 DJ 1998–1999 | Succeeded by |
