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| Birth name | Paul David Dakeyne |
| Also known as | Dakeyne, DJ Dakeyne |
| Born | (1961-01-30)30 January 1961 (age 64) Hull,East Riding of Yorkshire, England |
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Paul David Dakeyne (born 30 January 1961), known by his stage nameTinman, is anEnglishhouse musicproducer/remixer fromHull,East Riding of Yorkshire.[1] In 1994, hissingle "Eighteen Strings" (also written as "18 Strings") became an internationalclub hit. It was rumoured that the original bootleg recording of "Eighteen Strings" contained asample of the riff from "Smells Like Teen Spirit" byNirvana, and that the usage of the sample was disallowed, therefore it was reproduced for commercial release.[2] However, the riffs from the bootleg and commercial release were both produced by Dakeyne.[3] The song was a Top 10 hit in theUK Singles Chart.[1]
In addition to this commercial success, Dakeyne also remixed many tracks forDMC which were released on a "DJ Only" basis.[4]
| Year | Single | Chart peak positions | ||||||
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| 1992 | "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (James Brown vs Dakeyne)[8] | 72 | — | — | ||||
| 1993 | "Eighteen Strings" | 9 | 16 | 21 | ||||
| 1995 | "Gudvibe" | 49 | — | — | ||||
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