So coming up with great songs takes time. He's the only DJ to have a display case in the Hard Rock Cafe's Rock & Roll Museum. Hunter S. Inspired by the four years the London-Raised Oakenfold has called LA "home," the track is titled "Sex 'N Money." "It was actually an idea I came up for my last record that didn't make it because it was to hip-hop back then and I already had enough hip-hop songs on that album," says the writer. His rising reputation led to a job as an A&R rep at the UK-based Champion label, where his first signing was Will Smith (still part of Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince). Oakenfolds mix compilation Another World (Perfecto) sold over 500,000 in the US alone making it the biggest selling DJ compilation. So the track is really Hollywood in a nutshell for me--it's all sex and money. He's also one helluva cook, having graduated from culinary school before beginning his journey in the music world. Bunkka, his debut artist album featuring the hits Ready Steady Go and Starry Eyed Surprise, was released in 2002, sold over a million copies worldwide and went Gold. By his own admission, however, Oakenfold is not a singer. His pivotal role in the Manchester scene was Oakenfold's visa into the rock world. At the same time, the Perfecto label is releasing debut albums by the aforementioned Spitfire (who Oakenfold compares to a young Anthony Kiedis) and the London-by-way-of-Los Angeles Bad Apples. The song--which started life as a rock tune but now might best be described as reminiscent of a young Madonna at her very best--features the astounding singing talents of... Bunkka featured such guest vocalists as Perry Farrell, Ice Cube, Tricky, Nelly Furtado, and--in what would turn out to be his final recorded appearance--Dr. The femme fatale in Sin City. "Faster Kill Pussycat," the kickoff track and first single, is perhaps the most unique and somewhat shocking of the album when it comes to guest singers. After all, the guy helped invent that world. He was the DJ on their historic ZOO TV tour and later remixed the band's "Beautiful Day," a number one hit for U2 on the US and UK dance charts. After stints at Profile and Def Jam (where he perfected the talent scouting skills that would eventually lead him to start his own Perfecto label in 1991), he returned to DJing. Salt N' Peppa. Over the years, he's remixed tracks for everyone from Madonna to Elvis Presley to Justin Timberlake to Moby to Snoop Doggy Dog. I don't think there's another DJ I would actually make a record with but I really liked the idea of the guy who arguably started the whole DJ thing being on my record. Over the next several years, he, along with Osborne, remixed tracks by legendary bands New Order, The Cure and Massive Attack. And I felt like maybe I'd lost a bit of balance on Bunkka. There was a lot of tooing and froing until I was happy with the record". In fact, when the superstar DJ sold out the Hollywood Bowl a couple of years ago, many pundits viewed the events as definitive proof that dance culture had finally arrived in America--a force as powerful as any other in modern pop music. "I was looking for a different genre and a different feel and something just original for me," explains Oakenfold. Grandmaster Flash, the man who gave birth to the whole hip-hop movement in the early '80s with his classic "The Message," joins Oakenfold on "Set It Off." "Flash and I have long talked about making a track together hes the godfather! People who don't know that much about DJ culture or the music itself are familiar with Oakenfold's name and what he represents. 2003 also saw Paul perform a concert on the Great Wall of China. Of course, every single one of his mix albums and projects have involved a high level of artistry, so perhaps a little explanation is in order... And, naturally, I'd jump from making the record to working on cues for films or doing a couple of remixes and then I'd get inspired and jump back into it. "I still primarily believe that songs are the way to move forward in my musical world, which has always been very instrumentally-based. So this record is a lot more up-tempo, a lot more focused, and a lot more comfortable in the electronic world than the last record was and yet it still has a variety of flavors." In fact, some of the titles and themes on the album have a direct correlation to that electronic and dance world, both lyrically and title-wise. Thompson. But even more importantly, I needed someone who could sing--who could really, really sing--and Brittany Murphy fit the bill." The world of film--or at least of Hollywood--influenced another of the albums stand out tracks, this one featuring vocals by modern hip-hop great Pharrell Williams. Some of the tracks have been reworked many times over to find a comfortable arena for me. Oakenfolds career began in London, when he began DJing in small clubs around the West End. "The dance world or electronic world was expecting more of a DJ record and I wanted to make a record that was more out there. The actress-turned-diva was recommended to Oakenfold by a mutual friend Oakenfold claims, by the way, to be totally unfamiliar with Russ Meyer's cult classic film, Faster, Pussycat, Kill Kill. Now comes A Lively Mind, a totally new and fresh venture and perspective, musically speaking, for the artist. He also started regular "Balearic" club nights in London, attracting a crossover audience and remixed legendary bands such as The Stone Roses and the Happy Mondays (whose Pills 'N' Thrills and Bellyaches album was produced by Oakenfold and his production partner Steve Osborne, becoming the biggest album of the band's career). Balance was the key on this one, and the artist believes that this album may strike with a larger audience than Bunkka, an album that tended to alienate a small portion of his large audience. "Save The Last Trance For Me" is, of course, a play on words from the Drifters' classic "Save The Last Dance For Me." His critics get their comeuppance in "No Compromise." And the instrumental "Amsterdam" pays tribute to a city that plays host to the biggest dance scene in Europe. "It's a song about how soulless the Hollywood party scene can be. It had to be someone from a completely different world than mine. "So I shelved it and then later came across it while hunting for some old stuff. Oakenfold changed European youth culture throughout the late '80s and early '90s. "I knew I wanted a girl vocalist but also someone who's not known as a singer. "I'm an infant in the 'artist' world, weaned and ready to blossom," jokes the composer. And then theres one who can only be described as a true living legend. A work of love and passion, its been three years in the making. "Plus, even though there are 12 tracks on the CD, I've recorded quite a few more. That same year, not only was he honored with the UK's "Pioneer of Dance Music" award, which was presented by Queen Elizabeth herself at the "Pioneers of the Nation" celebration," shortly after Oakenfold had played the Nelson Mandela-organized South African AIDS benefit concert alongside Bono, Peter Gabriel and Beyonce Knowles. Brittany Murphy. Ive been in situations where people are introduced to me and then they spot a celebrity, standing nearby, and they disappear, literally mid sentence. Still, when he works as a DJ and/or as a remixer and releases mix CDs it's not a total expression of this Grammy Nominated artists musical creativity. The album is just the beginning of an amazing 2006 that will find Oakenfold working on the scores of at least three new films--as well as remixing a number of singles including Madonnas new record Confessions of a Dance Floor and a track from the legendary Burning Spear. In 1991, he first worked with U2 remixing "Even Better Than the Real Thing" and "Mysterious Ways" from their Achtung Baby album. He was one of the first DJ's to have a residency on the Island of Ibiza, leading to both a new sound and a yearly festival. It's a perfect blend of both our elements." A perfect blend could also be the perfect phrase to describe the cohesiveness of A Lively Mind a title which means an active person, says its creator. Of course, on some levels, it seems almost absurd to think of Paul Oakenfold needing to get "more comfortable" in anything involving the electronic world. Yes, that Brittany MurphyEminems girlfriend in 8 Mile. "What I set out to do on my last record was probably one step ahead of the game," he says in retrospect. We deconstructed our original track and rewrote it for Pharrell, in a way that's melodic and hypnotic and just keeps coming back at you in waves." Other vocalists include two artists signed to Oakenfold's long-running Perfecto custom label--Spitfire (who performs on "No Compromise" and "Feed Your Mind") and Ashley of the rock band Bad Apples (who adds his vocal talents to "Vulnerable"). Then there's the US and European tour that will follow the new albums release. And I liked the idea of our worlds colliding and our sounds clashing. Thus, A Lively Mind features 12 new songs composed and created by Paul Oakenfold. 
Paul Oakenfold featuring Brittany Murphy: "Faster Kill Pussycat" Video
Unknown length - Feb 23, 2008
A Lively Mind is Paul Oakenfold's second artist album and his second for Perfecto Records. It was the start of a long partnership with that band. A Lively Mind continues the tradition of employing unique vocalists. It wasn't a process of seeing what I could come up with and that's what's ended up on the album. Paul Oakenfold has long been one of the most important--if not the most important--name in modern club culture. Not bad for a novice record exec. That's why the track is a little more electronic than some of the others. Of course, many people who think they're unfamiliar with Oakenfolds music actually may have heard it often, thanks to appearances globally on the radio and TV featured in commercials supports mega brands such as Coca-Cola, Toyota, Motorola and Saab all which ran throughout 2005, not to mention his contributions to hit films such as Swordfish (which Oakenfold scored), The Matrix Reloaded and Michael Manns Collateral. So it was truly an honor to work with him. It ultimately seemed that film was the right place to look because I was venturing more and more into that world. I liked the lyrical connotations of sex and money, thinking if anything, it's more relevant to today. He's the first electronic artist ever to be in the Guinness Book of World Records--for being the biggest DJ in the world. His second? His mark can be seen and heard in everything from the early rise of hip-hop to the birth of the "Madchester" scene. Direction is hugely important to me--to have a balance.
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Just as a side note there are a few things that I never thought I would be saying at the start of April about the beginning of May. (Please note each is ranked from greatest WOW effect to least.) 1.The Tampa Bay Devil Rays are in a heated divisional ...
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And working with Kubrick was the best possible introduction to the movie industry since this relationship bypassed the stultifying Hollywood bureaucracy. Ferro was free to generate ideas and Kubrick was self-confident enough to accept (and sometimes refine) them."
link to full article at: http://www.typotheque.com/site/article.php?id=48 Strangelove Trailer1916dc3 min 26 sec - Oct 12, 2006*the Pablo Ferro trailer for Kubrick's masterpiece:
[below excerpt from typotheque.com]
"After seeing Ferro's commercials, Kubrick hired him to direct the advertising trailers and teasers for Dr.
The black and white spot that Ferro designed for Dr. Strangelove Trailer
Unknown length - Apr 24, 2008
Dr. Strangelove was key to Ferro's eventual shift from TV to film. At something akin to stroboscopic speed words and images flew across the screen to the accompaniment of loud sound effects and snippets of ironic dialog. Strangelove and convinced him to resettle in London (Kubrick's base of operations until he died there in March 1999). Ferro was inclined to be peripatetic anyway, and ever anxious to bypass already completed challenges he agreed to pull up stakes on the chance that he would get to direct a few British TV commercials, which he did.
Dr. Strangelove employed his quick-cut technique - using as many as 125 separate images in a minute - to convey both the dark humor and the political immediacy of the film.
At a time when the bomb loomed so large in the US public's fears (remember Barry Goldwater ran for President promising to nuke China), and the polarization of left and right - east and west - was at its zenith, Ferro's commercial was not only the boldest and most hypnotic graphic on TV, it was a sly subversive statement. 
Dr.
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Dr. Ferro was free to generate ideas and Kubrick was self-confident enough to accept (and sometimes refine) them."
link to full article at: http://www.typotheque.com/site/article.php?id=48
At a time when the bomb loomed so large in the US public's fears (remember Barry Goldwater ran for President promising to nuke China), and the polarization of left and right - east and west - was at its zenith, Ferro's commercial was not only the boldest and most hypnotic graphic on TV, it was a sly subversive statement. Strangelove Trailer1916dc3 min 26 sec - Oct 12, 2006*the Pablo Ferro trailer for Kubrick's masterpiece:
[below excerpt from typotheque.com]
"After seeing Ferro's commercials, Kubrick hired him to direct the advertising trailers and teasers for Dr.
The black and white spot that Ferro designed for Dr. And working with Kubrick was the best possible introduction to the movie industry since this relationship bypassed the stultifying Hollywood bureaucracy. Strangelove Trailer
Unknown length - Apr 8, 2008
Dr. Strangelove was key to Ferro's eventual shift from TV to film. Strangelove and convinced him to resettle in London (Kubrick's base of operations until he died there in March 1999). 
Dr. Ferro was inclined to be peripatetic anyway, and ever anxious to bypass already completed challenges he agreed to pull up stakes on the chance that he would get to direct a few British TV commercials, which he did. At something akin to stroboscopic speed words and images flew across the screen to the accompaniment of loud sound effects and snippets of ironic dialog. Strangelove employed his quick-cut technique - using as many as 125 separate images in a minute - to convey both the dark humor and the political immediacy of the film.
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Oakey is as much responsible as anyone for making it the clubbers paradise it is today, as two years after that first trip he, alongside mates Trevor Fung, Nicky Holloway, Ian St Paul, Danny Rampling and Johnny Walker, went there for a week to celebrate his birthday. Oh yeah, and he appeared on Blue Peter with a breakdancing crew who he was looking after at the time. If the first visit had been good, this one changed their lives forever. At that time, more than any other, New York was bursting with musical invention: hip-hop was the freshest street sound around, and Larry Levan arguably the first ever superstar DJ, inspiring a frenzy in the crowd that some guy playing records had never inspired before - was packing out the Paradise Garage every week with the revolutionary, hypnotic mixing style that would become the acid house DJs stock in trade. During his stint as an A&R man for Champion he signed the as-then unknowns Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, and Salt NPepa. By the early eighties, having decided that NYC was the place, Paul decamped there armed only with the chutzpah to blag his way into a couriers job in West Harlem. Ever heard of it? 
Paul Oakenfold
Unknown length - Apr 19, 2008
Paul Oakenfolds musical career started from admirably humble beginnings, playing soul and rare groove cuts in a Covent Garden wine bar in the late seventies with mate Trevor Fung. In 1985 young Paul spent the summer on a beautiful Balearic island called Ibiza. Returning to London, Paul became one of the UKs leading authorities on hip-hop. Dancing in the warm night air beneath stars at the then open-air Amnesia to the oddest mix of music any of them had ever heard, courtesy of island legend Alfredo, Pauls urge to import this incredible experience and the Balearic sound back to England became too great to resist.
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Tim Smale, whose clients include former Labour Party spin king Alastair Campbell and a host of sporting stars and high-profile business people, believes a 35 minute-a-day mental masterclass - via his ...
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