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Paul Taylor (born 5 August 1957) is a Scottish electronic DJ and musician.

Early life

Taylor was born in Aberdeen, Scotland and moved to Burnley, Lancashire at the age of 13. He later studied Graphic design at Burnley Grammar School and Blackpool College.

Career

Angels

In 1974, at the age of 16, Taylor was offered his first job as a DJ for Angels. In 1989, Taylor and his business partner, Steve Farkas, purchased Angels.

Visionmasters

Under the name Visionmasters, Taylor, Danny Hibrid and Tony King released "Keep on Pumpin' It" in 1991 featuring vocals from Kylie Minogue.

Loveland

Taylor, along with Paul Waterman and Mark Hadfield and vocalist Rachel McFarlane, formed the disco-house group Loveland in the early 1990s. Tracks such as "Let the Music (Lift You Up)", "Don't Make Me Wait", "I Need Somebody" and "The Wonder of Love" increased the group's fame during 1994-95.

Dream FM

Taylor was a DJ on 1990s Leeds pirate radio station Dream FM.

Retro

In 1989, Taylor dedicated the final hour on Friday nights at Angels to music released in the previous 3 or 4 years. This is where the brand of club night called Retro began. It soon developed into a monthly night. By the time the club closed in 1996, Retro nights where already being held at clubs across the northwest. Retro started at Eden in San Antonio, Ibiza in 2000 winning Mixmag's New Club of the Year award.

References

1. "Paul's lament for fallen Angels". Lancashire Telegraph. 28 September 2002.
2. "Paul Taylor Uncovered". BBC Lancashire. 16 May 2003.
3. ^ "Paul Taylor Interview - Music News". Music-news.com. 11 December 2016.
4. "Next Stop Retro: Paul Taylor Interview". Theibizan.com. 15 May 2016.

External links

• Retro Events official site
• Paul Taylor discography at Discogs
• Vision Masters discography at Discogs

• British club DJs
• British electronic dance music DJs
• Musicians from Aberdeen
• Musicians from Burnley
• People educated at Burnley Grammar School
• Living people
• 1957 births