Paul Masterson

Yomanda
Also known asSee Production aliases
Born
Paul Kevin Masterson
GenresHouse, dance, trance
Years active1995 (1995)–present
LabelsManifesto, Incentive, Virgin, VC Recordings

Paul Kevin Masterson is a Northern Irish DJ and record producer, originally from Belfast and now living in London. A prominent figure in the British dance music scene of the late 1990s and early 2000s, Masterson is noted for his prolific output under numerous recording aliases, achieving chart success in genres including Hi-NRG, house, and trance.

He is best known for recording as Yomanda, under which alias he scored a UK top 10 hit with "Synth and Strings" in 1999. However, Masterson also achieved significant commercial success with several other projects. As Amen! UK, he released the 1995 Hi-NRG anthem "Passion", and as Candy Girls, he reached the charts with "Wham Bam" and "Fe Fi Fo Fum".

In addition to his solo work, Masterson is one half of the trance duo Hi-Gate, along with BBC Radio 1 DJ Judge Jules. The pair released the album Split Personality in 2003 and achieved a UK top 10 single with "Pitchin' (In Every Direction)". Over the course of his career, Masterson has produced or remixed dozens of tracks that have entered the UK Singles Chart.

Biography

Recording as Amen! UK, he had a hi-NRG hit with "Passion", released by Deconstruction Records in 1995. Billboard magazine described it as being "underlined by an intangible but apparent reverence for hi-NRG architects, such as the late Patrick Cowley", praising the track's "crazy-catchy chorus" while slightly criticizing the lack of "meaty" lyrics otherwise.

As Paul Masterson presents Sushi, he had another hit with "The Earthshaker" in 2002. He has used various recording aliases since 1995, which are listed below. In the United States, his best known production along with Rachel Auburn, Candy Girls (which featured an American lead vocalist, Sweet Pussy Pauline), reached number 7 on Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart with "Wham Bam" in 1996.

He has also worked with Judge Jules, most notably billed as Hi-Gate.

Production aliases

Discography

Singles

Co production

References

  1. 1 2 Flick, Larry (14 October 1995). "Paul Masterson Gives Dancefloors Hi-NRG 'Passion'". Billboard. p. 30. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  2. ↑ Warwick, Neil; Kutner, Jon; Brown, Tony (2004). The Complete Book of the British Charts: Singles & Albums. Omnibus Press. p. 667. ISBN 978-1-84449-058-5. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
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  4. ↑ "Hot Dance Music". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media. 1996.
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