Paul van Dyk
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Paul van Dyk is a German DJ and producer widely regarded as one of the pioneers and leading figures of the trance music genre.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paul van Dyk canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4070288 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul van Dyk Context triple: [Armin van Buuren, associatedAct, Paul van Dyk]
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A.
Benny Benassi
Benny Benassi is an Italian DJ and record producer best known for his influential electro house hits like "Satisfaction."
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B.
Bob Sinclar
Bob Sinclar is a French DJ, record producer, and remixer known for his influential role in the house music scene and international club hits.
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C.
Armin van Buuren
Armin van Buuren is a Dutch DJ, record producer, and radio show host widely recognized as one of the leading figures in trance and electronic dance music.
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D.
Matthew Herbert
Matthew Herbert is an experimental British musician and producer known for his innovative use of found sounds and unconventional recording techniques in electronic and jazz-influenced music.
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E.
Martin Garrix
Martin Garrix is a Dutch DJ and electronic music producer known for global EDM hits like "Animals" and for headlining major festivals worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Paul van Dyk Target entity description: Paul van Dyk is a German DJ and producer widely regarded as one of the pioneers and leading figures of the trance music genre.
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A.
Benny Benassi
Benny Benassi is an Italian DJ and record producer best known for his influential electro house hits like "Satisfaction."
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B.
Bob Sinclar
Bob Sinclar is a French DJ, record producer, and remixer known for his influential role in the house music scene and international club hits.
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C.
Armin van Buuren
Armin van Buuren is a Dutch DJ, record producer, and radio show host widely recognized as one of the leading figures in trance and electronic dance music.
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D.
Matthew Herbert
Matthew Herbert is an experimental British musician and producer known for his innovative use of found sounds and unconventional recording techniques in electronic and jazz-influenced music.
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E.
Martin Garrix
Martin Garrix is a Dutch DJ and electronic music producer known for global EDM hits like "Animals" and for headlining major festivals worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
DJ
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human ⓘ record producer ⓘ trance musician ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1990 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Above & Beyond
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Armin van Buuren NERFINISHED ⓘ BT ⓘ Giuseppe Ottaviani NERFINISHED ⓘ Hemstock & Jennings ⓘ PvD ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
DJ Mag Top 100 DJs number 1
ⓘ
surface form:
DJ Magazine Top 100 DJs number 1 (1990s)
Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Music Album ⓘ
surface form:
Grammy Award nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Album
|
| basedIn |
Berlin
ⓘ
surface form:
Berlin, Germany
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| birthName | Matthias Paul ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1971-12-16 ⓘ |
| genre |
progressive trance
ⓘ
trance ⓘ uplifting trance ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.paulvandyk.com ⓘ |
| instrument |
synthesizer
ⓘ
turntables ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being a pioneer of trance music
ⓘ
melodic and uplifting trance productions ⓘ |
| labelFounded | Vandit Records ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| movement | trance music ⓘ |
| name | Paul van Dyk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Evolution
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For an Angel ⓘ From Then On ⓘ Guiding Light ⓘ In Between ⓘ Music Rescues Me ⓘ Out There and Back ⓘ Politics of Dancing ⓘ Reflections ⓘ Seven Ways ⓘ Politics of Dancing ⓘ
surface form:
The Politics of Dancing 2
VONYC Sessions ⓘ |
| occupation |
DJ
ⓘ
radio host ⓘ record producer ⓘ remixer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Eisenhüttenstadt
ⓘ
surface form:
Eisenhüttenstadt, East Germany
|
| socialMedia |
https://twitter.com/paulvandyk
ⓘ
https://www.facebook.com/PVD ⓘ https://www.instagram.com/paulvandyk ⓘ |
| stageName | Paul van Dyk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paul van Dyk Description of subject: Paul van Dyk is a German DJ and producer widely regarded as one of the pioneers and leading figures of the trance music genre.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.