For the Major League pitcher, see Paul Masterson (baseball)

Paul Masterson (baseball)

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Paul Masterson (born Paul Kevin Masterson) is an Northern Irish

Northern Ireland

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 DJ

Disc jockey

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 and record producer

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, originally from Belfast

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 and now living in London

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Recording as Amen! UK he had a hi-NRG

Hi-NRG

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 hit with "Passion", released by Deconstruction Records

Deconstruction Records

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 in 1995, and as Paul Masterson presents Sushi, had another hit with "The Earthshaker" in 2002. He has used various recording aliases since 1995, which are listed below.

He has also worked with Judge Jules

Judge Jules

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, most notably billed as Hi-Gate

Hi-Gate

Hi-Gate is the dance music pairing of BBC Radio 1 DJ Judge Jules, and Paul Masterson.-History:In 1998, Masterson sent Jules a copy of a track he had just finished, which would later become known as 'Yomanda – Synth and Strings'. Jules noted that the phone number on the track had the same area code...

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Production aliases

• Amen! UK
• The Candy Girls
• Celine Diablo
• Clergy
• Dorothy
• Erotixs
• Hi-Gate
  Hi-Gate
  Hi-Gate is the dance music pairing of BBC Radio 1 DJ Judge Jules, and Paul Masterson.-History:In 1998, Masterson sent Jules a copy of a track he had just finished, which would later become known as 'Yomanda – Synth and Strings'. Jules noted that the phone number on the track had the same area code...
  
  
• Paul Masterson
• Sleazesisters / Sleaze Sisters
• Subway
• Succargo
• Sushi
• VPL
• Wand
• Working Class Hero
• Yomanda

Singles

• "Synth and Strings" (Yomanda) (1999) - UK
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• "Sunshine" (Yomanda) (2000) - UK #16
• "On the Level" (Yomanda) (2000) - UK #37
• "You're Free" (Yomanda) (2003) - UK #22
• "Got the Chance" (Yomanda vs Uto)
• "Kaminari" (Yomanda vs Uto)
• "Passion" (Amen! UK) (1997) - UK #15
• "People of Love" (Amen! UK) (1997) - UK #36
• "Passion" (Amen! UK) (2003) - UK #40
• "The Earthshaker" (Paul Masterson presents Sushi) (2002) - UK #35
• "Stars" (Paul Masterson)
• "What U Got, What You Do" (Paul Masterson presents Subway)
• "Pullin For 2" (Paul Masterson presents Subway)
• "Pitchin' (In Every Direction)" (Hi-Gate) (2000) - UK #6
• "I Can Hear Voices" / "Caned and Unable" (Hi-Gate) (2000) - UK #12
• "Gonna Work It Out" (Hi-Gate) (2001) - UK #25
• "Mayhem in Miami" (Paul Masterson and BK)
• "Saints & Sinners" (Clergy)
• "The Oboe Song" (Clergy) (2002) - UK #50
• "The Bassline" (VPL)
• "T-Break" (VPL)
• Sex" (Sleazesisters with Vikki Shepard) (1995) - UK #53
• Let's Whip It Up (You Go Girl)" (Sleazesisters with Vikki Shepard) (1996) - UK #46
• Work It Up" (Sleaze Sisters) (1998) - UK #74
• "Fe Fi Fo Fum" (The Candy Girls featuring Sweet Pussy Pauline) (1995) - UK #23
• "Wham Bam" (The Candy Girls featuring Sweet Pussy Pauline) (1996) - UK #20
• "I Want Candy" (The Candy Girls featuring Valerie Malcolm) - UK #30
• "What's That Tune (Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo-Doo-Doo-Doo-Doo-Doo) (Dorothy) (1995) - UK #31
• "Good To Love You" (PM Project with Sharon Woolf) (limited white label)
• "The Sound" (Yomtrax)

Co production

• "Hi-Gate" (with Judge Jules) (albums)
  • 2003 Split Personality

• "VPL" (with Judge Jules) (singles)
  • 2001 "The Bassline"
  • 2002 "T Break"
  • 2003 "Bass Trouble"
  • 2003 "In The Park"
  • 2003 "It's Showtime"

External links

• Discogs.com - Discography