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Tinman
Birth namePaul David Dakeyne
Also known asDakeyne, DJ Dakeyne
Born (1961-01-30) 30 January 1961 (age 63)
Hull, East Yorkshire, England UK
Genres
Occupations
  • Record producer
  • DJ

Paul David Dakeyne (born 30 January 1961), known by his stage name Tinman, is a British house music producer/remixer from Hull, East Yorkshire.[1] In 1994, his single "Eighteen Strings" (also written as "18 Strings") became an international club hit. It was rumoured that the original bootleg recording of "Eighteen Strings" contained a sample of the riff from "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana, and that the usage of the sample was disallowed, therefore it was reproduced for commercial release.[2] However, the riffs from the bootleg and commercial release were both produced by Dakeyne.[3] The song was a Top 10 hit in the UK Singles Chart.[1]

In addition to this commercial success, Dakeyne also remixed many tracks for DMC which were released on a "DJ Only" basis.[4]

Singles

Year Single Chart peak positions
UK
[5]
AUS
[6]
NL
[7]
1992 "I Got You (I Feel Good)" (James Brown vs Dakeyne)[8] 72
1993 "Eighteen Strings" 9 16 21
1995 "Gudvibe" 49

References

  1. ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 561. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. ^ Nirvana tributes and covers
  3. ^ "Tinman '18 Strings' – The True Story | Paul Dakeyne". Pauldakeyne.com. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  4. ^ Paul Dakeyne's Website
  5. ^ "TINMAN – full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
  6. ^ australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal
  7. ^ dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal
  8. ^ "JAMES BROWN VS DAKEYNE – full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 November 2016.