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Jan Pawul

Jan "Yahu" Pawul (born July 5, 1952) is a Polish discotheque DJ, who worked primarily in the 1970s and the 1980s.

Jan Pawul
Birth nameJan Pawul
Also known asYahu, Yahudeejay
Born (1952-07-05) 5 July 1952 (age 72)
Dzierżoniów, Poland
Occupation(s)DJ, author
Years active1969–present
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image icon Jan "Yahu" Pawul in 1974

Career

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He first became interested in music after he saw the 1964 musical comedy film A Hard Day's Night starring the English rock band the Beatles.[1]

He worked as a DJ mostly throughout the seventies and the eighties,[2] and left the scene in 2011. He was the Honorary Member of both the National Association of Disc Jockeys (NADJ; UK) and the National Association of Discothèque Disc Jockeys (NADD; USA).[3][4][5][6][7][8] In February 1972 his article "Dziadek i ojciec Disc-jockeyów" ("The father and grandfather of Disc Jockeys") was published in the monthly magazine Jazz, as the very first journalistic piece about the DJ scene covered in the Polish press.[9]

He went on to collaborate with Barbra Streisand, George McCrae and the Casablanca Records.[10][11][12] Multiple articles about Pawul's career were published through the years, mostly in the foreign press—among those publications were Disco International and Club News,[13] DeeJay and Radio Monthly,[4] Disco Mirror,[14] The Melting Pot,[6] and the Disc Jockey & Radio Today.[15] He was inducted into the Disco DJ Hall of Fame by Marty Angelo as the first Polish disc jockey.[16]

In 1973 the British magazine DeeJay and Radio Monthly awarded Pawul as the Top Disco DJ of the Year.[17] He was named the Best Polish Disco Deejay of the Year by the Billboard's International Disco Forum for three consecutive years (1976–1978).[18][19][20] The Atlantic Records presented him a gold record to commemorate the sales of more than one million copies of the Chic's single "Dance, Dance, Dance", and the Salsoul Records presented him a platinum record to commemorate the sales of more than 500,000 copies of the "Ten Percent" single by Double Exposure (he helped to widely distribute these songs in the Polish disco clubs).[21][22]

Tony Hadland, a pioneer in a field of disc jockeys, dedicated a chapter to Pawul in his 2018 memoir Double-Life Disc Jockey.[23][24][25][26] Pawul is also the author of several publications about the disc jockey and disco culture, and Hadland notes in his book that "he's written a lot about disco history, probably more than any other person".[27]

Accolades

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  • 1973: DeeJay and Radio Monthly's award for the Top Disco DJ of the Year[17]
  • 1976: Billboard's International Disco Forum's award for the Best Polish Disco Deejay of the Year[18]
  • 1977: Billboard's International Disco Forum's award for the Best Polish Disco Deejay of the Year[19]
  • 1978: Billboard's International Disco Forum's award for the Best Polish Disco Deejay of the Year[20]
  • A gold record for helping to widely distribute the song "Dance, Dance, Dance" in the Polish clubs (presented by the Atlantic Records)[21]
  • A platinum record for helping to widely distribute the song "Ten Percent" in the Polish clubs (presented by the Salsoul Records)[22]

Publications

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  • Modelka profesjonalna: poradnik (1997)[2]
  • Deejays (2016), ISBN 978-83-945523-2-9[28]
  • Discjockey: zdeptane marzenia (2016), ISBN 978-83-945523-0-5[29]
  • Silent Records (2016), ISBN 978-83-945523-1-2[30]
  • Italian Disco History (2018), ISBN 978-83-945523-3-6[31]
  • Yahudeejay: Trampled Dreams (2019), ISBN 978-83-945523-5-0[32]

References

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  1. ^ "Historia disco nad Wisłą, s. 18". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Agora. March 5, 2018. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Były sobie dyskoteki, byli też i prezenterzy (fragmenty wspomnień), s. 86". Gazeta Muzyczna (in Polish). Professional Music Press. April 1998. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  3. ^ "Były sobie dyskoteki, byli też i prezenterzy (fragmenty wspomnień), s. 80". Gazeta Muzyczna (in Polish). Professional Music Press. April 1998. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  4. ^ a b "NADJ News: NADJ in Poland". DeeJay and Radio Monthly. Morgan Victor Publications, Ltd. August 1975. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "Historia disco nad Wisłą, s. 19". Gazeta Wyborcza (in Polish). Agora. March 5, 2018. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  6. ^ a b "From Poland with Love". The Melting Pot. June–July 1975. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "The Object Of N.A.D.J. Is To Promote Professionalism and Communication Among All Disc Jockeys". Archived from the original on 2020-12-14. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  8. ^ "National Association of Discotheque Disc Jockeys (N.A.D.D.) – This is to certify that Jan Pawul is a member in good standing". Archived from the original on 2020-12-14. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  9. ^ "Dziadek i ojciec Disc-jockeyów". Jazz (in Polish). RSW "Prasa-Książka-Ruch". February 1972. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  10. ^ "Barbra Streisand, Fall, 1975. Dear Yahu (...)". Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  11. ^ "George McCrae and the Newborn Band, January 26, 1977. Dear Yahu (...)". Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  12. ^ "Casablanca Record and FilmWorks, Inc., February 28, 1979. Dear Yahu (...)". Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  13. ^ "Poland's Pawul on the move, p. 35". Disco International and Club News. October 1977. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  14. ^ "Jan Pawul – Pole winning jock". Disco Mirror. Spotlight Publications. May 1976. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  15. ^ "Polish NADJ Again, p. 10". Disc Jockey & Radio Today – The Official Magazine of the National Association of Disc Jockeys. January 1976. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  16. ^ "Disco DJ Hall of Fame". Disco Step-by-Step. MAjr Trading Co., Inc. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  17. ^ a b "DeeJay and Radio Monthly": Top Disco D.J. 1973 – Yahu Pawul". Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  18. ^ a b "Billboard's International Disco Forum – Presented to Yahu Pawul – Disco Deejay of the Year – Poland 1976". Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  19. ^ a b "Billboard's International Disco Forum – Presented to Yahu Pawul – Disco Deejay of the Year – Poland 1977". Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  20. ^ a b "Billboard's International Disco Forum – Presented to Yahu Pawul – Disco Deejay of the Year – Poland June 1978". Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  21. ^ a b "Atlantic Records: Gold Record – Presented to Yahu Pawul to commemorate the sales of more than one million copies of the Atlantic Records single record 'Dance, Dance, Dance'". Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  22. ^ a b "Salsoul Records: Platinum Record – Presented to Yahu Pawul, Poland's #1 Disco DJ, to commemorate the sales of more than 500,000 copies of the first commercial 12" 45rmp release Salsoul Records 'Ten Percent'". Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved December 9, 2020.
  23. ^ Tony, Hadland (2018). "The Polish DJ, p. 100–101". Double-Life Disc Jockey. FeedaRead. Archived from the original on 2020-12-14. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  24. ^ Tony, Hadland (2018). "The Polish DJ, p. 102–103". Double-Life Disc Jockey. FeedaRead. Archived from the original on 2020-12-14. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  25. ^ Tony, Hadland (2018). "The Polish DJ, p. 104–105". Double-Life Disc Jockey. FeedaRead. Archived from the original on 2020-12-14. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  26. ^ "Tony Hadland wrote about me in his book". Jan Yahu Pawul. Archived from the original on 2020-12-15. Retrieved December 15, 2020.
  27. ^ Tony, Hadland (2018). "Double-Life Disc Jockey". FeedaRead. Archived from the original on 2020-12-14. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  28. ^ "Informacja handlowa nt. publikacji: Deejays" (in Polish). Serwis e-ISBN. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  29. ^ "Informacja handlowa nt. publikacji: Discjockey – zdeptane marzenia" (in Polish). Serwis e-ISBN. Archived from the original on 2020-12-08. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  30. ^ "Informacja handlowa nt. publikacji: Silent Records" (in Polish). Serwis e-ISBN. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  31. ^ "Informacja handlowa nt. publikacji: Italian Disco History" (in Polish). Serwis e-ISBN. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
  32. ^ "Informacja handlowa nt. publikacji: Yahudeejay – Trampled Dreams" (in Polish). Serwis e-ISBN. Retrieved December 14, 2020.

Bibliography

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  • Hadland, Tony (2018). Double-Life Disc Jockey. FeedaRead. pp. 100–105. ISBN 978-1788762960.
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