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'{{Infobox musical artist |name = Paul Hardcastle |image = |caption = |image_size = |background = non_vocal_instrumentalist |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1957|12|10}} |birth_place =[[Kensington, London]], [[England]] |birth_name = Paul Hardcastle |instrument = [[Synthesizer]], keyboards, piano, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussion, programming |genre = [[Synthpop]], [[Freestyle music|freestyle]], [[electronica]], [[ambient music|ambient]], [[electro house]], [[breakstep]], [[smooth jazz]] |occupation = Musician, producer, songwriter, radio presenter (in US) |years_active = 1982–present |label = [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]], [[Motown Records|Motown]], [[Hardcastle Records|Hardcastle]], [[Trippin' 'n' Rhythm]], [[V2 Records|V2]], [[Profile Records|Profile]] |associated_acts = |website = {{URL|http://www.paulhardcastle.com}} }} '''Paul Hardcastle''' (born 10 December 1957, [[London]], [[England]]<ref name="AMG">{{cite web |first= |last= |url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p4437|pure_url=yes}} |title=Biography by Steve Huey |publisher=Allmusic.com |accessdate=18 March 2009}}</ref>) is an [[English people|English]] [[composer]], [[musician]], and multi-instrumentalist. Although he specializes in the [[synthesizer]], he can also play multiple instruments. ==Career== In the early 1980s, Hardcastle played the [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]] on several [[single (music)|singles]] on the Oval [[record label]] by the [[dance music]] groups Direct Drive and First Light, before going [[solo (music)|solo]]. He achieved some acclaim for his early singles, notably in 1984, the [[electro (music)|electro-funk]]/[[Freestyle music|freestyle]]/[[instrumental]] track, "Rain Forest", which along with the track "Sound Chaser", hit number two on the dance chart.<ref>{{cite book |title= Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=117}}</ref> "Rain Forest" also hit number five on the soul chart and number fifty-seven on the [[Hot 100]].<ref>{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=244}}</ref> In 1985, he came to greater prominence with the international hit "[[19 (song)|19]]", a song about America's involvement in the [[Vietnam War]] and the effect it had on the soldiers who served, using sampled dialogue from an American television [[documentary]] about the post-traumatic stress disorder suffered by veterans. Producer [[Simon Fuller]] named his company '19 Management' after the song, and the two are known to collaborate. Hardcastle enjoyed several further hits in the UK, including "Don't Waste My Time" (with [[singing|vocals]] by [[Carol Kenyon]]) (UK No.&nbsp;8) and "[[Top_of_the_Pops#Theme_music|The Wizard]]", a UK No.&nbsp;15 hit that became the [[theme music|theme tune]] for [[BBC Television]]'s music chart show ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' from April 1986 until September 1991. He also had a hit with "Just for Money", which reached No.&nbsp;19 in the UK and featured [[Bob Hoskins]] and [[Laurence Olivier]]. Earlier, he had cut a [[cover version]] of [[D-Train]]'s most influential hit "You're the One For Me", segued with his own compositions "Daybreak" and "A.M." Hardcastle also wrote the theme tune for ''[[Saturday Live (UK TV series)|Saturday Live]]'', a popular entertainment show which ran from 1985–1987. He also made the hit single "The Voyager", which was used for the [[BBC One]] programme ''[[Holiday (TV series)|Holiday]]''. After 1986, Hardcastle started to specialise in television [[soundtrack]]s and [[remix]]ed work, for [[musician|artists]] as such as [[Five Star]], [[Barry White]], [[Third World]], [[Sinitta]], [[Johnny Logan (singer)|Johnny Logan]], [[Hiroshima (band)|Hiroshima]] and [[Ian Dury]]. His piece "The Shuffle" was included in the soundtrack of the movie ''[[When the Wind Blows (1986_film)#Soundtrack | When the Wind Blows]]''. In 1988, Hardcastle released the [[concept album]], ''No Winners'', which focuses on the potential negative effects of the [[Cold War]] arms race. In 2000, he released ''Hardcastle III'', which included a remake of "Rain Forest" and a hit single, "Desire". Hardcastle has also [[sound recording and reproduction|recorded]] several synth [[jazz]] [[album]]s, alternating releases under the [[pseudonym]]s Kiss The Sky (with Jaki Graham) and The Jazzmasters, as well as under his real name Paul Hardcastle.<ref name="AMG"/> Working regularly with vocalists such as [[Helen Rogers]], Becki Biggins and Margo LeDuc, Hardcastle has recruited several [[saxophone|saxophonist]]s including [[Gary Barnacle]] (on the first album), [[Snake Davis]], Phil Todd, Tony Woods and Rock Hendricks. All these albums have been played on [[smooth jazz]] radio in the [[United States]], where some of the most played tracks include "Northern Lights", "Lost in Space", "Desire", "Shine", and "Serene". He won the Billboard Smooth Jazz ''Artist Of The Year'' award in 2008. 2010's ''The Jazzmasters VI'' track "Touch and Go", featuring his son Paul Jr. on saxophone, reached No.&nbsp;1 on the U.S. ''Billboard'' Jazz songs chart, becoming his tenth number one on the Smooth Jazz chart in total. His album, ''Hardcastle VI'', released in September 2011, features yet another remake of "Rain Forest"—this time mixed with R&B legend [[Marvin Gaye]]'s signature song, "[[What's Going On (song)|What's Going On]]". In February 2014, Hardcastle was appointed Chairman of NUA Entertainment, which was founded by one of the UK's top businessmen, Neil Utley and his wife, Nicky.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}} ==Personal life== Hardcastle is married to Dolores Baker, and they have three children:<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Paul+Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle @ Discogs] Retrieved 23 August 2009.</ref> Maxine (born April 1986<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Maxine+Hardcastle Maxine Hardcastle @ Discogs] Retrieved 23 August 2009.</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1238224/Playboy-model-howls-faints-convicted-battering-pop-stars-daughter-nightclub-toilet.html | location=London | work=Daily Mail | title=I'll never work in TV again, howls Playboy model at judge as she's convicted of battering pop star's daughter in nightclub toilet | date=24 December 2009}}</ref>), Paul Jr. (born August 1990<ref>[http://www.discogs.com/artist/Paul+Hardcastle+Jr. Paul Hardcastle, Jr. @ Discogs] Retrieved 23 August 2009.</ref>), and Ritchie (born May 1997). ==Discography== ===Albums=== {| class="wikitable" !align="left" valign="top"|Year !align="center" valign="top"|Album |- |align="left" valign="top"|1984 |align="center" valign="top"|''Daybreak (First Light)'' |- |align="left" valign="top"|1985 |align="center" valign="top"|''Zero One'' |- |align="left" valign="top"|1985 |align="center" valign="top"|''Rainforest'' |- |align="left" valign="top"|1985 |align="center" valign="top"|''[[Paul Hardcastle (album)|Paul Hardcastle]]'' |- |align="left" valign="top"|1988 |align="center" valign="top"|''No Winners'' |- |align="left" valign="top"|1990 |align="center" valign="top"|''Sound Syndicate'' |- |align="left" valign="top"|1993 |align="center" valign="top"|''The Definitive'' |- |align="left" valign="top"|1997 |align="center" valign="top"|''First Light'' |- |align="left" valign="top"|1999 |align="center" valign="top"|''Cover To Cover: A Musical Autobiography'' |- |align="left" valign="top"|2003 |align="center" valign="top"|''The Very Best of Paul Hardcastle 1983-2003'' |- |align="left" valign="top"|2009 |align="center" valign="top"|''Zero One'' |- |align="left" valign="top"|2012 |align="center" valign="top"|''Perceptions Of Pacha VIII'' |- |align="left" valign="top"|2012 |align="center" valign="top"|''19 Below Zero'' |- |align="left" valign="top"|2013 |align="center" valign="top"|Electrofied 80s: Essential Paul Hardcastle (Music Club Deluxe release. A division of [[Demon Music Group]]) |- |align="left" valign="top"|2014 |align="center" valign="top"| Movin & Groovin |} ====Smooth jazz albums==== '''Hardcastle series''' {| class="wikitable" !align="left" valign="top"|Year !align="center" valign="top"|Album |- |align="left" valign="top"|1994 |align="center" valign="top"|Hardcastle |- |align="left" valign="top"|1996 |align="center" valign="top"|Hardcastle 2 |- |align="left" valign="top"|1997 |align="center" valign="top"|Cover To Cover |- |align="left" valign="top"|2002 |align="center" valign="top"|Hardcastle III |- |align="left" valign="top"|2005 |align="center" valign="top"|Hardcastle 4 |- |align="left" valign="top"|2008 |align="center" valign="top"|[[Hardcastle 5]] |- |align="left" valign="top"|2009 |align="center" valign="top"|Paul Hardcastle: The Collection |- |align="left" valign="top"|2011 |align="center" valign="top"|Hardcastle VI |- |align="left" valign="top"|2011 |align="center" valign="top"|Desire |- |align="left" valign="top"|2013 |align="center" valign="top"|Hardcastle VII |} '''The Jazzmasters series''' {| class="wikitable" !align="left" valign="top"|Year !align="center" valign="top"|Album |- |align="left" valign="top"|1993 |align="center" valign="top"|The Jazzmasters |- |align="left" valign="top"|1995 |align="center" valign="top"|The Jazzmasters II |- |align="left" valign="top"|1999 |align="center" valign="top"|The Jazzmasters III |- |align="left" valign="top"|2000 |align="center" valign="top"|Jazzmasters: The Greatest Hits |- |align="left" valign="top"|2004 |align="center" valign="top"|The Jazzmasters 4 |- |align="left" valign="top"|2004 |align="center" valign="top"|The Smooth Cuts |- |align="left" valign="top"|2006 |align="center" valign="top"|The Jazzmasters V |- |align="left" valign="top"|2010 |align="center" valign="top"|The Jazzmasters VI<ref>[http://chatterboxworldwide.com/2009/12/08/the-holidays-are-coming-and-so-is-jazzmasters-6-paul-hardcastle/ The holidays are coming and so is Jazzmasters 6 – Paul Hardcastle]</ref> |- |align="left" valign="top"|2014 |align="center" valign="top"|The Jazzmasters VII |- |} '''Kiss The Sky series''' {| class="wikitable" !align="left" valign="top"|Year !align="center" valign="top"|Album |- |align="left" valign="top"|1992 |align="center" valign="top"|Kiss The Sky |- |align="left" valign="top"|1994 |align="center" valign="top"| Millennium sky way |} '''The Chill Lounge series''' {| class="wikitable" !align="left" valign="top"|Year !align="center" valign="top"|Album |- |align="left" valign="top"|2012 |align="center" valign="top"|The Chill Lounge, vol.1 |- |align="left" valign="top"|2013 |align="center" valign="top"|The Chill Lounge, vol.2 |} ===Singles=== *1984: "You're the One For Me - Daybreak - A.M." ([[UK Singles Chart|UK]] No.&nbsp;41) *1984: "Guilty" (UK No.&nbsp;553,) *1984: "Rain Forest" (UK No.&nbsp;41) *1984: "Eat Your Heart Out" (UK No.&nbsp;59) *1985: "[[19 (song)|19]]" (Switzerland No.&nbsp;1 (7 Weeks) ; Norway No.&nbsp;1 (7 Weeks) ; Germany No.&nbsp;1 (6 Weeks) ; UK No.&nbsp;1 (5 Weeks); Netherlands No.&nbsp;1 (5 Weeks); New Zealand No.&nbsp;1 (4 Weeks); Sweden No.&nbsp;1 (2 Weeks); Austria No.&nbsp;1; Italy No.&nbsp;1; Ireland No.&nbsp;1; US Dance Club Play Chart No.&nbsp;1 (2 Weeks); France No.&nbsp;15; [[Billboard Hot 100|U.S.]] No.&nbsp;15) *1985 "N-N-Nineteen Not Out" as producer of Rory Bremner's parody single recorded under the name of the Commentators (UK No.&nbsp;13) *1985: "Rainforest" (re-issue) (US No.&nbsp;57 / UK No.&nbsp;53) *1985: "Just for Money" (UK No.&nbsp;19; Ireland No.&nbsp;15) *1986: "Don't Waste My Time" (UK No.&nbsp;8; Ireland No.&nbsp;15) *1986: "Foolin' Yourself" (UK No.&nbsp;51) *1986: "[[The Wizard (Paul Hardcastle song)|The Wizard]]" (UK No.&nbsp;15; Ireland No.&nbsp;10) *1988: "Walk in the Night" (UK No.&nbsp;54) *1988: "40 Years" (UK No.&nbsp;53) *1989: "Are You Ready" as Paul Hardcastle Sound Syndication (UK No.&nbsp;90) *2011: "Rain Forest"/"What's Going On" - Smooth Jazz Indicator Chart (#16) *2011: "Easy Come, Easy Go" - Smooth Jazz Indicator Chart (#1) *2013: "No Stress (At All)" - peak position: #1 (Billboard Smooth Jazz Chart) Complete Chart from 1981 to 2013 can be seen here.... http://www.paulhardcastle.com/charts.html <ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | page= 243}}</ref> ==See also== * [[List of number-one dance hits (United States)]] * [[List of artists who reached number one on the US Dance chart]] * [[List of 1980s one-hit wonders in the United States]] * [[List of performers on Top of the Pops]] * [[List of Euro disco artists]] * [[List of smooth jazz performers]] * [[List of synthpop artists]] * [[List of artists who reached number one on the UK Singles Chart]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.hardcastlemusic.com Official website] * [http://www.trippinrecords.com Trippin 'n' Rhythm Records] * {{IMDb name|id=0362058|name=Paul Hardcastle}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2014}} {{Authority control|VIAF=24790245}} {{Persondata | NAME =Hardcastle, Paul | ALTERNATIVE NAMES = | SHORT DESCRIPTION = British musician | DATE OF BIRTH =10 December 1957 | PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Kensington, London]], [[England]] | DATE OF DEATH = | PLACE OF DEATH = }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hardcastle, Paul}} [[Category:1957 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:English keyboardists]] [[Category:English composers]] [[Category:Musicians from London]] [[Category:British synthpop new wave musicians]] [[Category:English boogie musicians]] [[Category:English electro musicians]] [[Category:British freestyle musicians]] [[Category:Chrysalis Records artists]] [[Category:Profile Records artists]] [[Category:Smooth jazz musicians]] [[Category:Jazz keyboardists]]'