Paul Hardcastle

Real Name:
Paul Louis Hardcastle
Profile:
British electronic producer, multi-instrumentalist musician, songwriter, and artist.

Born: 10 December 1957 in Kensington, London, England, UK.

Hardcastle enjoyed success on the underground dance scene in the early 1980s before, under the management of Simon Fuller (2), breaking into the mainstream with his hit single"19", an international smash which spent five weeks at number one in the UK. In the latter half of the 1980s he specialised in TV soundtrack work, and now records mainly under the pseudonym The Jazzmasters.

Due to contractual restrictions he was unable to release music under the Hardcastle name. So under the pseudonym The Deff Boyz, he released a 12" single entitled "Swing" (1990), which crashed in at #4 on Billboards 12" sales chart and was a massive hit all over Europe. Another project under the name LFO also saw massive sales.

In 1997, Paul did some work for the movie "Spice World", later working as a radio presenter in the US. He has sold over 20 million records worldwide.

He is married to his teenage sweetheart Dolores Hardcastle (born Dolore Baker) and together they have 3 children: Maxine Hardcastle, Paul Hardcastle Jr., and Richard Hardcastle.
His younger sister is Susan Hardcastle, who lent her voice to the backing vocals for the song "Fooling Yourself".
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PCT-1206 Rain Forest — Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle Rain Forest (Album) Profile Records PCT-1206 US 1985 Sell This Version
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C 38491 Paul Hardcastle — Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle (Album) Chrysalis C 38491 New Zealand 1985 Sell This Version
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631005 Zero One — Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle / Universal Funk (2) Paul Hardcastle / Universal Funk (2) - Zero One (Album) Bluebird, Bluebird 631005 Portugal 1985 Sell This Version
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CDL 1549 No Winners — Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle No Winners (Album) Chrysalis CDL 1549 UK 1988 Sell This Version
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A 171-4 Sound Syndicate — Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle Sound Syndicate (Album) K-Tel A 171-4 USA & Canada 1989 Sell This Version
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GR 141 The Jazzmasters — Paul Hardcastle The Jazzmasters, Paul Hardcastle The Jazzmasters, Paul Hardcastle - The Jazzmasters (Album) Fast Forward Records GR 141 Greece 1992 Sell This Version
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TAS CD 46 The Wizard (Dance Sampling CD) — Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle The Wizard (Dance Sampling CD)(CD, Smplr) Time + Space TAS CD 46 UK 1992 Sell This Version
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VICP-5236 Time For Love — Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle Time For Love (Album) Victor VICP-5236 Japan 1993 Sell This Version
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VICP-18001 Feel The Breeze — Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle Feel The Breeze (Album) Victor VICP-18001 Japan 1994 Sell This Version
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JVC-2033-4 Hardcastle — Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle Hardcastle (Album) JVC JVC-2033-4 US 1994 Sell This Version
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JVC-2049-4 The Jazzmasters II — Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle The Jazzmasters II (Album) JVC JVC-2049-4 US 1995 Sell This Version
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SSCD 018 K Look To The Future — Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle Look To The Future (Album) Victor SSCD 018 K South Africa 1996 Sell This Version
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JVC 2060-2 Hardcastle 2 — Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle Hardcastle 2 (Album) JVC JVC 2060-2 US 1996 Sell This Version
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VICP-18012 Star Of The Story — Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle Star Of The Story(CD, MiniAlbum) Victor VICP-18012 Japan 1996 Sell This Version
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NSP CD 516 First Light — Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle First Light (Album) Connoisseur Collection NSP CD 516 UK 1997 Sell This Version
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64494-90506-2RE The Jazzmasters III — Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle The Jazzmasters III (Album) Hardcastle Records, Push Records (2), Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records (2) 64494-90506-2RE US 1999 Sell This Version
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64494-90506-2RE Hardcastle III — Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle Hardcastle III (Album) Hardcastle Records, Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records 64494-90506-2RE US 1999 Sell This Version
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?? The Very Best of the Jazzmasters — Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle The Very Best of the Jazzmasters(CD) Sheer music ?? South Africa 2002 Sell This Version
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TRD 90513 The Jazzmasters 4 — Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle The Jazzmasters 4 (Album) Hardcastle Records, V2 TRD 90513 Canada 2003 Sell This Version
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64494-90517-2 Hardcastle 4 — Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle Hardcastle 4(CD, Album) Hardcastle Records 64494-90517-2 US 2005 Sell This Version
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64494-90522-2 Jazzmasters V — Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle Jazzmasters V (Album) Hardcastle Records 64494-90522-2 US 2006 Sell This Version
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TNR24 Hardcastle 5 — Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle Hardcastle 5 (Album) Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records TNR24 US 2008 Sell This Version
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884385857295 Zero One — Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle Zero One (Album) Hardcastle Music 884385857295 UK 2009
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TNR41 Jazzmasters VI — Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle Jazzmasters VI (Album) Trippin 'N' Rhythm Records TNR41 US 2010 Sell This Version
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CAR 412 Cool Seductive Exotic Travel — Paul Hardcastle Paul Hardcastle Cool Seductive Exotic Travel(2xCD, Album) Carlin Production Music, Warner/Chappell Production Music CAR 412 UK 2010 Sell This Version