Paul Moss
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Paul Raymond Moss was the AS A&R director of record company Positive Tone from its inception in 1994 until last year. Paul Moss oversaw the transformation in Malaysian music that created whole new markets for English-language artistes and new genres of music.
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[edit] Background
Before settling in Malaysia, Moss, sometimes fondly addressed as Uncle Paul today, was the song writer, guitarist and musical director for international pop band Aishah and The Fan Club.
The band originated from New Zealand and comprised of 5 members. They were Paul Moss himself on guitars, Malcolm Smith on keyboards, Glenn Peters on Bass, Dave Larsen on drums and Malaysia's own Aishah as their lead vocalist.
Aishah and The Fan Club were a big hit in 1990 when they released their 1st album "Sensation" which had three #1 Singles in New Zealand and Malaysian charts. The hits were "Sensation", "Paradise" and "Call Me".
Their next album titled "Respect The Beat" also produced 3 hit singles such as "I Feel Love", "Never Gave Up On You" and the only single to actually debut in the US Billboard Hot 100 Charts "Don't Let Me Fall Alone". The remixes for the song were also released and became one of the most played dance tunes during that time.
After the band split in 1993, Aishah went on her solo career and the rest of the members went back to New Zealand. Moss, however, came back and decided to settle down in Malaysia in 1995. He and Ahmad Izham Omar (who is today the COO of 8TV, a Malaysian TV Channel) formed their own music company called Positive Tone under the EMI label.
Paul Moss is responsible for artist signing, artistic direction, recording, production and content development at Positive Tone. Paul Moss is also a multi-award-winning music producer, songwriter and arranger. He has produced several gold and platinum releases and Anugerah Industri Malaysia (AIM) winners from OAG, Innuendo and Juliet the Orange. He has also worked with other recording artistes such as Too Phat, Ella and Nice Stupid Playground.
[edit] Malaysian Idol
Paul Moss is one of the judges in Malaysian Idol, a singing competition that is part of the Idol series that first started as Pop Idol.
Alongside with Roslan Aziz and Fauziah Latiff, Paul Moss expresses his opinions on Malaysian Idol harshly, often causing himself to be compared to Simon Cowell.
[edit] One in a Million
Paul Moss is currently a judge on the reality television series One in a Million alongside Syafinaz Selamat. Moss's job is similar to his previous role in Malaysian Idol.
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[edit] Trivia
Moss gained a little controversy after calling a Greg Rendell impersonator a "Stupid motherfucker".
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| One in a Million |
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| Contestants |
| Suki (Low Sook Yee) | Muhammad Alif bin Mohd Satar | Faizal Tahir | Dayang Nurfaizah | Farah Asyikin binti Zulkifli | Alif Asfar bin Ishak | Mohd Lokman Aslam bin Abdul Mutalip | Zaihanee binti Zainal Abidin | Nur Hasliah Abbu Hassan | Shahmeen Shah bin Halim Shah | Norshammeme Arzeyana binti Shamsuddin | Anny Johanna binti Mohammad Shariff |
| Hosts and Judges |
| Paul Moss | Syafinaz Selamat | Marion Caunter | Awal Ashaari |
| Notable Production Crew |
| Musical Director:Aubrey Suwito | Choreographer:Michael Voon | Vocal Coach:Amri Zain |
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| Performances on One in a Million |
| Malaysian Idol |
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| Contestants Season 1 (2004) |
| Jaclyn Victor | Faradina Mohd. Nadzir | Mavick Teo Hui Mau | Andrew Tan | Saipul Bakeri | Nicolette Palikat | Ahmad Zamil Idris | Victor Lee Choon Keat | Rydiana Rahim | Fahmy Zakaria | Sufiah Mohamed Noor | Fazdli Zainal |
| Contestants Season 2 (2005) |
| Daniel Lee Chee Hun | Norhanita Binte Hamzah | Farah Asyikin binti Zulkifli | Faizull Herman Bin Mohamad Yahya | Ashvin Nair | Adam Bin Alli | Tengku Hamisah Zaharah Binte Tengku Zaimi | Wong Shau Fui | Azam Bin Yakob | Atilia Binti Sarani | Tricia Priscilla D'Cruz |
| Judges |
| Paul Moss | Roslan Aziz | Fauziah Latiff |
| Hosts |
| Soo Kui Jien | Sharifah Aleya (Season 1)| Cheryl Samad (Season 2) |
