Paul Myers (record producer)

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Paul Myers (born Plaistow, London, England 1967) is a British music producer and Internet businessman. He is the CEO and founder of online music store Wippit.

Contents 1 Music industry 2 Internet businesses 3 Media 4 References

[edit] Music industry

During the 1980s Myers was a club DJ, and was resident at the Hippodrome in London at the age of 18. From 1989 to 1995 he was a songwriter and record producer working for Polydor Records, Warner Brothers Recordings, Rhythm King Records, and Sony Music. He contributed to the movie soundtrack to A Rage in Harlem. In 1991 he obtained a platinum disc for his production work on the Betty Boo's album Boomania including the single 24 Hours which was also written and co-vocaled by Myers.^{[citation needed]} His songs have been remixed and produced by Fat Boy Slim, William Orbit, and David Morales.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Internet businesses

Among his early ventures were the web design agency Nethead and the search portal G.O.D.. In 1998 he launched X-Stream, the first Free ISP in the UK. In 2000 he founded Wippit, a major British online music store.

[edit] Media

He is the author of an eBook travel memoir, What I Did in Cuba.

In 2006 Myers was nominated for a Netimperative Lifetime Achievement Award.^[1] He is a board advisor to UK social networking service, ProfileHeaven.

On 3 January 2007 Myers was one of the stand-in assistant hosts on Danny Baker's BBC London 94.9 radio show.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] References