Mudd

There are two artists named Mudd on this artists page. The first: From his early days breaking on the mean streets of Hertfordshire, through his introduction to house music in the late 80s and his involvement with UK nu-house pioneers Akwaaba, Paul has always lived and breathed music. Growing up in St.Albans, Paul was initially enthused, like so many of his generation, by the twin delights of the early hip hop sounds emanating from New York and the reckless pleasure of BMX. Joining him in these youthful pursuits were good friends Tom Lee & Steve 'Fela' Kotey.

The first:
From his early days breaking on the mean streets of Hertfordshire, through his introduction to house music in the late 80s and his involvement with UK nu-house pioneers Akwaaba, Paul has always lived and breathed music.

Growing up in St.Albans, Paul was initially enthused, like so many of his generation, by the twin delights of the early hip hop sounds emanating from New York and the reckless pleasure of BMX. Joining him in these youthful pursuits were good friends Tom Lee & Steve 'Fela' Kotey. As the 80s drew to a close Paul & friends were naturally drawn to the emerging acid house scene and all the hedonistic pleasure it had to offer. Nights were spent dodging Yardies at Labyrinth and indulging in underage hardcore delights at raves such as Telepathy. Around this time Mudd's DJ career started to take off and he had the dubious pleasure of spinning at the Tudor Oaks, a rather dodgy Hertfordshire club where he and old mucker Tom made an all too brief appearance on the famed late night TV show 'The Hitman & Her'!!

The early 90s brought a maturing in taste for Paul and a renewal of his love for the house sounds of New York & Chicago. Trips to clubs such as Release The Pressure, Bang The Party and the sounds of DJs such as Kid Batchelor, Linden C & Rhythm Doctor eventually led Mudd and compadres to the Cross and the Idjut Boys legendary Phreek nights. Paul felt he had at last found his home and immersed himself in the new homegrown house scene that was growing at a steady pace in London. It wasn't long before Paul and old friends Tom & Steve had fallen in with the Idjuts and with their encouragement and guiding hand Akwaaba was born. Putting their own dubbed out spin on the traditional house sound the boys' music went down a storm and it wasn't long before NYC legend Francois Kevorkian had beaten a path to their door, licensing the track 'Jus' Pilau' for his Essential Mix compilation. High praise indeed. 2 albums and numerous 12s and remixes for labels such as Nuphonic, Tummy Touch, Strutt & Discfunction followed alongside DJ dates at clubs UK & worldwide.

At the turn of the century the three Akwaaba musketeers decided to go their separate ways and explore pastures new and Paul knuckled down in the studio to develop his unique style. Edits on Noid & Big Bear followed until the Mudd we know today was ready to be unleashed on the world. With backing from good chum Ben Cook, head honcho of Rong records in California, Paul released 'Adventures In Bricket Wood' to great acclaim amongst the cognescenti. More releases for Rong followed and a dream chance to work with Latin legend Chico Hamilton soon appeared. The resulting track 'Kerry's Caravan' has gone down a storm in many a varied circle of musical quarters. His recent album for rong, entitled 'Claremont 56' was described as 'just perfect' by IDJ and has received great reviews around the globe. Paul has also started his own label, Claremont 56.

Paul's DJ work has not taken a back seat during this time and his take on the house & disco sound can be heard in many a club worldwide and not forgetting Paul's involvement with Silver Bob's Disco Meltdown, a random drunken pub disco he organises with good friends Trent Longbridge & Andre Tous Les Jours.

The second:
Mudd is a hip-hop producer/MC from Virginia best known for his work as a member of the Jazz Addixx.