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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Paul Edward Blair[1] |
| Also known as | DJWS |
| Born | September 20, 1978 Youngstown, Ohio |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois |
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| Website | djwhiteshadow |
Paul Edward Blair (born September 20, 1975), known by his stage name DJ White Shadow, sometimes written as DJWS, is an American music producer, musician, songwriter and DJ. Based in Chicago, Illinois, he is best known as the producer for Lady Gaga's albums, Born This Way and Artpop.[2][3] He also produced and wrote songs with Gaga on the soundtrack for the 2018 film, A Star Is Born.[4] Blair has played in numerous cities throughout the United States[5] and has toured as a headliner. He has also toured with Lady Gaga internationally.[5] He has two kids.
In addition to his writing and producing, Blair has released three EPs as part of a Trilogy through DECON Records. He was featured in the Anheuser-Busch Pac-Man commercial for Super Bowl XLIX, the song for which he remixed using the original Pac-Man music.[6] His remixes have appeared in other television commercials including for Beats by Dre.[7] Blair won a Grammy Award in 2020 for his work on the A Star Is Born soundtrack.[8]
Outside of music, Blair is a NFT enthusiast and collector. He has collaborated on NFT projects and also launched his own social token ($DJWS) in 2022.
- ^ "15 Minutes with DJ White Shadow, aka Paul Blair". Chicago Mag. January 7, 2008. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
- ^ Musacchio, Lauren (November 11, 2013). "Gaga Producer: She Was a 'Glitery Mermaid' on 'Artpop'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- ^ Lipshutz, Jason (February 2, 2011). "Lady Gaga's 'Born This Way' Is 'Much More Complex' Than 'Fame' Says DJ White Shadow". Billboard. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
- ^ Butler, Bethonie (October 19, 2018). "Are we supposed to hate the pop songs in 'A Star Is Born'? One of the songwriters weighs in". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
DJTimesCarusowas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Caruso, Chris (January 28, 2015). "Watch DJ White Shadow's Bud Light Super Bowl Commercial". DJ Times. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
- ^ Muhammad, Latifah (October 21, 2013). "Lady Gaga and R. Kelly Team Up on Do What You Want". BET. Retrieved February 27, 2015.
- ^ "Paul Blair". GRAMMY.com. November 19, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
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