Paul Hardcastle (born December 10 1957, London) is an English composer and musician, specializing in the synthesizer.

British synth player, born December 10, 1958. Enjoyed success on the underground dance scene in the early 80’s before breaking into the mainstream with “ 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 Jazzmasters . Early tracks of note include the popular ‘ Rain Forest ’ and ‘ King Tut ’, both were big dance hits in the U.S. Paul has also r