Paul Woolford

Paul Woolford is a British dance music producer and DJ from Leeds, Yorkshire. Working across house and UK dance music, he has released and performed under his own name as well as a long list of aliases, most prominently Bobby Peru and Special Request.

Woolford’s use of multiple identities has been a recurring feature of his output. Alongside Bobby Peru and Special Request, he has also been credited as P. Woolford, Paul Michael Woolford, Paul Woodford, Skip Donahue, Hip Therapist, Roberto Peruvia, Vice & Virtue, Wooly, Artist Unknown, DJ Existential Crisis, LS1 Housing Authority, and Intergalactic Quartet. These names have been used in different contexts for production and DJ work, reflecting the breadth of material released under his umbrella.

He is associated with an “underground hit,” “Erotic Discourse,” which is specifically linked to his Bobby Peru and Special Request aliases. The track is frequently cited as an example of how Woolford’s alternate monikers function as outlets for club-focused releases alongside work issued under his own name.

Woolford’s recorded work has appeared through a range of labels, including Mad Decent, EMI, Life and Death, Club Blasé, and Hard Times. In addition to original productions, he has also taken on remix work.