Paul Raymond Moss is the general manager of

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network's media portal and a judge in 8TV's '' One in a Million'' singing contest. Moss was the AS A&R director of record company

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from its inception in 1994 until last year. Moss oversaw the transformation in

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that created whole new markets for English-language artistes and new genres of music.

Background

Before settling in

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, Moss, sometimes fondly addressed as Uncle Paul, was the

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, guitarist and musical director for international pop band

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. The band originated in

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and had five members: Paul Moss himself on guitars, Malcolm Smith on keyboards, Glenn Peters on Bass, Dave Larsen on drums and Aishah as their lead vocalist. Aishah and The Fan Club were a big hit in 1990 when they released the album ''Sensation'' which had three #1 singles in New Zealand and Malaysian charts. The hits were "Sensation", "Paradise" and "Call Me". Their next album, titled "Respect The Beat", also produced three hit singles such as "I Feel Love", "Never Gave Up On You" and the only single to actually debut in the US ''Billboard'' Hot 100 charts, "Don't Let Me Fall Alone". The remixes for the song were also released and were frequently played dance tunes during that time. After the band split in 1993, Aishah continued with a solo career, and the rest of the members went back to New Zealand. Moss, however, returned and decided to settle down in Malaysia in 1995. He and Ahmad Izham Omar (who is today the CEO of 8TV, a Malaysian TV channel) formed their own music company called Positive Tone under the EMI label. Paul Moss is responsible for artist signing, artistic direction, recording, production and content development at Positive Tone. Paul Moss is also a multi-award-winning music producer,

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and

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. He has produced several

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and platinum releases and

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(AIM) winners from OAG,

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and Juliet the Orange. He has also worked with other recording artists such as

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and

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''Malaysian Idol''

Along with

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and

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, Paul Moss is one of the judges in '' Malaysian Idol'', a singing competition that is part of the ''Idol'' series that first started as ''

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''. Moss expresses his opinions on ''Malaysian Idol'' harshly, often causing himself to be compared to

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. He was a judge in the first Asian Idol held in Indonesia, representing Malaysian Idol.

''One in a Million''

Paul Moss is currently a judge on the reality television series '' One in a Million'' alongside Syafinaz Selamat. Moss's job is similar to his previous role in ''Malaysian Idol''.

Media portals

Moss was appointed as Media Prima Network Media Portals Super General Manager.

References

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