Paul Arnold Clarke (born 14th April 1975), professionally known as DJ Dougal, is a British UK happy hardcore producer and DJ.

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Clarke first became involved with the dance music scene at the age of 15, while setting up sound systems for some of the first

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parties, as part of

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assignment to a music shop. Through this, he met Murray Beetson (of ''ESP Promotions'' and promoter of the Dreamscape raves) and became a resident at raves including Equinox Milwaukees, Dreamscape and Helter Skelter. His style is a mix of euphoric hardcore with uplifting vocals. He has worked alongside many other hardcore artists including DNA,

Gammer Matthew Lee (born 1 October 1985), known professionally by his stage name Gammer, is an English music producer and DJ. He is best known for his association with UK hardcore, of which he is described as an icon. He is also the co-founder of the T ...

and

Hixxy Hixxy, or DJ Hixxy, (real name Ian Hicks, born 1975) is a British disc jockey and electronic music producer known for his innovative work in the UK happy hardcore scene, co-founding the Raver Baby record label, and the Bonkers compilation albu ...

, though in recent years, most of his work has been with Gammer. Several years ago, he – along with Hixxy – created the successful label ''Essential Platinum'', which has had many releases. A significant amount of his work has been featured in the popular ''

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'' hardcore compilation series, several releases of which he also mixed for. In 1997 the ''Bonkers 3'' compilation was released, with Clarke providing the mix for CD#3. The album was certified

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in the UK and a special edition of the compilation was released to commemorate it. Five of the Bonkers compilations that have his contribution have gone top 20 on the UK compilations chart. Clarke appeared on the ''

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'' series, including its ''

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'' sub-series such as its first issue where he appeared with three tracks. As of 2022, Clarke continues to perform live, often with fellow hardcore innovators such as

at events including the Bang Face Weekender in

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* Living people British DJs Happy hardcore musicians UK hardcore musicians Monstercat artists 1975 births {{DJ-stub British hardcore techno musicians

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