# Paul Caplin > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Paul_Caplin > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Paul_Caplin.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Caplin > Source revision: 1344070771 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) British entrepreneur and musician (born 1954) Paul Caplin Caplin in 2022 Born (1954-12-31) 31 December 1954 (age 71) London, England Occupations Musician songwriter record producer technology entrepreneur businessman Years active 1978–present Spouse Zeeteah Massiah Musical career Member of Caplin & Massiah Formerly of Haysi Fantayzee Animal Magnet Musical artist Website caplinandmassiah.com **Paul Caplin** (born 31 December 1954) is an English businessman, musician, songwriter, producer, videographer and technology entrepreneur. He studied mathematics at [Imperial College, London](/source/Imperial_College%2C_London) and at [Cambridge University](/source/Cambridge_University). His career has spanned [music](/source/Music), [information technology](/source/Information_technology) and [filmmaking](/source/Filmmaking). ## Musical career Caplin began his musical career in his early twenties as a founding member of the [New Romantic](/source/New_Romantic) rock group Animal Magnet, which was signed to [EMI Records](/source/EMI_Records) and supported [Duran Duran](/source/Duran_Duran) on their first national tour.[1] He left Animal Magnet to become the “mastermind”[2] behind the 1980s avant-garde [new wave](/source/New_wave_music) pop project [Haysi Fantayzee](/source/Haysi_Fantayzee), the other members being [Jeremy Healy](/source/Jeremy_Healy) and Caplin's then girlfriend, [Kate Garner](/source/Kate_Garner). Their music combined [reggae](/source/Reggae), [country](/source/Country_music), and [electro](/source/Electro_(music)) with political and sociological lyrics couched as nursery rhymes.[3] The group disbanded after releasing three [hit singles](/source/Hit_single), and an [album](/source/Album) that went [gold](/source/Music_recording_sales_certification).[4] Caplin then launched his own record label, The Love Organization. This had success with [Marilyn](/source/Marilyn_(singer)), who became popular during the mid-1980s vogue for sexually ambivalent pop stars. Caplin managed Marilyn and co-wrote his hit songs. Since 2015, Caplin has been working with the singer [Zeeteah Massiah](/source/Zeeteah_Massiah), for whom he has written and produced three albums: *Juice* (2014), *Maybe Tomorrow* (2016) and *Wat A Ting* (2022).[5] Caplin and Massiah were married in 2016, and in 2024 they launched themselves as the music duo Caplin & Massiah. They have released three singles and an album under this name[6] to significant critical acclaim.[7][8][9] In 2025 the album *Wat a Ting* was rebranded as a Caplin & Massiah release.[10] ## Business career After creating and running a small group of music production and publishing companies in the early 1980s, in 1985 Caplin founded Caplin Cybernetics Corporation, a computer hardware and software developer and a pioneer of [artificial intelligence](/source/Artificial_intelligence) technology.[1] Caplin Cybernetics became an [IBM](/source/IBM) business partner and was later acquired by the Infinet Group, a diversified group of IT services companies of which Caplin was co-founder and chief executive.[11] Caplin was also active in filmmaking, and in 1994 was executive producer of the documentary *Pavarotti in Confidence with Peter Ustinov* for the [BBC](/source/BBC). In 2000, Caplin founded [FinTech](/source/FinTech) innovator Caplin Systems Ltd and served as its chief executive and chairman until the company’s sale in 2015. Caplin Systems pioneered the distribution of real-time financial data via the web, and built some of the earliest [online trading platforms](/source/Single-dealer_platform) for [investment banks](/source/Investment_banks).[12] In 2001, he received an [Ernst & Young](/source/Ernst_%26_Young) Entrepreneur of the Year award,[13] and in both 2002 and 2009 Caplin Systems was featured in [the Sunday Times](/source/The_Sunday_Times) [Tech Track 100](/source/Tech_Track_100) as one of the fastest-growing technology firms in Britain.[14][15] In 2015, Caplin Systems was acquired by Ion Capital Management,[16] at which point Caplin stepped down from his role at the company and returned to music making. ## Personal life Caplin is married to singer [Zeeteah Massiah](/source/Zeeteah_Massiah), with whom he now releases music as Caplin & Massiah.[17] ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-IC_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-IC_1-1) Tanya Reed (23 October 2002). ["Soul boy makes the money market sing"](https://web.archive.org/web/20181005192328/http://www.imperial.ac.uk/college.asp?P=3717). *Imperial College Reporter*. Archived from [the original](http://www.imperial.ac.uk/college.asp?P=3717) on 5 October 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Comedy Central"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150413122903/http://blog.comedycentral.co.uk/2010/07/28/haysi-fantayzee). Archived from [the original](http://blog.comedycentral.co.uk/2010/07/28/haysi-fantayzee) on 13 April 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** "Ad Lib", Peter Holt, *[Evening Standard](/source/Evening_Standard)*, 16 June 1983 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Cherry Pop Records website"](https://web.archive.org/web/20141205082546/http://www.cherryred.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=854). Archived from [the original](http://www.cherryred.co.uk/shopexd.asp?id=854) on 5 December 2014. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Zeeteah Massiah"](https://www.discogs.com/artist/518366-Zeeteah-Massiah). *Discogs.com*. Retrieved 22 May 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Caplin and Massiah website"](https://caplinandmassiah.com). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Caplin & Massiah review in Notion"](https://notion.online/chemistry-by-caplin-massiah/). 16 June 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Caplin & Massiah review in The Indie Grid"](https://theindiegrid.co.uk/reviews/chemistry-caplin-massiahs-daring-love-letter-to-life-and-sound/). May 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Caplin & Massiah review in Earmilk"](https://earmilk.com/2025/05/08/caplin-massiah-light-up-the-scene-with-chemistry/). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["*Wat A Ting* listed as a Caplin & Massiah album on Spotify"](https://open.spotify.com/album/5VVL0bkXPx3xWEjHnUhord). December 2025. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["Caplin Systems website"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150206091551/http://www.caplin.com/business/page/the-team). Archived from [the original](http://jqim.co.uk/kingston/fmp/final/business_v3/page/The-Management-Team.html) on 6 February 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-12)** ["Caplin Systems website"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150206091546/http://www.caplin.com/business/page/the-company). Archived from [the original](http://jqim.co.uk/kingston/fmp/final/business_v3/page/about-us.html) on 6 February 2015. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-13)** ["Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, 2001: Award Recipients"](http://www.ey.com/Publication/vwLUAssets/EoY_-_2001_award_recipients/$FILE/EY_EOY_2001_award_recipients.pdf) (PDF). *Ey.com*. Retrieved 22 May 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-14)** ["Fast Track"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201127084314/https://www.fasttrack.co.uk/league-tables/tech-track-100/league-table/). *Fasttrack.co.uk*. Archived from [the original](https://www.fasttrack.co.uk/league-tables/tech-track-100/league-table/) on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-15)** ["Fast Track"](https://web.archive.org/web/20201127084314/https://www.fasttrack.co.uk/league-tables/tech-track-100/league-table/). *Fasttrack.co.uk*. Archived from [the original](https://www.fasttrack.co.uk/league-tables/tech-track-100/league-table/) on 27 November 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-16)** ["Change Of Ownership At Caplin"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160602095234/http://www.profit-loss.com/articles/news/technology/change-of-ownership-at-caplin). *Profit & Loss Magazine*. 17 June 2015. Archived from [the original](https://www.profit-loss.com/change-of-ownership-at-caplin/) on 2 June 2016. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-17)** ["Zeeteah Massiah website"](https://www.zeeteah.com/). *Zeeteah.com*. Retrieved 22 May 2020. ## External links - [*Financial Times* article about Paul Caplin](https://www.ft.com/content/022dfdc8-3cd0-11dd-b958-0000779fd2ac) - [Imperial College article about Paul Caplin](http://www.imperial.ac.uk/P3717.htm) - [Caplin Systems company website](http://www.caplin.com) - [Caplin & Massiah official website](http://caplinandmassiah.com) v t e Haysi Fantayzee Jeremy Healy Kate Garner Paul Caplin Studio album Battle Hymns for Children Singing Singles "John Wayne Is Big Leggy" "Holy Joe" "Shiny Shiny" "Sister Friction" "Chizoola" --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Paul Caplin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Caplin) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Caplin?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.