# Paul Moss

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{{short description|Malaysian businessman}}
{{for multi|the American football player|Paul Moss (American football)|the English footballer|Paul Moss (footballer)}}
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'''Paul Raymond Moss''' is the general manager of [Media Prima](/source/Media_Prima) network's media portal and a judge in [8TV](/source/8TV_(Malaysia))'s ''[One in a Million](/source/One_in_a_Million_(Malaysian_TV_series))'' singing contest.

Moss was the AS [A&R](/source/A%26R) director of record company [Positive Tone](/source/Positive_Tone) from its inception in 1994 until last year.{{Citation needed|date=September 2007}} Moss oversaw the transformation in [Malaysian music](/source/Malaysian_music) that created whole new markets for English-language artistes and new genres of music.

== Background ==
Before settling in [Malaysia](/source/Malaysia), Moss, sometimes fondly addressed as '''Uncle Paul''', was the [song writer](/source/song_writer), guitarist and musical director for international pop band [Aishah and The Fan Club](/source/Aishah_and_The_Fan_Club).

The band originated in [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) 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 Top 20 singles in New Zealand<ref>{{Cite web |title=charts.org.nz - Discography The Fan Club |url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=The+Fan+Club |access-date=2024-03-11 |website=charts.nz}}</ref> and Malaysian charts: "Sensation", "Paradise" and "Call Me".

Their next album, titled "Respect The Beat", also produced three Top 40 singles: "I Feel Love", "Never Gave Up On You" and "Don't Let Me Fall Alone". The album received a positive review in Billboard<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=28 July 1990 |title=Fan Club -- Respect the Beat |magazine=Billboard |issue= |pages=66}}</ref> and the remix for "Don't Let Me Fall Alone" received heavy airplay on US Top 40 stations throughout the summer of 1990.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=16 June 1990 |title=Power Playlists: Current Playlists of the Nation's Largest and Most Influential Top 40 Radio Stations |magazine=Billboard |pages=23}}</ref> 

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](/source/Ahmad_Izham_Omar) (who is today the CEO of [8TV](/source/8TV_(Malaysia)), a Malaysian TV channel) formed their own music company called Positive Tone under the [EMI](/source/EMI) label.

Paul Moss is responsible for artist signing, artistic direction, [recording](/source/Sound_recording), [production](/source/Record_producer) and content development at Positive Tone. Paul Moss is also a multi-award-winning music producer, [songwriter](/source/songwriter) and [arranger](/source/arranger). He has produced several [gold](/source/Gold_album) and platinum releases and [Anugerah Industri Muzik](/source/Anugerah_Industri_Muzik) (AIM) winners from [OAG](/source/OAG_(band)), [Innuendo](/source/Innuendo) and [Juliet the Orange](/source/Juliet_the_Orange). He has also worked with other recording artists such as [Too Phat](/source/Too_Phat), [Ella](/source/Ella_(Malaysian_singer)) and [Nicestupidplayground](/source/Nicestupidplayground).

== ''Malaysian Idol'' ==
Along with [Roslan Aziz](/source/Roslan_Aziz) and [Fauziah Latiff](/source/Fauziah_Latiff), Paul Moss was one of the judges in ''[Malaysian Idol](/source/Malaysian_Idol)'', a singing competition that is part of the ''Idol'' series that first started as ''[Pop Idol](/source/Pop_Idol)''. Moss expressed his opinions on ''Malaysian Idol'' harshly, often causing himself to be compared to [Simon Cowell](/source/Simon_Cowell). 
He was a judge in the first [Asian Idol](/source/Asian_Idol) held in Indonesia, representing [Malaysian Idol](/source/Malaysian_Idol).

==''One in a Million''==
Paul Moss was a judge on the reality television series ''[One in a Million](/source/One_in_a_Million_(Malaysian_TV_series))'' alongside Syafinaz Selamat.<ref name="Velu">{{cite web|url=http://ecentral.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/5/1/tvnradio/3798232&sec=tvnradio|title=Vying for top spot|last=Velu|first=Shamala|date=1 May 2009|work=[The Star](/source/The_Star_(Malaysia))|accessdate=29 August 2010}}</ref> Moss's job was similar to his previous role in ''Malaysian Idol''.

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

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{One in a Million}}
{{Malaysian Idol}}

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Category:Malaysian people of New Zealand descent
Category:One in a Million (Malaysian TV series)
Category:Malaysian Idol
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