One of the biggest-name dance DJs in the world, Paul van Dyk is in demand at clubs and festivals from Las Vegas to Ibiza.
Twice voted the world's top DJ, van Dyk has also earned a reputation as a freethinker and social activist, working for children's charities and speaking out against drug use in dance culture.
His years on the road have not dented the 37-year-old Berliner's enthusiasm for his hometown. He talks to My City, My Life about the city where he cut his teeth on the dance scene and where he still lives.
CNN: What is it you like about Berlin?
Paul van Dyk: It is a very open city; it's very open-minded, cosmopolitan. There are a lot of people from all over the world coming to this place and bringing something to the place and this is something very special. Something that I really appreciate, especially since I knew Berlin from a time when it wasn't that way, this is something I like a lot. 
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