Career
Affectionately known as "the Godfather of South Auckland", he was highly regarded for his work in South Auckland in establishing the urban Pasifika sound. died of a heart attack at his Auckland home in 2005. Initially performing as Houseparty, the group released a single on Southside records, before moving to Deepgrooves and recording as
The Otara Millionaire"s Club was originally formed in 1993 by Philosophy Pauly suggested that they shorten the band"s name to just the initials, and thereafter, he and Jansson were Pauly became the public face of the band and its primary performer, serving as the frontman and playing several instruments during performances and tours. However, the music was created by both of them, with Jansson co-writing all of the tracks and handling most of the arrangement and production duties in the studio.
The reached worldwide fame in 1995 with the single "How Bizarre", from the debut album of the same name.