Dave Dresden - Promo Mix - Aug 2008

Biography of Dave Dresden

Moniker(s) / Gabriel & Dresden, Attention Deficit, Summit, Dave the Wave

THE EARLY YEARS:
Dresden's zeal for dance music and culture developed early in high school where he frequented local Connecticut dance clubs and befriended the Café's DJ Moby, a local dj hero at the time. His early experiences at the Café' fueled his passion to immerse himself in the culture that would become his career and lifelong obsession. From there, he purchased a pair of pitch controlled cd players and got to work. Dresden quickly cultivated a following due to his simple but effective music policy; play the right track at the right time and only play great songs.

JOURNALIST His ambitions did not stop with spinning. While he continued to play in the clubs sometimes five nights a week, he became a dance music journalist by day. Dresden was named a reporter to the Billboard dance chart, and he began writing reviews and features for national magazines such as DMA, DJ Times and Mixer. Dresden profiled Paul Oakenfold, Moby, Masters at Work, Todd Terry, Sasha & Digweed, Puff Daddy, BT, Crystal Method, Keoki, Josh Wink, Chemical Brothers, and Deep Dish. Many of these artists' first American press came through Dresden's journalism efforts.

A&R Since his affiliation with respected publications gave him easier access to obscure and unreleased tunes upfront, that gave him an edge. Dresden regularly contributes his A&R skills to Promo Only CD's and its 'Mainstream Club' and 'Alternative Club' series. In addition, he scouts new music for Pete Tong's highly influential Essential Selection radio show on the BBC Radio 1. Through his efforts there, Dresden has hipped Pete to some rather large records, three of which have become 'Essential New Tunes', Tong's method of gauging a guaranteed hit.

Dresden's wide knowledge of dance music led to the opportunity to help select songs for Nettwerk Records popular Plastic compilation series. Dresden has also had a hand in producing compilation cd's and single releases with other independent labels such as Strictly Hype, 4 Play and Max Music. In addition, he's accredited by his own releases for Strictly Hype's trance offshoot Sunrise; Trancendence: The First Wave, and the hit packed Transit .

RADIO His radio career began with the long running, highly rated 'Electro Circus,' which aired on Hartford, Connecticut's modern rock station WMRQ from 1997 until 2000. Dresden's radio career continued as music director and on-air personality for GrooveRadio, an internet radio station during the year 2000.

PRODUCER Dresden now applies his talent and knowledge of the music in the studio, collaborating with various producers on remixes. Currently Dave has been busy remixing tracks with San Francisco producer Josh Gabriel under the name Gabriel&Dresden. To date (11/2001), the two have remixed tracks for Way Out West, 4 Strings, DJ Tiësto, Rodger Goode, New Order, Beber & Tamara and Paul Oakenfold.

Compilations:
Trancendence - The First Wave 2000
Meridian - Reach For The Stars
Mad Dogs - Better Make Room (James Holden Mix)
Velvet Girl - Walking In Sunshine
Pete Lazonby - Sacred Cycles (Medway Remix)
James Holden - Horizons (Original Mix)
Pete Lazonby - Sacred Cycles (Original Remix)
Gaia - 4 Elements (Armin Van Buuren Original Mix)
Cygnus X - Superstring (Rank 1 Mix)
System F - Cry (Rank 1 Mix)
Magica - Magica (Ibiza Mix)
CRW - I Feel Love (DJ Jam & Deleon's Dumonde Mix)
Bootsy McQueen - X-Hale Slowly (Keith Litman's Vacation Mix)
Provocative Progressive 2002
Sigmatibet - Free
Felix Da Housecat - Silver Screen Shower Scene (LRD Thin White Duke Mix)
Groove Armada - Superstylin' (Pablo La Rosa Mix)
Ladytron - Playgirl (Felix Da Housecat Glitz Clubhead Mix)
New Order - Someone Like You (Gabriel & Dresden's 911 Vocal Mix)
Skymoo - Always & Forever (Felix Da Housecat's Thee Retroelectro Mix)
Utah Saints - Lost Vagueness (Oliver Lieb Mix)
Stereo Underground - Monopop (Unbreak Mix)
Arrakis - Aira Force (Lemon8 Mix)
Way Out West - Mindcircus (Gabriel & Dresden's Sunrise Remix)
Beber & Tamra - Travelling On (Gabriel & Dresden's Campfire Remix)
Grayarea - One For The Road
The Stone Roses - Fools Gold (Rabbit In The Moon's Message To The Majors)
The Chemical Brothers - Star Guitar (Pete Heller's Expanded Mix)
Télépopmusik - Breathe

Remixes:
Superpower - In The Midnight Hour (Maa Bell & Dave 'The Wave's' Velvet/Bar Mix) 2000
Romanthony's Nightvision - Never F**k (Dave Dresden Remix) 2002
Roger Goode - In The Beginning (Quadra & Dresden's Vocal Mix) 2002
Tiësto & Ferry Corsten - We Came (Dresden JOY Bassoelectro Club Mix) 2002
Curve - Cold Comfort (Attention Deficit's In Focus Dub) 2004
16 Bit Lolita's vs. Motorcycle - Deep Breath Sedna (Dave Dresden Mash-up) 2006

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