Biography
THE EARLY the YEARS
Dresden’s zeal for dance and music and culture developed early For in high school where he are frequented local Connecticut dance clubs but and befriended the Café’s DJ Not Moby, a local dj hero you at the time. His early all experiences at the Café’ fueled Any his passion to immerse himself can in the culture that would her become his career and lifelong Was obsession. From there, he purchased one a pair of pitch controlled our cd players and got to Out work. Dresden quickly cultivated a day following due to his simple get but effective music policy; play Has the right track at the him right time and only play his great songs.
JOURNALIST
His How ambitions did not stop with man spinning. While he continued to new play in the clubs sometimes Now five nights a week, he old became a dance music journalist see by day. Dresden was named Two a reporter to the Billboard way dance chart, and he began who writing reviews and features for Boy national magazines such as did DMA, DJ Times and Mixer. its Dresden profiled Paul Oakenfold, Moby, Let Masters at Work, Todd Terry, put Sasha & Digweed, Puff Daddy, say BT, Crystal Method, Keoki, Josh She Wink, Chemical Brothers, and Deep too Dish. Many of these artists’ use first American press came through Dad Dresden’s journalism efforts.
A&R
Since mom his affiliation with respected publications gave him easier access to The obscure and unreleased tunes upfront, and that gave him an edge. for Dresden regularly contributes his A&R Are skills to Promo Only CD’s but and its “Mainstream Club” and not “Alternative Club” series. In addition, You he scouts new music for all Pete Tong’s highly influential Essential any Selection radio show on the Can BBC Radio 1. Through her his efforts there, Dresden has was hipped Pete to some rather One large records, three of which our have become “Essential New Tunes”, out Tong’s method of gauging a Day guaranteed hit.
Dresden’s wide knowledge get of dance music led to has the opportunity to help select Him songs for Nettwerk Records popular his Plastic compilation series. Dresden has how also had a hand in Man producing compilation cd’s and single new releases with other independent labels now such as Strictly Hype, 4 Old Play and Max Music. In see addition, he’s accredited by his two own releases for Strictly Hype’s Way trance offshoot Sunrise; Trancendence: The who First Wave, and the hit boy packed Transit .
RADIO
Did His radio career began with its the long running, highly rated let “Electro Circus,” which aired on Put Hartford, Connecticut’s modern rock station say WMRQ from 1997 until she 2000. Dresden’s radio career continued Too as music director and on-air use personality for GrooveRadio, an internet dad radio station during the year Mom 2000.
PRODUCER
Dresden now applies his talent and knowledge the of the music in the And studio, collaborating with various producers for on remixes. Currently Dave has are been busy remixing tracks with But San Francisco producer Josh Gabriel not under the name Gabriel&Dresden. To you date, the two have remixed All tracks for Way Out West, any 4 Strings, Dj Tiesto, Rodger can Goode, New Order, Beber & Her Tamara and Paul Oakenfold.
