Gabriel & Dresden
Gabriel & Dresden are at the start of 2006 finishing their album which will be a massive one! In 2005 they have been very active not only with “Tracking Treasure Down” by Gabriel & Dresden but also working together with Markus Schulz on his clubhit “Without You Near” and Armin van Buuren for the track “Zocalo” which you find on his second album.
Gabriel & Dresden have had numerous success since they teamed up in 2001 with a dozen #1 Billboard Club Play Chart Remixes, a #11 UK Pop Chart Hit “As the Rush Comes” as members and producers of Motorcycle, and three Dance Star Award nominations for Best Producer, Best Single, and Best Break Through DJ.
Gabriel & Dresden met at the Winter Music Conference in 2001, when Josh Gabriel was giving out the white label of his first track “Wave 3” and Dave Dresden was scouting new music for Pete Tong. Dresden loved the track, and two weeks later it got played on Tong’s BBC Radio 1 show. Tong soon offered Dresden the opportunity to remix New Order’s track, “Someone Like You” and Gabriel was tapped to work on the remix.
Both Gabriel and Dresden have been involved in music since they started their professional careers. Gabriel began writing and producing music after getting his first synthesizer in 1981. He eventually incorporated the computer into his music making with the addition of his trusty Mac Plus. Gabriel obtained a BFA degree in composition from California Institute of the Arts University and studied at the Institute of Sonology in Den Hague, The Netherlands. He then worked in various post-production studios, on projects for clients such as Sony, Disney, Sega and Oddworld.
Gabriel moved on to create Mixman® music software and acted as co-founder of the company Mixman Technologies Inc. for 8 years. Dresden’s impressive career includes DJing for the past 15 years, while holding various high profile music industry jobs such as writer for artist interviews and music reviews, and driving A&R for Promo Only. Dresden has compiled mix CD’s and compilations for several record labels, scouted for Pete Tong, has been a radio DJ and music director for both Internet and radio stations with a world wide listening base.
The duo live and produce in San Francisco , California.
