Dave Dresden
| Dave Dresden | |
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Dave Dresden (back) as Gabriel & Dresden at Coachella Festival, Indio, California. April 20, 2006.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Dave Dresden |
| Also known as | Dave "The Wave" Dresden |
| Born | May 20, 1969 |
| Origin | Stamford, Connecticut, United States |
| Genres |
Progressive trance Electronica House, EDM |
| Occupation(s) | DJ, Producer, Remixer, A&R, Music Director, Journalist |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Labels | Organized Nature, Problem Child |
| Associated acts | Dresden & Johnston, Gabriel & Dresden, Motorcycle, Andain. Summit, A.llison D.resden D.uo, Attention Deficit, Bigtop, The Consumers, Morgan Page |
| Notable instruments | |
| MacBook Pro, Logic Pro, Minimoog Voyager, Ableton Live | |
Dave Dresden is an American electronic dance music DJ and producer, co-founder of the collaborative acts Gabriel & Dresden with Josh Gabriel, and Dresden and Johnston with Mikael Johnston of Mephisto Odyssey fame.
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 disc jockey. 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 Technics SP-1300 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. 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 Dance Music Authority, DJ Times and Mixer. Dresden profiled Daft Punk, Paul Oakenfold, Moby, Masters at Work, Todd Terry, Sasha & Digweed, Puff Daddy, BT, Crystal Method, Keoki, Josh Wink, Chemical Brothers, Deep Dish amongst many others. Many of these artists' first American press came through Dresden's journalism efforts.
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