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Dresden & Johnston

Dresden & Johnston are an American DJ and production duo composed of Dave Dresden of Gabriel & Dresden and Mikael Johnston of Mephisto Odyssey.

History

Dave Dresden is the co-founder of the dance music acts Gabriel & Dresden and Motorcycle, remixer for acts like Jewel and The Killers, and the co-author of the dance floor hits As the Rush Comes, and Tracking Treasure Down.[1] Mikael Johnston is the founding member of the Warner Bros. Records act Mephisto Odyssey who were pivotal in defining the nascent San Francisco house sound.[2][3] Johnston has also collaborated remixed and engineered for artists such as Jane’s Addiction, Static-X, Los Amigos Invisibles, Soul Coughing, I Am the World Trade Center, Smash Mouth, The Matches, The Sounds and Goapele.[4]

Johnston and Dresden had known each other for over a decade and started collaborating once Gabriel & Dresden had disbanded.[5] The partnership was announced in February 2009 on Beatport.[6] Their first work together were remixes of Lily Allen's song "The Fear" followed by Nadia Ali's "Love Story", both topped Billboard's Hot Dance Club Play Chart.[7][8] This was followed by remixes for BT, JD Webb, The Crystal Method, Owl City, Morgan Page, Enrique Iglesias and Dev.[5][9] Their remix of Enrique Iglesias' "Tonight (I'm Lovin' You)" reached number one on Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart.[10]

Their first original production was "Keep Faith" featuring vocals by Mezo Riccio. Released in March 2010, the song charted at number 10 on Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart.[11] Around the same time, remixes of their collaboration "That Day" with singer-songwriter Nadia Ali were released on compilation albums. In August 2010, the duo released their EP titled "The Cove/Redhead" and in November 2010 their second single "Metaphonix". Their first studio album tentatively titled High and Low is rumored for a 2011 release.[citation needed] The album contains collaborations with Morgan Page, Jan Burton, Skylar Grey, Nadia Ali, Mezo Riccio and David Penner of Andain.[5]

Discography

Singles/EPs
Compilations
Remixes

References

  1. ^ Gabriel & Dresden Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Dealing With the Devil". SF Weekly. Village Voice Media. 6 September 2000. Archived from the original on 7 November 2021.
  3. ^ Mikael Johnston Artist Biography at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  4. ^ Mikael Johnston Credits at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  5. ^ a b c "Unmixed Featuring Dave Dresden & Mikael Johnston". Club District. 27 October 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  6. ^ "Dave Dresden reveals new partnership". Beatport. 5 February 2009. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  7. ^ "Dance Club Play Chart". Billboard.com. Rovi Corporation. 9 April 2009. Archived from the original on 26 December 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  8. ^ "Dance Club Play Chart". Billboard.com. Rovi Corporation. 16 April 2009. Archived from the original on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  9. ^ "Dave Dresden & Mikael Johnston: Dance Music's Newest Remix Gurus & THE 'go to' producers for EDM!". Dance Music Authority. 7 June 2009. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  10. ^ "Dance Club Play Chart". Billboard.com. Rovi Corporation. 5 February 2011. Archived from the original on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  11. ^ "Dance Club Play Chart". Billboard.com. Rovi Corporation. 19 June 2010. Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2011.

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