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| Also known as | Groovy And Prime |
| Born | David Moseley 1979 (age 45–46) |
| Origin | Vancouver British Columbia, Canada |
| Genres | House music |
| Occupations | Record producer DJ |
| Years active | 1998–2011 |
| Labels | In Stereo Strada Recordings Eyezcream Recordings Solmatic Records Vendetta Records Boss Recordings Oxyd Records Opaque Music FunkTeck Recordings Truth Recordings Art & Craft Recordings Sugarland Records Huge Records Data Records Hed Kandi D:vision Records SPG Music |
David Moseley (born 1979), better known as Dave Armstrong, is a Canadian record producer and DJ from Vancouver, British Columbia. He is best known for his tracks "Make Your Move" and "Love Has Gone". Armstrong achieved a number-one single on the UK Dance Singles Chart in January 2008 with "Love Has Gone", a collaboration with Redroche featuring vocals by H-Boogie. The single peaked at number 43 on the UK Singles Chart. [1]
Armstrong began performing in the Vancouver electronic music scene after attending a warehouse party in the late 1990s. [2] In 1998, he met the production duo Redroche, starting a long-term collaboration that led to him signing to their label Eyezcream Recordings in 2002. [3]
Armstrong’s early productions were made using only a computer and headphones, initially using Reason as his digital audio workstation before switching to Ableton Live. [4]
In early 2003, Armstrong and Redroche produced "Make Your Move", which sampled "Dare Me", a 1985 track by The Pointer Sisters. [5] The track was initially distributed at the Winter Music Conference in Miami, gaining early support from DJs.
The track’s success inspired producer Junior Jack to release a version using the same sample, titled "Stupidisco", which achieved commercial success in 2004. Despite this, Armstrong’s original remained a club favorite and was licensed to Fine Tune Records in 2003, gaining gold record certification in France. [6] It was also licensed to Tommy Boy Silver Label in 2004. [7]
An updated version credited to "Redroche vs. Armstrong" was released in 2011. [8] Swedish producer Avicii later played an unreleased edit of the track in 2012. [9]
Armstrong produced a cover of Hall & Oates’ "Out of Touch" titled "Out of Time", featuring new vocals by Ingrid Hakanson. While popular in clubs, it was commercially overshadowed by a version by UK act Uniting Nations. Armstrong’s version was later renamed "Out of Touch" for re-releases. [10]
Originally produced in late 2004, "Love Has Gone" was first released as an instrumental in February 2005. [11] Short vocal samples were added later that year. [12]
After an updated instrumental in 2007, a full vocal version featuring H-Boogie was released in 2008 on Data Records. The single reached number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart and number 43 on the UK Singles Chart. [13]
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