Organized Nature

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Organized Nature
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Founded2005
Founder(s) Josh Gabriel
Dave Dresden
Genre(s) Electronic
CountryUnited States

Organized Nature is a record label founded in the spring of 2005 by San Francisco DJs Gabriel & Dresden. The label is UK based via Gabriel & Dresden's management company and Plastic Fantastic Label Management. [1]

A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos. Sometimes, a record label is also a publishing company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the production, manufacture, distribution, marketing, promotion, and enforcement of copyright for sound recordings and music videos, while also conducting talent scouting and development of new artists, and maintaining contracts with recording artists and their managers. The term "record label" derives from the circular label in the center of a vinyl record which prominently displays the manufacturer's name, along with other information. Within the mainstream music industry, recording artists have traditionally been reliant upon record labels to broaden their consumer base, market their albums, and be both promoted and heard on music streaming services, radio, and television. Record labels also provide publicists, who assist performers in gaining positive media coverage, and arrange for their merchandise to be available via stores and other media outlets.

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Gabriel & Dresden project name of the American DJs and producers Josh Gabriel and Dave Dresden

Gabriel & Dresden is an American electronic music duo comprising Josh Gabriel and Dave Dresden, formed in San Francisco. They collaborated from 2001 to 2008, then again from 2011 to the present. During that time, they have created numerous hit songs and remixes, some of which are considered classics. They won the coveted Winter Music Conference IDMA award for "Best American DJ" twice, in 2007 and 2008, the latter time on the same day that the group split up. The pair reunited in early 2011 and proceeded on a reunion tour, which began at Ruby Skye in San Francisco on March 4, 2011. They produced two studio albums together, one self-titled album (2006) and The Only Road (2017) which was released after an 11-year hiatus period.

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Radio show

The label is also the name of their own international monthly radio show. It broadcasts on Proton Radio on the first Friday of the each month at Noon EST, it lasts 60 minutes with progressive electronica. [2] With the separation of the managing duo in 2007-2008, Josh and Dave have set their monthly radio show on hiatus. But in 2014, February 3, they relaunch it, and play the 30th Episode on the progressive imprint of Digitally Imported Radio. Since that day, Organized Nature is diffused the first Monday of the month, on DI Progressive.

Proton Radio is an internet electronic music station. Founded in 2002 by Sam Packer, Alex Ambroziak, and Eric Liberda, the station features over 200 exclusive shows from various DJs around the world. They have featured guest DJ sets from such DJs as Sasha, Luke Chable, James Zabiela, Anthony Pappa, Kasey Taylor, Lance Cashion, Oliver Lieb, Way Out West, and many others. Since 2003, they have also staged an event at the annual Winter Music Conference.

Noon 12 oclock in the daytime

Noon is 12 o'clock in the daytime, as opposed to midnight. The term 12 p.m. is sometimes used for noon.

Electronica encompasses a broad group of electronic-based styles such as techno, house, ambient, jungle and other electronic music styles intended not just for dancing.

History

The first track to be released was "Arcadia" which gained large success on mainstream. Monochrome, is a Romanian trio consisting of Livio, Roby and George G who were declared the Global Winners of Heineken Thirst Studio competition, which was looking for fresh new producer talent. Gabriel & Dresden were judges at the finals of the contest and chose Monochrome. [3]

Romania Sovereign state in Europe

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the southeast, Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, and Moldova to the east. It has a predominantly temperate-continental climate. With a total area of 238,397 square kilometres (92,046 sq mi), Romania is the 12th largest country and also the 7th most populous member state of the European Union, having almost 20 million inhabitants. Its capital and largest city is Bucharest, and other major urban areas include Cluj-Napoca, Timișoara, Iași, Constanța, Craiova, and Brașov.

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Record producer Individual who oversees and manages the recording of an artists music

A record producer or music producer oversees and manages the sound recording and production of a band or performer's music, which may range from recording one song to recording a lengthy concept album. A producer has many, varying roles during the recording process. They may gather musical ideas for the project, collaborate with the artists to select cover tunes or original songs by the artist/group, work with artists and help them to improve their songs, lyrics or arrangements.

Part of their prize for winning the Heineken Thirst Studio Competition and The People's Choice Award was to travel to the Palm Studios in Las Vegas to work on their track, "Pearl" with duo Gabriel & Dresden. [4] The single was later released through the Organized Nature.

The label was brought back as an imprint of Armada in 2012 after the reunion of Gabriel & Dresden. The first release will be Gabriel & Dresden vs Secret Panda Society - No Reservations.

Singles/EPs

Josh Gabriel American record producer

Josh Gabriel is an American electronic dance music DJ and producer, most known for his collaborative partnership Gabriel & Dresden with Dave Dresden.

Tracking Treasure Down single by Gabriel & Dresden

"Tracking Treasure Down" is a song recorded by dance music DJs and producers Gabriel & Dresden. Molly Bancroft collaborated with Josh Gabriel and Dave Dresden on "Tracking Treasure Down", which was a U.S. Hot Dance Club Play number-one single. She appears in other songs on their 2007 artist album Gabriel & Dresden.

"Dangerous Power" is an award-winning musical track from Gabriel & Dresden and Jan Burton. Under the label Organized Nature, the track won the "Best Alternative/Rock Dance Track" in the IDMA in 2007. The song was written by Dave Dresden, Josh Gabriel, Jes Brieden and Jan Burton. It is widely rumored that the song is written in reference to the relationship between Dave Dresden and his then girlfriend and world-renowned DJ Sandra Collins

Albums

<i>Gabriel & Dresden</i> (album) 2006 studio album by Gabriel & Dresden

Gabriel & Dresden is the debut studio album by American electronic music duo Gabriel & Dresden. The album was released on June 1, 2006, on their record label Organized Nature. The album contains the singles "Tracking Treasure Down" which features Molly Bancroft and "Dangerous Power" which features Jan Burton.

Artists

See also

List of electronic music record labels

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References

  1. ↑ Management
  2. ↑ Proton Radio
  3. ↑ Heineken Thirst Studio
  4. ↑ Monochrome
  5. ↑ Waiting For Winter [@GabrielNDresden] (12 October 2012). ""Play it Back" featuring @betsielarkin will be released Oct 29 BP/Nov 12 iTunes" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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