Dresden & Johnston is the collaboration between Dave Dresden (Gabriel & Dresden) and Mikael Johnston (Mephisto Odyssey).
Dave Dresden is the co founder of the influential 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."
Mikael Johnston is the founding member of the influential San Francisco house music pioneers, and Warner Bros. Alumni "Mephisto Odyssey." Mikael has also collaborated remixed and engineered with 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.
Since their inception in late 2008 the duo hit the ground running with remixes of Lily Allen's "The Fear", Nadia Ali's "Love Story", BT's "The Unbreakable", JD Webb's "Better Man", The Crystal Method's "Black Rainbows", Owl City's "Hello Seattle", Morgan Page "I've Had Friends", and Enrique Iglesias "Tonight." Three of which hit the #1 position in the prestigious Billboard Hot Club Play Dance Chart.
The Duo is not just a remix team but are both experienced songwriters in their own right. After a marathon of remixes the guys have begun working on original songs. The two have already collaborated with Nadia Ali for the song "That Day" and John Debo featuring vocalist Mezzo for the single "Keep Faith." Keep Faith was also a Billboard Hot Club Play Dance Chart Top 10! Their Forthcoming album tentatively titled "High & Low" Features collaborations with Jan Burton, Holly Brook and a single and video with Nadia Ali.