Dave Armstrong (producer)

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]

• "Listen Here EP" – Busy Beat Records
• "Listen Carefully" – Dirty House Grooves
• "Out There" – Tinrib Recordings

• "Prime Kutz EP" – In Stereo
• "Slam Jam EP" – Strada Recordings

• "Release the Tension" (featuring MC Flipside) – Eyezcream Recordings
• "Make Your Move" – Eyezcream Recordings
• "Yours Is Yours" (with Christian Alvarez as A&A) – Solmatic Records

• "The Right Groove" / "Can't Fight" – Thump Records
• "Groove in You" (with Steve Angello) – Truth Recordings
• "Out of Time" / "Out of Touch" (featuring Ingrid Hakanson) – Eyezcream Recordings
• "Uniqua" (with Christian Alvarez) – FunkTeck

• "Makin' Me Hot EP" – Sugarland Records
• "Come Back" (with Ben Delay) – Sugarland Records
• "Love Has Gone" (with Redroche) – Eyezcream Recordings

• "Bella" / "Just Do It" (with DJ DLG) – Huge Records

• "Love Has Gone" (instrumental update) – Eyezcream Recordings

• "Love Has Gone" (with Redroche featuring H-Boogie) – Data Records

• "Make Your Move" (Redroche vs. Armstrong) – Eyezcream Recordings

• www.discogs.com/artist/Dave-Armstrong