Slick Beats are Gabriel Russel and Issy. The duet is the hot newcomer in the Greek dance scene. In winter they released their 2nd single, “Rock The Beat”, an uplifting house track that charted high in the radio airplay chart and is still hot around clubs in Greece. Their latest release is “You Say”, and is expected to dominate the dancefloors this summer!
They’ve also contributed, together with HouseTwins, in Shaya’s new single “Summer’s all around”, the theme song of Carroten TV campaign for summer 2012!
Last but not least, they are co-signing the lyrics and music in the mega-hit “Gia Sena”, by Vegas!
Gabriel Russel
Was born and raised in Athens. He made his first steps in the music business as a member of an amateur band. From 1997 to 2000, they performed live at major concert venues such as “Gagarin 205” and “Rodon”. His passion for music though made him decide to move to the Netherlands, where he lived for 6 years. There he studied pop-songwriting, and was member of another band, a metal band this time, which performed live in various festivals etc. His love for pop music, nevertheless, was so great that the band broke-up so that Gabriel could pursue his real passion.
Issy
Was born in Orestiada, Greece, but was raised in Frankfurt. He studied piano and music orchestration. So far, Issy has co-written the music for the Vegas song, “Mad about you”, and plenty of the tracks that are included in Shaya’s album “Resurrection”. He was inspired to write the music for “In Your Eyes” while studying for school. Currently, Issy is studying mechanical engineering and getting ready for the major success of “Slick Beats” that is on it way!