Sgt Slick

Sgt Slick is a house music DJ and electronic music producer from Melbourne, Australia, sometimes known as Andy J or L'TRIC.[2] Sgt Slick is best known for his ARIA Music Award winning 1998 single "White Treble, Black Bass". Sgt Slick's career as a producer has opened doors to gigs and shows all across Australia and Asia and also led to a 7-year relocation to the USA.[2]

Sgt Slick
Birth nameAndrew Ramanauskas
GenresHouse, electronica
Occupation(s)DJ, producer
Years active1995–present
LabelsVicious Grooves, Purple Eye, Neo, SKAM [1]
Associated actsFirefox, Gatecrasher, New Horizon, Smash n Grab, Sunshine X-Press, XLR (all with Darren Glen), Blackout (with Andy Van Dorsselaer, Darren Glen and John Course), L'Tric (with Ivan Gough)

Career

In May 1998, Sgt Slick released his debut single "White Treble, Black Bass", which peaked at No. 69 on the Australian ARIA Singles Chart.[3] It topped club charts in Australia and Europe.[4][5][6]

At the ARIA Music Awards of 1998, Sgt Slick won ARIA Award for Best Dance Release.[7]

In 2001, Sgt Slick released "Let It Ride" which peaked at number 95 on the ARIA Charts.[3] At ARIA Music Awards of 2001, the song was nominated for Best Dance Release.[8] It peaked at No. 95.[3]

In June 2010 Sgt Slick released "Back on Black" which reached No. 69.[3]

Since 2011, Sgt Slick has continued to release successful singles that have charted on global club charts and are on the playlists of the world's biggest and most influential DJs.[9]

In 2019, Sgt Slick returned to his hometown of Melbourne.[10]

In February 2020, Sgt Slick released a cover of ABBA's "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)"[9] after a friend of his said it had been played on Greek Islands the year before. Sgt Slick said it was his favourite ABBA song and it planted an idea to remix it. He said "I threw some extra drums in to bring it up to date a little bit, threw in some filtering to make it sound a little more modern and have a bit more punch." He played it to some of his friends who raved about it, so he decided to record an official version. Rather than recording a remix, Slick decided to remake his track from scratch as a cover version. A friend in the UK tracked down two females who trade in ABBA impersonation for the vocals and got all the music from the original. Sgt Slick said "It's timeless disco. I didn't want to make it too modern, not a house record with a drum beat, I wanted to choose sounds that accentuated what was already there and just made it a little more dynamic and low end and something DJs can play next to new music but that doesn’t necessarily sound like new music."[10]

Discography

Singles
Year Title Peak chart positions
AUS[3]
1998 "White Treble, Black Bass" 69[11]
2001 "Let It Ride"/"Forever Disco" 95
2003 "Don't Touch" (aka "Slick Cutz Volume One") —
2005 "Tha Muzik"[12] —
2007 "Automatic Machine" (with Pitch Dark)[13] —
2008 "I Am Ready" (with Pitch Dark)[14] —
2009 "What Did You Come for"[15] —
"Behind the Sun" (with Rob Pix)[16] —
2010 "Back on Black" (with Chardy)[17] 69
"Everyday"[18] —
"Key Gen"/"Sax Attack"[19] —
"Like This"[20] —
2011 "Metropolis (This Feeling)" (featuring Phoebe Edwards)[21] —
"That's What This Love Is"[22] —
2012 "Picture This"[23] —
"Saturn"[24] —
2013 "Do It All" (with Jealous Much?)[25] —
"Feel the Sun (Saturn)" (featuring S.T.A.ZZ)[26] —
"Just Keep Rocking"[27] —
"Pump This Party" (with VICE)[28] —
"Pow!"[29] —
2014 "Got to Love Somebody"[30] —
"Make the Building Shake"[31] —
2015 "Freak Show"[32] —
2016 "Bunker Groove"[33] —
2017 "Get Loose"[34] —
2018 "Hermosa"[35] —
2019 "White Treble, Black Bass" (re-release) (with Purusha)[36] —
2020 "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!"[37] —
"The Night the Light Went Out"[38] —
"Love Is" (with John Course)[39] —

Awards and nomination

ARIA Music Awards

The ARIA Music Awards are a set of annual ceremonies presented by Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA), which recognise excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987. Sgt Slick has won 1 awards from 2 nominations.

Year Nominee / work Award Result
1998"White Treble Black Bass"ARIA Award for Best Dance ReleaseWon
2001"Let It Ride"ARIA Award for Best Dance ReleaseNominated

APRA Awards

The APRA Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) to recognise composing and song writing skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually. Sgt Slick has been nominated for one award.[40]

Year Nominee / work Award Result
2002"Let It Ride"APRA Award for Most Performed Dance WorkNominated

References
  1. http://www.skamartist.com/SGTslick
  2. "ARIA DJ of the Week". ARIA. February 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  3. Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
    • Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 249.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. http://www.fusionatcrown.com.au/djsacts/SgtSlick/
  6. http://konkreteagency.com/artists/sgt-slick.html%5B%5D
  7. "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 1998: 12th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  8. "ARIA Awards – History: Winners by Year 2001: 15th Annual ARIA Awards". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 27 April 2011.
  9. "Sgt Slick "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" will Set Dancefloors on Fire". EKM. February 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  10. "Why This ABBA Disco Hit is Filling Dancefloors in 2020". Herald Sun. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  11. "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 26 Jul 1998". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 23 May 2019.
  12. "The Muzik by Sgt Slick". Apple Music. May 2005. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  13. "Automatic Machine by Sgt Slick with Pitch Dark". Apple Music. July 2007. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  14. "I Am Ready by Pitch Dark & Sgt Slick". AllMusic. 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  15. "What Did You Come for by Sgt Slick". Apple Music. February 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  16. "Behind the Sun by Sgt Slick with Rob Pix)". Apple Music. July 2009. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  17. "Back on Black by Sgt Slick with Chardy". Apple Music. February 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  18. "Everyday by Sgt Slick". Apple Music. July 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  19. "Key Gen / Sax Attack by Sgt Slick". Apple Music. September 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  20. "Like This by Sgt Slick". Apple Music. October 2010. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  21. "Metropolis (This Feeling) by Sgt Slick with Phoebe Edwards". Apple Music. August 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  22. "That's What This Love Is by Sgt Slick". Apple Music. October 2011. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  23. "Picture This by Sgt Slick". Apple Music. May 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  24. "Saturn by Sgt Slick". Apple Music. December 2012. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  25. "Do It All by Jealous Much? & Sgt Slick". AllMusic. January 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  26. "Feel the Sun (Saturn) by Sgt Slick featuring STAZZ". Apple Music. April 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  27. "Just Keep Rocking by Sgt Slick". Apple Music. August 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  28. "Pump This Party by VICE & Sgt Slick". Apple Music. November 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  29. "Pow by Sgt Slick". Apple Music. December 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  30. "Got to Love Somebody by Sgt Slick". Apple Music. February 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  31. "Make the Building Shake by Sgt Slick". Apple Music. August 2014. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  32. "Freak Show by Sgt Slick". Apple Music. March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  33. "Bunker Groove by Sgt Slick". Apple Music. April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  34. "Get Loose by Sgt Slick". Apple Music. January 2017. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  35. "Hermosa by Sgt Slick". Apple Music. February 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  36. "White Treble, Black Bass by Sgt Slick". Apple Music. November 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  37. "Gimme Gimme Gimme by Sgt Slick". Apple Music. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
  38. "The Night the Light Went Out by Sgt Slick". Apple Music. 23 October 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  39. "Love Is by Sgt Slick". Apple Music. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  40. "2002 APRA Award Most Performed Dance Work". APRA AMCOS. 2002. Retrieved 21 March 2020.
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