article_title name background
sgt slick
 sgt slick non_vocal_instrumentalist
sgt slick

sgt slick is a house music dj and electronic music producer from melbourne , australia , sometimes known as andy j. sgt slick 's track `` white treble , black bass '' peaked at no. 69 on the australian aria singles chart .
it topped club charts in australia and europe .
sgt slick won the ` best dance release ' category at the aria music awards of 1998 .
his next single , `` let it ride '' received an aria award nomination in the same category at the aria music awards of 2001 .
it peaked at no. 95 .
in june 2010 , his single , `` back on black '' reached no. 69 .
mid 2012 update : the past few years have seen the ascendancy of melbourne 's sgt slick into the upper echelon of australia 's premier djs , producers and remixers .
however , to say he was not already a master of his craft would do his 1998 aria award for best dance release no justice .
rather , the level of his consistency in the studio , coupled by his unwavering motivation and dedication on the decks has made sgt slick the go to guy in all three dance music categories .
in 2010/11 , slick hit his finest production form to date , punctuated by a number of successful releases that landed at the top end of global club charts and onto the playlists of the world 's biggest and most influential djs .
in late 2010 he scored one of his biggest singles to date , `` everyday '' , that achieved a top 10 beatport position -lrb- after the track was championed by the likes of kaskade , tiesto , david guetta and the swedish house mafia -rrb- becoming one of the most popular records of the 2011 ibiza and vegas party seasons .
sgt slick followed up everyday 's success with `` like this '' , racing up the beatport chart to # 2 , only being held off top position by the world 's biggest electronic act in deadmau5 .
his collaboration with dj chuckie `` the bass kicks like this '' replicated earlier success and featured as lead track on chuckie 's `` dirty dutch digital vol 3 '' compilation .
in clubland sgt slick has continued to make his mark on the populace , with a string of long term successful residencies in his home town of melbourne and in all capital cities of australia .
slick has played to the adoring masses at some of the nation 's biggest clubs and festivals such as family , hq , vanity , discovery , planet , soho , neverland , summadayze and future music festival .
supports along the way have included the likes of dirty south , roger sanchez , tommy trash , carl cox and fatboy slim .
his growing international profile has seen the sgt slick experience reach out to the asian and us markets with recent gigs in singapore , thailand , indonesia , hawaii and la further highlighting his innate ability to bring smiles to everyone 's dial as soon as they hear the slickster in action .
a 10 year relationship with australia 's leading club label `` vicious '' under the sgt slick moniker has seen a slew of releases to his name , including one of australia 's finest house music moments in `` white treble black bass '' -lrb- aria award best dance release winner -rrb- , `` right in the night '' , `` back on black '' and `` automatic machine '' .
in addition to his own production work , he is also one of the nation 's most in demand remixers having added his masterful touch to releases from avicii , dons and stonebridge amongst countless others .
he has numerous mix cd releases to his name -lrb- including several editions of the iconic vicious icuts series -rrb- and has been prolific on all other media including hosting the country 's largest syndicated mix show `` loaded '' on the austereo radio network for 5 years .
fresh from inking a deal with one of la 's hippest new production houses , sgt slick is now living and working stateside , the current nerve centre in the world of house music .
armed with a smoking hot new release on vicious `` picture this '' , forthcoming `` wild classics '' cd compilation release and a pile of new remixes , he is ready to take the world by force to the rhythm of his own beat , one dance floor at a time .
