It usually means the producers are using that nickname for the track, for example the title of that tune is basically telling you that Motorcyle = Gabriel and Dresden... just saying who it's by

There's some exceptions, like sometimes it's the vocalists name, but it's usually just telling you who produced it.

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Sometimes it just means that they are one and the same. Often you'll see a big name "present" a lesser known alias, probably so more people will notice it, eg:

Filterheadz pres. Orange 3 - In Your Eyes
Johan Gielen pres. A Special Person - We Move Like Shadows
Oliver Lieb pres. Smoked - Metropolis

This is essentially the case with ATRC.

It could also have a different meaning which just implies a collaboration of some sort, eg:

Solar Stone pres. Elizabeth Fields - Speak In Sympathy
Libra pres. Taylor - Anomaly (Calling Your Name)

Like most other similar connecting terms favoured in the trance world (featuring, versus, and, etc.) it tends not to have a fixed definition and ultimately just depends on what the artists or label decide to write on the sleeve.

edit ^ what he said

cheers i was thinking upon the same lines.

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used when a 'new' guise is established w/ the 1st track they produced. After the 1st track I think they drop the "presents.."

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Originally posted by starglider It could also have a different meaning which just implies a collaboration of some sort, eg:

Usually if it's a collaboration with a singer or something it is "featuring" like for example Paul van Dyk feat. Vega 4 - Time of our Lives. I think "presents" would mislabeling in that case.

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Originally posted by DarkViper Usually if it's a collaboration with a singer or something it is "featuring" like for example Paul van Dyk feat. Vega 4 - Time of our Lives. I think "presents" would mislabeling in that case.

As a general rule that's true but there are, naturally, exceptions. The example I gave was Solar Stone pres. Elizabeth Fields - Speak In Sympathy. Fields is the vocalist and Solar Stone the producers, yet they use the term "presents". This is also true in the following examples:

Mr Joshua pres. Espiritu - In Praise Of The Sun
Ruff Driverz pres. Arrola - Dreaming

So basically there are no set rules...

it also can mean a prodege or discovery of a new producer by an already known producer..aka markus schulz presents elevation-claer blue

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