The
 project
 Shades
 of 
Gray
 is
 the 
brainchild 
of 
Beef 
Records 
managers 
Michal 
Ruzicka
 (dj Schwa)
 and
 Nick
 West.
 Founded
 at
 the
 end
 of
 2006
 the
 collaboration
 was
 developed
 to
 reflect 
Michal 
and 
Nick’s
 diverse 
musical
 backgrounds 
and
 tastes.





Their
 first
 Vinyl
 release
 –
 Simplicity
 (released
 in
 2007),
 drew
 attention
 from
 Djs
 and
 producers
 such
 as
 Hernan
 Cattaneo,
 D‐Nox,
 Nick
 and
 John
 Dalagelis,
 Pena,
 Guy
 J
 and more.
 Early
 in
 2008,
 four
 of
 their
 tracks
 were
 picked
 up
 by
 Mutekki
 label
 founder
 Juergen
 Dreissen.
 These
 tracks
 were
 released
 on
 a
 12”
 vinyl
 with
 German
 label
 Plus
 Minus
 (aka
 Mutekki
 )
 and
 achieved
 great
 success
 reaching
 the
 top
 10
 of
 the
 Beatport
 tech
house
 chart
 and
 #3
 on
 decks.de
 vinyl
 sales
 chart.