James Zabiela loves the Drake; he even gave Jeff props in IDJ Magazine as an up and coming DJ to look out for. Hernan Cattaneo loves The Drake too; giving him shout outs for the quality warm up set in his March 2005 column on residentadvisor.net. Even Sneaky Sound System love the Drake, putting it simply in an article for Out In Canberra: “We love Jeff Drake, he’s rad!” Michael Watt, the Executive Producer of Ministry of Sound Radio Australia loves the Drake, saying: Besides successfully dabbling in music production, promoting Canberra’s end of the massive Ministry Of Sound national tours, his DJing performances have seen him come in voted into ITM/Technics Australian Top 50 DJs. Now Jeff Drake gives us the low down on his weekend DJ manoeuvres in the clubbers guide to the weekend segment on Ministry Of Sound Sessions, a weekly 2 hour national radio show broadcast on 67 plus stations across the nation. The Chinese Laundry loves the Drake. Whether its playing big room party sounds in the Laundry or getting dirty, twisted and techie in the Cave, the Drakehood is always out in full force as Jeff delivers week in week out every Saturday night at Sydney’s best underground venue. Other promoters and venues love the Drake, with Jeff regularly stopping by the likes of Moulin Rouge in Sydney, Family in Brisbane, Platinum on the Gold Coast, Academy in Canberra and the list goes on. Recent appearances: Good Vibrations Festival 2006 and 2007, Renaissance @ Chinese Laundry, all Ministry of Sound tours Canberra, Future Music Festival 2006, Two Tribes and more.
Tracklisting:
1. Kurd Maverick: String of Tortuga / Booka Shade – Body Language (JD mash up)
2. K.I.M: Wet n Wild
3. Speaker Junk: Look What You’ve Done To Me / Malente: Killer Application (Aston Shuffle Remix) samples
4. Bassnectar: Yo (Speaker Junk Remix)
5. Calvin Harris: Girls
6. Jeff Drake & Nash T: Rollover Rockstar
7. Yuksek: Little Dirty Trip
8. Frederico Franchi: Cream (loop)
9. Black Ghost: Anyway You Choose (Boy 8 Bit Remix)
10. Dan Le Sac v Scroobis: Thau Shalt Not Kill (Remix)
11. Overnoise: Dry
12. Chris Lake: Carry Me Away (Aston Shuffle Remix)
13. Claude Von Stroke: Cicada (17 Year Mix) / Jeff Drake: Hate The Drake (Acapella)
14. The Egg: Nothing (Cicada Remix)
15. Andreas Kleerup & Robin: With Every Heartbeat (Punks Jump Up Remix)
16. Jeff Drake: Hate The Drake (Acapella)
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