JUSTIN DRAKE

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Justin Drake is undoubtedly one of the most consistent contributors to house music for over ten years. Whether it be via his productions alongside Clive Henry as Peace Division, his audio engineering or his near constant DJ schedule, Drake has had nothing but success when it comes to the 4:4 beat.

Most recently, tracks and remixes for Crosstown Rebels, NRK, Tsuba, Kerri Chandler and Audio Soul Project have won plaudits from everyone from Ricardo Villalobos and Damian Lazarus to Sebo K and Dinky, but DJ support is no novelty to Drake.

Born and raised in the leafy suburbs of London, Justin amused himself by emersing himself in the developing uk house music scene and, in particular the M25 "Orbital" rave scene. A fascination with electronics quickly developed into audio engineering which in turn led to releases on the now seminal Junior Boys Own and Sabres of Paradise labels.

Peace Division followed and over the past ten years it has become one of the most bankable yet forward thinking production teams in the business. Never dwelling on fads, but always proving quality house music Peace Division is often referred to as one of the greats despite self-deprecating protests from the duo themselves.

A DJ with an overused passport, Drake has a taste for the warm, heady and hypnotic grooves which have won him a dedicated following the world over despite preferring to stay out of the limelight and "just get on with it". That ethos has seen him maintain a constant focus on underground music without being influenced by trends. This has led to respect from peers, promoters and punters worldwide.

The peace division mix compilation released in august on nrk one of the best out there, We at Abstract highly recommend you go out and buy a copy its well worth having in your collection and will prove an instant success in cars and at house parties.

Peace Division Coast 2 coast dispersion compilation mix out on nrk.

They also have a release in September on 8 bit records that will no doubt feature as part of the Abstract entertainment for the night.