Artist Profile for

Rake
myspace.com/rakedj

Rake was born in 1985 in Milan. He began to take an interest in music culture in 1998, creating a culture through his Dad’s vinyl collection and knowing some different types of music, from 81’s to daily music. He understood that all time spent as amateur, was creating him and was ripening him.

Just few time and the passion became a real will to be protagonist. In 2001 he understood that his big music culture was evolving in himself and he bought two dishes for Dj and the Mixer in order to follow his vocation. So, he began using his strong selective instinct; at the beginning his aim was to understand the small mechanism of this job, to build a solid program without music bounds. Then he understood that this job is built on humbleness and constancy.

Rake began taking confidence and security with himself and his possibilities and had the first real contact with the dance floor. The first date was great, difficult to describe, but he didn’t stop there! Last years Rake was called to play in a lot of famous north Italy Clubs and not only there, with dj's like a: Danny Howells, Francesco Farfa, Flavio Vecchi, Ricki Montanari, Lello Mascolo, Sandrino Beesley (mcgroove.com) , Hans Tavera, Deep Mariano, Nico Deceglia (radio one London) Luciano Esse and they had spreading his name and his music style.

In the same time he worked also as music and international clubs journalist for an important Web Site of culture club www.mariopsx.com and in 2003 start the new collaboration with a big event in Italy SENSATION PARTY whit his friend Mariopsx with dj's like a: Steve Lawler, Anja Schneider, Carl Craig, Alex Neri, Ivan Smagghe, Tania Vulcano, Chab and Stephan k, located in Le Plaisir-Mazoom.. in 2005 his have organized SENSATION PARTY @ Miami in MWC @ Empire club, for realese the new album of RED ANT RECORDS. djs: Pete Bones, Fancesco Zappala', D-nox, Max Coseglia and many more...

In 2003 he began his career as producer with his friend Tep; the first two years helped them to enter into different world of producing but then they got more and more affinity creating “Tecnicalektro” music, giving tens of productions got out on a lot of different Italian labels of Nando Vannelli and Tony Carrasco (studio 54). At the moment, Rake live in London and play in Egg club afterhour and onether minor clubs with his friend Eddie Santos (the gallery-smartie party). Rake his bimonthly guest in radio show @ INDAKLUBB in 105 network Italy, with dj's like a: David Morales, Roger Sanchez, Mousse T, Little loui Vega and many more...Actually Rake work for a new his digital lable "Advance Digital Industries", very intense project with a particular emphasis progressive.

available on: Beatport, Djdownload and Juno from 31 October 2006.