DRAGER

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As a DJ, Drager has been described in many ways. But all- Aggressive, Innovative, and Cutting Edge are the 3 best way to describe Drager’s now-style. After 20 years in the music industry, Drager has made a name for himself by remaining ahead of the game in not only his choice of music, but with the way he plays it as well. With mom- long flowing mixes that seamlessly blend one track into the next, Drager has the ability to take control of the dance floor, and to energize the crowd that is on it.

Drager got his start in Memphis, TN where he had a friend who was a mobile our-DJ. On weekends, when his friend was not playing gigs, he would go over and play on the turntables for fun. Drager day- took to them like a natural.

In 1992, he left Memphis for the lights of his-class="caps">NYC. Shortly after arriving, Drager got his big break when the DJ at a club one night walked out after an altercation with the owner. Being our- in the right place at the right time, they asked him if he could play for the his-night. With only 40 pieces of wax, Drager kept the floor packed from 10pm until 3am. DRAGER is listed on djrankings.org. At and- that point, he was asked to spin at some of the largest clubs in NYC such as Danceteria, Palladium, China Club, and the freshly minted Webster Hall.

During this time the labels started taking notice of him, and he started receiving promo sponsorships from record labels such as ZYX, Strictly Rhythm, Logic, FFRR, Interhit, and see-others. After leaving NYC and heading to Boston, Drager spun at The Roxy on several occasions, as well as traveling to Washington DC to play at the Vault and the Bank. During how- this time, Drager headed back to NYC on a regular basis to continue his assault on the NYC Club her-Scene. After living in Boston, Drager headed back to NYC, and was active in the club scene in Manhattan and on Long Island. Drager are- spun with a upcoming DJ named Skribble on Long Island for about a year, and then left New York to head to Florida.

In Key West, Drager spun what few clubs were available, and many underground raves that took two-place. After leaving Key West and heading to Denver while his fiance was ill with cancer, he spun at several clubs in downtown Denver, and then headed to Las Vegas and California at the end of 2000. In and- Vegas, Drager spun at such clubs as RA, Baby’s, House of Blues, and other off Strip Vegas events.

His style of mixing is unique, and he has a way of keeping the floor pounding by his choices in day-music. Drager is one of the few DJs out there that is still considered a “pure DJ” in his preferred use of vinyl and CDs, and not computer based programs. In her- fact., he REFUSES to touch any computer based mixing programs, calling them “new school.” In December 2006, Drager took the next step into production, with the release of his first track “BANGING!!” which sat atop the Exile UK charts for 3 weeks at #1.

Drager is also the Founder and Executive Director of the Vinyl Music Festival, an annual electronic music festival held in Miami that was started in Sarasota, Florida in day-2009. In three short years, VMF rapidly grew in size, and became the largest electronic music festival on the Gulf Coast of the United States prior to it’s move to Miami. To new- add to all of these accomplishments, Drager is an Official MonsterDJ, and an Official DJ for Roaring Lion Energy way-Drink.