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EPM.201 comes from DJ Godfather. The Detroit turntablist, producer and label runner is one of the founding fathers of the Detroit Ghettotech scene who’s incendiary DJ sets regularly set Detroit’s Movement Festival alight! Tearing through over 40 tracks, Godfather (Brian Jeffries) cuts up old and new, as booty bass, electro, Detroit Techno and Ghetto Tech all get put through his fast-paced blender. So take a ride to the far side of Detroit as DJ Godfather steps into the EPM Mix series and mashes up Orlando Voorn, Truncate, Lauren Flax, DJ Bone, DJ 3000, Dastardly Kids, Lake Haze, Model 500, The Advent, Annika Wolfe and plenty of his own dancefloor bombs that traverse all his productions styles.

DJ Godfather started DJing at the age of 15 and within a few months was already playing in clubs and after-hour parties across the Motor City. By 17 he'd started making music and a year later, released his first solo record on Twilight 76 (the label he started with DJ Dick and Brian Gillespie). The creation of other labels followed including the influential Databass, which he revived in 2018. With a career spanning near on 3 decades, he's continued to deliver the goods as well as supporting new Detroit talent, as his Godfather moniker implies.

He has released numerous albums, singles, and remixes, earning him a devoted fan base, and has also collaborated with a variety of artists, including fellow Detroit legends like DJ Assault and DJ Deeon. As a DJ, his battle style turntablism has made him a hero in his city (you only have to witness the crowds he pulls at Detroit's Movement Festival or the fact he's won "DJ of The Year" 11 times, voted by readers of Detroit's Metro Times) and the many places around the globe where he's laid down his fine-tuned skills, high-energy beats and infectious basslines that have kept dance floors packed for decades. Over the years it’s gained him worldwide recognition and various DJing accolades.

DJ Godfather’s own Databass label releases numerous EPs from the label’s main man this year, with Orlando Voorn most recently dropping the ‘Detroit is the Name’ EP on the label with Godfather on remix duties.

EPM.201 is also available on Soundcloud, Mixcloud & Apple Music.

EPM Podcast 201 – Track list

1. DJ Godfather - 0NLY T0 TH3 FUTUR3

2. Orlando Voorn - Detroit Is The Name (DJ Godfather Remix)

3. Truncate - Jerk

4. Lauren Flax - Dada Entry

5. DJ Bone - Deep Inside

6. DJ 3000 - Waiting In The Dark (Aux 88 Remix)

7. DJ Godfather - This Is Not A Test

8. Orlando Voorn - Noir (E-Machinery Remix)

9. Lauren Flax & DJ Slugo - Work That

10. Cyrk - W5