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Cody Draiken
12+ albums
popdanceelectronicmale vocalistsdubstep
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CODY DRAIKEN (BORN OCTOBER 29TH, 1988) IS AN ENTREPRENEUR, SINGER/SONGWRITER CURRENTLY RESIDING IN THE LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA AREA. AT THE AGE OF 18, CODY MOVED FROM HIS HOME STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA TO CALIFORNIA TO PURSUE HIS BUSINESS AND MUSIC ENDEAVORS. DURING HIS TIME IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA, HE FOUNDED MOJII LABS, A PRIVATELY OWNED WEBSITE CREATION AND MANAGEMENT COMPANY. TO THIS DAY, CODY STILL ACTS AS THE ACTIVE CEO OF THE COMPANY. THROUGH 2011 TO 2013, CODY CONTINUED WORK ON HIS THEN UNTITLED ALBUM AND CONSISTENTLY RELEASED TRACKS, THOSE BEING "UNDER THE BED", "MOANING LISA", AND "RED CUP (PARTY REALLY DUMB)". ON AUGUST 2, 2013, CODY ANNOUNCED "DRESS CLASSY, DANCE NASTY" AS THE TITLE OF HIS DEBUT ALBUM, WITH A RELEASE DATE OF EARLY 2014. LATER THAT WEEK "PRETTY UGLY" WAS RELEASED AS THE FIRST OFFICIAL SINGLE OFF THE ALBUM. "PRETTY UGLY" GENERATED MUCH PRAISE FROM CODY'S FAN BASE FOR THE TRACK'S UNIQUE SOUND AND FOR HIS GROWTH AS AN ARTIST. THE SINGLE'S COVER ART, WHICH FEATURES CODY NUDE, COVERED IN CAKE FROSTING, WHILE HOLDING A SET OF DRESS CLOTHES AND LICKING HIS ARM, INCREASED THE HYPE FOR THE ALBUM AMONGST CODY’S FANS. IN SEPTEMBER 2013, THE OFFICIAL TRACK LIST FOR "DRESS CLASSY, DANCE NASTY" WAS RELEASED, WHICH CONTAINS 23 TRACKS, SOME BEING: "CLUB BANG HER", "TONGUE WAR", "THIRSTY", AND "WOLF". IT WAS ALSO MADE KNOWN THAT SIGNED PHYSICAL COPIES OF THE ALBUM WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE, ALONG WITH FREE TO DOWNLOAD DIGITAL COPIES. FANS BECAME ECSTATIC AT THE
