Rudebrat

Rudebrat was the stage name of Jake Bratrude, an Los Angeles–based electronic music producer and DJ working primarily in dubstep and drumstep. His recorded output includes a 2014 refix of RL Grime & What So Not's "Tell Me" and the album The Quick and the Dead, released on Simplify Recordings. He released music on SoundCloud, Spotify and Bandcamp and performed at events such as the Thrive Music Festival.

Public biographical detail on Rudebrat is limited. What is documented shows a West Coast base in Los Angeles, regular use of streaming and direct-distribution platforms (SoundCloud, Spotify, Bandcamp), live appearances at festivals (Thrive Music Festival), and a recorded catalogue anchored by the 2014 refix and the Simplify Recordings album. In January 2018 Jake Bratrude announced he was retiring the Rudebrat project to start a new musical project.

Because Rudebrat’s catalog and press coverage are compact, specific production methods are not widely published. The existing releases and the 2014 refix place his work within dubstep and drumstep approaches: reworking established material (the RL Grime & What So Not refix) and issuing a full-length, The Quick and the Dead, on Simplify Recordings. Those releases serve as the clearest reference points for his sound and output.

Career highlights that can be verified: the 2014 refix of "Tell Me" (a public rework of RL Grime & What So Not's track); the album The Quick and the Dead on Simplify Recordings; distribution via SoundCloud, Spotify and Bandcamp; live performance at Thrive Music Festival; and the January 2018 announcement retiring the Rudebrat alias in favor of a new project. These items comprise the factual record of Rudebrat’s activity under that name.

Specific artistic influences beyond the documented engagement with RL Grime & What So Not are not publicly detailed. The record shows direct interaction with that material (the 2014 refix) and a body of releases tied to Simplify Recordings and online platforms prior to the project's retirement in 2018.