Jesse Rose's Marathon Rave-ival Tips

'Sleep Less'... if there is one person who knows about lack of sleep it would have to be Jesse Rose. Take the month of March 2010. Jesse went from Berlin to Tokyo to play at Womb, back to Berlin for a day in the studio before heading off to Paris for his Made to Play residency at La Regine, then direct to London to sign a new act, back to Berlin for ten hours and it was off to L.A for the start of his U.S Tour, which ended in three gigs at WMC (Made to Play vs Rekids & Get Physical Beach party being the highlights), before jetting off to Mexico to play an extended set at Santanera in Play Del Carmen and then an after-hours on the beach before jetting back to Berlin to finish a remix for Sound Pellegrino. Feel tired just reading this? Try actually doing it!

Jesse's sleepless antics have acted as the inspiration for his latest set of EPs. His first releases on his Made to Play imprint, 'Sleep Less (Night One)' is out now on vinyl and digital formats, and will be followed by 'Sleep Less (Night Two)' on May 10th. With fabric's very own 30-hour sleepless marathon returning this weekend with our second On & On... & On event, it seemed only appropriate that we asked Jesse to fire over his top 10 tips on how to survive a sleepless rave session...

1. Sleep lots before you start and eat a good meal

No use going out for a semi-rave Thursday night, save it up for the weekend proper and eat a good meal before you go raving, the energy from the food will be a life saver on day two.

2. Stay Consistent

Whatever your tipple, don't over do it - doing five shots of tequila when you enter the club is not going to help you out in the long run… Slow and constant will keep you going for days.

3. Choose the people you take on this mission wisely

What you really don't want to do is go out with mates you know will want to go home after two hours, won't like the music, or over do it too fast - and that includes your girlfriend (unless your girlfriend happens to be Judy from fabric, she'll be up two days longer than anyone).

4. The Blag

Unless you’re Richard Branson and fully loaded with cash, you’re going to need a few blags to get you through a two or three day mission. Know the door girl, makes friends with the bar staff, know a man that drives - these things will keep you going when everyone else has had to drop out.

5. Deodorant

Running on no sleep and tackling a two-day bender can leave you smelling like arse. Be liberal when applying your deodorant and keep a little travel size version in your pocket.

6. Think about what you’re wearing

Girls - leaves those heels at home. Guys - wearing a panda costume might seem funny but coming home wearing it on the tube Monday morning won’t be such a great look.

7. Bring supplies

The last thing you want to be doing is to have to leave the party and spend an hour looking for the nearest 24-hour Tesco. Make sure you have enough cigarettes and whatever else you need to get you through the night. And don't forget mints or gum - if you haven't washed your teeth in two days, gum is essential!

8. Beware of strobe light honeys

Ugly girls & guys always look better under those disco lights. Take them outside and see what the score really is. You’ll thank yourself the next morning and spare yourself the shame.

9. Leave thirty quid in your jacket in the cloakroom

There is nothing worse than stumbling towards the Hammersmith & City line on a Monday morning after being off your face for thirty hours only to find that emergency track replacement works are taking place. Hiding money from yourself is the best way to ensure that you can jump in a cab and head back to normality or even buy you that sandwich you need on your way home.

10. Run your own race!

If you've done twenty hours and have been sitting in a corner for the last three hours feeling like you’re about to be sick, send yourself home and when your mates try to convince you to stay just say “I'm running my own race mate.” Works every time.

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'Sleep Less (Night One)' is available at all good record stores and digitally on Beatport.