Drax Project

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The Jazzy alt-pop four-piece Drax Project found fame with their 2017 breakout single “Woke Up Late”, which went triple platinum in New Zealand and paved the way for an opening slot for Ed Sheeran in Auckland the following year. Bassist Sam Thomson, vocalist and saxophonist Shaan Singh, drummer Matt Beachen and guitarist Ben O'Leary formed in 2014 after meeting as jazz students at the New Zealand School of Music and subsequently spent time busking together in Wellington. Drax Project released their debut EP on Bandcamp that same year, and in 2016 dropped a second EP, T/W/OO, produced by former Shapeshifter member Devin Abrams and released through Universal. The band amassed a substantial following online and in 2017 opened for Lorde and New Zealand heroes Six60. In 2019, a new version of “Woke Up Late” featuring Hailee Steinfeld was released. The track was certified triple platinum in Australia and Drax Project opened for Christina Aguilera that same year, also releasing a new single in September with Six60 called “Catching Feelings". A debut, self-titled studio album was released on 27 September 2019, which peaked at Number 2 in New Zealand and was certified gold. October 2020 saw the release of the “Firefly” collaboration with Fetty Wap and AACACIA while their second album Upside followed in 2023, which included the tracks "Atmosphere," "Disrespect (featuring Charley)", "Oh My," and "Luxury."

Top tracks

01	Woke Up Late (feat. Hailee Steinfeld)	Drax Project	Woke Up Late (feat. Hailee Steinfeld)	03:01
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Devin Abrams - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh
02	Prefer	Drax Project	Drax Project	02:52
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Devin Abrams - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh
01	Catching Feelings (feat. SIX60)	Drax Project	Catching Feelings (feat. SIX60)	03:38
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Devin Abrams - Marlon Gerbes - Matiu Walters - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh
01	Woke Up Late (feat. Hailee Steinfeld) (Sam Feldt Remix)	Drax Project	Woke Up Late (feat. Hailee Steinfeld) (Sam Feldt Remix)	03:16
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Devin Abrams - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh
01	Lunae Veritatis (Stay)	The Avener	Lunae Veritatis (Stay)	03:26
	Writer: Drax Project / Composers: Tristan Casara
01	All This Time	Drax Project	All This Time	03:45
	Writer: Rogét Chahayed - Wes Singerman - Taylor Dexter - Ben O'Leary - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh - Vasilys Papageorgiou
01	Crazy	Drax Project	Diamond	03:32
	Composers: Ben O'Leary - Ben Samama - Cory Enemy - Kyle Trewartha - Matt Beachen - Michael Trewartha - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh
04	Toto	Drax Project	NOON	03:08
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Devin Abrams - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh
01	Mad At You	Drax Project	Mad At You	02:45
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Maddy Simmen - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh / Composers: Alex Koste
01	Oh My (Live At The Jazz Cafe, London)	Drax Project	Live At The Jazz Cafe, London	03:36
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Shaan Singh - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen / Composers: Ben O'Leary - Shaan Singh - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen
01	Firefly (feat. Fetty Wap)	Drax Project	Firefly (feat. Fetty Wap)	02:52
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Fetty Wap - Imad Royal - Matt Beachen - Rogét Chahayed - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh
03	Gameboy Color	Drax Project	Blind Beat EP	02:34
	Writer: Shaan Singh - Benjamin O'Leary - Samuel Thomson - Matthew Beachen / Composers: Shaan Singh - Benjamin O'Leary - Samuel Thomson - Matthew Beachen
01	Lunae Veritatis (Stay) (qub Remix)	The Avener	Lunae Veritatis (Stay) (qub Remix)	03:30
	Writer: Drax Project / Composers: Tristan Casara
06	Sugar	Drax Project	Upside	03:04
	Composers: Jordan Palmer - Shaan Singh - Ben O'Leary - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen - Marcus Semaj
03	Woke Up Late (Live At The Jazz Cafe, London)	Drax Project	Live At The Jazz Cafe, London	04:07
	Writer: Devin Abrams - Ben O'Leary - Shaan Singh - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen / Composers: Devin Abrams - Ben O'Leary - Shaan Singh - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen
01	Tukituki Te Manawa	Drax Project	Tukituki Te Manawa	02:53
02	Fashion Sense	Drax Project	Diamond	03:05
	Composers: Shaan Singh - Sam Thomson - Sam Fischer - Rogét Chahayed - Matthew Campfield - Matt Beachen - Daniel Klein - Ben O'Leary
05	I Moeroa / Woke Up Late	Drax Project	Waiata / Anthems	03:04
	Writer: Shaan Singh - Matt Beachen - Sam Thompson - Ben O'Leary - Devin Abrams / Composers: Shaan Singh - Matt Beachen - Sam Thompson - Ben O'Leary - Devin Abrams
01	Woke Up Late (feat. Hailee Steinfeld) (Acoustic)	Drax Project	NOON (Acoustic)	03:00
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Devin Abrams - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh
01	Catching Feelings (feat. Phony Ppl)	Drax Project	Catching Feelings (feat. Phony Ppl)	03:52
01	Summer Rain	Drax Project	Summer Rain	03:40
	Writer: Neil MacLeod - Shaan Singh - Ben O'Leary - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen - Ashton Sellars / Composers: Neil MacLeod - Shaan Singh - Ben O'Leary - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen - Ashton Sellars
03	Only Us	Drax Project	NOON	02:37
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Devin Abrams - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh
03	Smart Love	Drax Project	Drax Project	02:37
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Devin Abrams - Jordan Palmer - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Sarah Solovay - Shaan Singh
01	Confessing	Drax Project	Blind Beat EP	02:42
	Writer: Matthew Beachen - Shaan Singh - Benjamin O'Leary - Samuel Thomson / Composers: Matthew Beachen - Shaan Singh - Benjamin O'Leary - Samuel Thomson
04	Luxury (Live At The Jazz Cafe, London)	Drax Project	Live At The Jazz Cafe, London	03:46
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Shaan Singh - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen / Composers: Ben O'Leary - Shaan Singh - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen
01	AROUND U	Peking Duk	AROUND U	02:25
	Writer: Kita Alexander - Jonathan Bach - Kyle Buckley - Kaelyn Behr - Adam Hyde - Reuben Styles / Composers: Kita Alexander - Jonathan Bach - Kyle Buckley - Kaelyn Behr - Adam Hyde - Reuben Styles
01	Disrespect	Drax Project	Disrespect	02:31
	Composers: Imad Royal - Rogét Chahayed - Shaan Singh - Ben O'Leary - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen - Mary Weitz
04	Relax	Drax Project	Drax Project	02:57
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Brandon Skeie - Jordan Palmer - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh
07	Firefly (Live At The Jazz Cafe, London)	Drax Project	Live At The Jazz Cafe, London	04:06
	Writer: Rogét Chahayed - Shaan Singh - Samuel Jacob Henry Thomson - Matthew David Beveridge Beachen - Benjamin Daniel Harold O’Leary - Willie Junior Maxwell II - Imad-Roy El-Amine / Composers: Rogét Chahayed - Shaan Singh - Samuel Jacob Henry Thomson - Matthew David Beveridge Beachen - Benjamin Daniel Harold O’Leary - Willie Junior Maxwell II - Imad-Roy El-Amine

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Discography

Albums

℗ 2024 Drax Project Limited, manufactured and distributed by Universal Music Australia Pty Limited: 27-11-2024

Live At The Jazz Cafe, London

01	Oh My (Live At The Jazz Cafe, London)	Drax Project	Live At The Jazz Cafe, London	03:36
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Shaan Singh - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen / Composers: Ben O'Leary - Shaan Singh - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen
02	Over It (Live At The Jazz Cafe, London)	Drax Project	Live At The Jazz Cafe, London	03:29
	Writer: Jordan Palmer - Ben O'Leary - Shaan Singh - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen - Brandon Colbein / Composers: Jordan Palmer - Ben O'Leary - Shaan Singh - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen - Brandon Colbein
03	Woke Up Late (Live At The Jazz Cafe, London)	Drax Project	Live At The Jazz Cafe, London	04:07
	Writer: Devin Abrams - Ben O'Leary - Shaan Singh - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen / Composers: Devin Abrams - Ben O'Leary - Shaan Singh - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen
04	Luxury (Live At The Jazz Cafe, London)	Drax Project	Live At The Jazz Cafe, London	03:46
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Shaan Singh - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen / Composers: Ben O'Leary - Shaan Singh - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen
05	Atmosphere (Live At The Jazz Cafe, London)	Drax Project	Live At The Jazz Cafe, London	03:54
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Shaan Singh - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen - Ferras Alqaisi - Aaron Zuckerman / Composers: Ben O'Leary - Shaan Singh - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen - Ferras Alqaisi - Aaron Zuckerman
06	Good Life (Live At The Jazz Cafe, London)	Drax Project	Live At The Jazz Cafe, London	04:05
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Shaan Singh - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen - Neil MacLeod - Acacia Walker / Composers: Ben O'Leary - Shaan Singh - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen - Neil MacLeod - Acacia Walker
07	Firefly (Live At The Jazz Cafe, London)	Drax Project	Live At The Jazz Cafe, London	04:06
	Writer: Rogét Chahayed - Shaan Singh - Samuel Jacob Henry Thomson - Matthew David Beveridge Beachen - Benjamin Daniel Harold O’Leary - Willie Junior Maxwell II - Imad-Roy El-Amine / Composers: Rogét Chahayed - Shaan Singh - Samuel Jacob Henry Thomson - Matthew David Beveridge Beachen - Benjamin Daniel Harold O’Leary - Willie Junior Maxwell II - Imad-Roy El-Amine

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℗ 2023 Drax Project Limited, manufactured and distributed by Universal Music Australia Pty Limited: 24-11-2023

Upside

01	Atmosphere	Drax Project	Upside	03:14
	Composers: Ben O'Leary - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh - Ferras Alqaisi - Aaron Zuckerman
02	Disrespect	Drax Project	Upside	02:31
	Composers: Imad Royal - Rogét Chahayed - Shaan Singh - Ben O'Leary - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen - Mary Weitz
03	Luxury	Drax Project	Upside	03:27
	Composers: Shaan Singh - Ben O'Leary - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen
04	Hold Me Back	Drax Project	Upside	03:12
	Composers: Jayson DeZuzio - Shaan Singh - Ben O'Leary - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen
05	Good Life	Drax Project	Upside	03:18
	Composers: Shaan Singh - Ben O'Leary - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen - Neil MacLeod - Acacia Walker
06	Sugar	Drax Project	Upside	03:04
	Composers: Jordan Palmer - Shaan Singh - Ben O'Leary - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen - Marcus Semaj
07	Oh My	Drax Project	Upside	03:29
	Composers: Shaan Singh - Ben O'Leary - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen

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℗ 2019 300 Entertainment: 27-09-2019

Drax Project

01	Woke Up Late (feat. Hailee Steinfeld)	Drax Project	Drax Project	03:01
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Devin Abrams - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh
02	Prefer	Drax Project	Drax Project	02:52
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Devin Abrams - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh
03	Smart Love	Drax Project	Drax Project	02:37
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Devin Abrams - Jordan Palmer - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Sarah Solovay - Shaan Singh
04	Relax	Drax Project	Drax Project	02:57
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Brandon Skeie - Jordan Palmer - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh
05	Natural Selection	Drax Project	Drax Project	02:44
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Jacob Darin Ray - Matt Beachen - Rogét Chahayed - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh
06	Brain	Drax Project	Drax Project	02:39
	Writer: Aaron Zuckerman - Ben O'Leary - Ferras Alqaisi - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh
07	Holiday	Drax Project	Drax Project	02:48
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Matt Beachen - Remy Gautreau - Richard Markowitz - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh

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EPs

℗ 2022 Drax Project: 09-12-2022

Blind Beat EP

01	Confessing	Drax Project	Blind Beat EP	02:42
	Writer: Matthew Beachen - Shaan Singh - Benjamin O'Leary - Samuel Thomson / Composers: Matthew Beachen - Shaan Singh - Benjamin O'Leary - Samuel Thomson
02	In and Out	Drax Project	Blind Beat EP	02:49
	Writer: Shaan Singh - Benjamin O'Leary - Samuel Thomson - Matthew Beachen / Composers: Shaan Singh - Benjamin O'Leary - Samuel Thomson - Matthew Beachen
03	Gameboy Color	Drax Project	Blind Beat EP	02:34
	Writer: Shaan Singh - Benjamin O'Leary - Samuel Thomson - Matthew Beachen / Composers: Shaan Singh - Benjamin O'Leary - Samuel Thomson - Matthew Beachen
04	Stole a Car - Interlude	Drax Project	Blind Beat EP	01:51
	Writer: Benjamin O'Leary - Samuel Thomson - Matthew Beachen - Shaan Singh / Composers: Benjamin O'Leary - Samuel Thomson - Matthew Beachen - Shaan Singh
05	Second Chances	Drax Project	Blind Beat EP	02:53
	Writer: Matthew Beachen - Shaan Singh - Benjamin O'Leary - Samuel Thomson / Composers: Matthew Beachen - Shaan Singh - Benjamin O'Leary - Samuel Thomson
06	The Judge - Bonus Track	Drax Project	Blind Beat EP	02:56
	Writer: Samuel Thomson - Matthew Beachen - Shaan Singh - Benjamin O'Leary / Composers: Samuel Thomson - Matthew Beachen - Shaan Singh - Benjamin O'Leary

2022 Drax Project Limited: 08-07-2022

Diamond

01	Crazy	Drax Project	Diamond	03:32
	Composers: Ben O'Leary - Ben Samama - Cory Enemy - Kyle Trewartha - Matt Beachen - Michael Trewartha - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh
02	Fashion Sense	Drax Project	Diamond	03:05
	Composers: Shaan Singh - Sam Thomson - Sam Fischer - Rogét Chahayed - Matthew Campfield - Matt Beachen - Daniel Klein - Ben O'Leary
03	Mad At You	Drax Project	Diamond	02:45
	Composers: Alex Koste - Ben O'Leary - Maddy Simmen - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh
04	Love In The Morning	Drax Project	Diamond	03:22
	Composers: Wes Singerman - Taylor Dexter - Shaan Singh - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen - Ben O'Leary
05	Hollywood	Drax Project	Diamond	03:34
	Composers: Ben O'Leary - Devin Abrams - Marlon Gerbes - Matiu Walters - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh - Leonardo Coghini

℗ 2018 300 Entertainment: 08-06-2018

NOON

01	Woke Up Late	Drax Project	NOON	03:02
02	Prefer	Drax Project	NOON	02:52
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Devin Abrams - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh
03	Only Us	Drax Project	NOON	02:37
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Devin Abrams - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh
04	Toto	Drax Project	NOON	03:08
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Devin Abrams - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh
05	Sidebit	Drax Project	NOON	02:59

℗ 2019 300 Entertainment: 08-06-2018

NOON (Acoustic)

01	Woke Up Late (feat. Hailee Steinfeld) (Acoustic)	Drax Project	NOON (Acoustic)	03:00
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Devin Abrams - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh
02	Prefer (Live) (Acoustic)	Drax Project	NOON (Acoustic)	03:01
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Devin Abrams - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh
03	Only Us (Live) (Acoustic)	Drax Project	NOON (Acoustic)	02:44
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Devin Abrams - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh
04	Toto (Live) (Acoustic)	Drax Project	NOON (Acoustic)	03:10
	Writer: Ben O'Leary - Devin Abrams - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh
05	Sidebit (Live) (Acoustic)	Drax Project	NOON (Acoustic)	02:54
06	Woke Up Late (Live) (Acoustic)	Drax Project	NOON (Acoustic)	03:03

Singles

2026 Drax Project: 20-04-2026

fridaynight.mp3

01	fridaynight.mp3	BlindBeat	fridaynight.mp3			01:32
	Writer: Benjamin O'Leary - Matthew Beachen - Samuel Thomson - Shaan Singh / Composers: Benjamin O'Leary - Matthew Beachen - Samuel Thomson - Shaan Singh

℗ 2025 Drax Project Limited, manufactured and distributed by Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd: 28-11-2025

Summer Rain

01	Summer Rain	Drax Project	Summer Rain			03:40
	Writer: Neil MacLeod - Shaan Singh - Ben O'Leary - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen - Ashton Sellars / Composers: Neil MacLeod - Shaan Singh - Ben O'Leary - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen - Ashton Sellars

℗ 2025 Drax Project Limited, manufactured and distributed by Universal Music Australia Pty Ltd: 02-10-2025

AROUND U

01	AROUND U	Peking Duk	AROUND U			02:25
	Writer: Kita Alexander - Jonathan Bach - Kyle Buckley - Kaelyn Behr - Adam Hyde - Reuben Styles / Composers: Kita Alexander - Jonathan Bach - Kyle Buckley - Kaelyn Behr - Adam Hyde - Reuben Styles

℗ 2025 96 Musique: 12-09-2025

Lunae Veritatis (Stay) (qub Remix)

01	Lunae Veritatis (Stay) (qub Remix)	The Avener	Lunae Veritatis (Stay) (qub Remix)			03:30
	Writer: Drax Project / Composers: Tristan Casara

℗ 2025 Drax Project Limited, manufactured and distributed by Universal Music Australia Pty Limited: 25-04-2025

Woke Up Late

01	Woke Up Late	Drax Project	Woke Up Late			03:02
	Composers: Ben O'Leary - Shaan Singh - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen - Devin Abrams

℗ 2025 96 Musique: 11-04-2025

Lunae Veritatis (Stay)

01	Lunae Veritatis (Stay)	The Avener	Lunae Veritatis (Stay)			03:26
	Writer: Drax Project / Composers: Tristan Casara

℗ 2025 96 Musique: 09-04-2025

Lunae Veritatis (Stay) (Instrumental)

01	Lunae Veritatis (Stay) (Instrumental)	The Avener	Lunae Veritatis (Stay) (Instrumental)			04:39
	Composers: Tristan Casara

℗ 2023 Drax Project Limited, manufactured and distributed by Universal Music Australia Pty Limited: 25-08-2023

Disrespect

01	Disrespect	Drax Project	Disrespect	02:31
	Composers: Imad Royal - Rogét Chahayed - Shaan Singh - Ben O'Leary - Sam Thomson - Matt Beachen - Mary Weitz
02	Atmosphere	Drax Project	Disrespect	03:14
	Composers: Ben O'Leary - Matt Beachen - Sam Thomson - Shaan Singh - Ferras Alqaisi - Aaron Zuckerman