James Duncan (musician)

James Duncan
James Duncan DJ'ing in Toronto 2016
Background information
Born (1968-11-12) November 12, 1968
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Genres House Music, Free Jazz
Occupation(s) Musician, trumpet player, house producer, DJ
Instruments Trumpet, sampler and electric guitar
Years active 1993–present

James Duncan (born November 12, 1968) is a musician, trumpet player, improviser and house music producer originally from Toronto, Ontario, now living in Brooklyn, NY.

As a producer, he has recorded under his own name, releasing solo House 12" singles on labels such as Dancetracks (NY), London's Real Soon, West Norwood Cassette Library (WNCL) and his own imprint, Le Systeme Records, which he founded in 1999.

He has recorded and performed as a trumpet player with respected dance music artists Metro Area, Kelley Polar and Morgan Geist, all on Environ Records. He also appeared on The Rapture's "House of Jealous Lovers" 12" single (Morgan Geist Remix) on DFA Records in 2002.[1] Resident Advisor named Metro Area's debut CD, which he played trumpet on, the second best album of the decade[2] and The Rapture's "House of Jealous Lovers" was rated 16th and 6th respectively on Pitchfork Media[3] and NME's[4] tracks of the decade lists.

An active musician, he has also toured and/or recorded with The Silent League (Mercury Rev//The Arcade Fire/Beirut), Aarktica, Arthur's Landing (Strut),[5] Glenn Branca, Rhys Chatham and Jon DeRosa (One Little Indian). Appearances at concert venues include The Lincoln Center,[6] MOMA's PS1, The Winter Music Conference in Miami, John Zorn's The Stone (New York),[7] Joe's Pub, PS 122 (New York)[8] and The Knitting Factory.

References

  1. ↑ "The Rapture House of Jealous Lovers 12". turntablelab.com. 2005-10-01. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
  2. ↑ "Top 100 albums of the '00s". Resident Advisor. January 25, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
  3. ↑ Cohen, Ian (August 21, 2009). "The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 20-1". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  4. ↑ "NME's top 100 Tracks of the Decade". NME. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Arthur Russell Tribute and Benefit Concert for Queens Artists' Resource Collective (QUARC)". jazztimes.com. 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
  6. ↑ "Rhys Chatham's 'Crimson Grail (Outdoor Version)' w/ 200 Guitars & Liquid Liquid @ Lincoln Center". Brooklynvegan.com. 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
  7. ↑ "The Stone in September - curated by Roy Campbell, Jr". avantmusicnews.com. 2005-08-10. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
  8. ↑ "nami yamamoto/izititiz - nyc - early 2000s". conduitflyers.blogspot.com. 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2013-01-09.

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