James Duncan (born November 12, 1968) is a Canadian musician, producer and trumpet player originally from Toronto, Ontario.
James Duncan | |
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 James Duncan in Toronto 2016 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | November 12, 1968 Toronto, Ontario |
| Genres | Disco, House Music, Free Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, trumpet player |
| Instrument(s) | Trumpet, sampler and electric guitar |
| Years active | 1993–present |
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.[1]
Resident Advisor named Metro Area's debut CD, which he played trumpet on, the 2nd Best Album of the 2000s[2] and The Rapture's "House of Jealous Lovers" was rated 16th and 6th respectively on Pitchfork Media[3] and NME's[4] Top Tracks of the 2000s lists. Recently, it was cited by Rolling Stone in their "100 Greatest Songs of the Century - So Far" listing[5] at #73.
An active musician, he has also toured and/or recorded with The Silent League (Mercury Rev//The Arcade Fire/Beirut), Aarktica, Arthur's Landing (a group of collaborators of the late Arthur Russell),[6] Glenn Branca, Rhys Chatham and Fist of Facts (ex-Liquid Liquid) among others. Appearances at concert venues include The Lincoln Center,[7] MOMA's PS1, The Winter Music Conference in Miami, John Zorn's The Stone (New York),[8] Joe's Pub, PS 122 (New York)[9] and The Knitting Factory.
More recently, he appeared on trumpet on a number of releases and remixes by the musical collective Powerdance, led by producer Luke Solomon, who recently won a Grammy Award for his contributions to Beyonce's 2022 album "Renaissance".[10]
As a producer, he has recorded under his own name, releasing solo 12" singles on labels such as Dancetracks (NY), London's Real Soon Records and West Norwood Cassette Library (WNCL) along with Innermoods Records, which he runs out of Brooklyn, NY.
References
edit- ^ "The Rapture House of Jealous Lovers 12". turntablelab.com. 2005-10-01. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
- ^ "Top 100 albums of the '00s". Resident Advisor. January 25, 2010. Retrieved March 19, 2010.
- ^ Cohen, Ian (August 21, 2009). "The Top 500 Tracks of the 2000s: 20-1". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ^ "NME's top 100 Tracks of the Decade". NME. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
- ^ "100 Greatest Songs of the Century - So Far". rollingstone.com. 2018-06-28. Retrieved 2020-01-13.
- ^ "Arthur Russell Tribute and Benefit Concert for Queens Artists' Resource Collective (QUARC)". jazztimes.com. 2012-04-04. Archived from the original on 2013-10-29. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
- ^ "Rhys Chatham's 'Crimson Grail (Outdoor Version)' w/ 200 Guitars & Liquid Liquid @ Lincoln Center". Brooklynvegan.com. 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
- ^ "The Stone in September - curated by Roy Campbell, Jr". avantmusicnews.com. 2005-08-10. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
- ^ "nami yamamoto/izititiz - nyc - early 2000s". conduitflyers.blogspot.com. 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
- ^ "DEFECTED MUSIC CELEBRATE WINS AT THIS YEAR'S GRAMMY AWARDS". defected.com.
External links
edit- Izititiz "With Our With Jazz at Sound@One
- Izititiz at Forced Exposure
- James Duncan on Discogs
- Arthur's Landing CD release at NuBlu - 2011 in NYC