James Duncan (musician)

James Duncan (born November 12, 1968) is a musician, improviser and house music producer originally from Toronto, Ontario.

As a producer, he has recorded under his own name, releasing solo House 12" records on Dancetracks (NY), London's Real Soon and his own imprint, Le Systeme Records, which he founded in 1999. Le Systeme has evolved into New Art Recordings.

Outside of the Downtown scene, he has recorded and performed with respected dance music artists Metro Area, Kelley Polar and Morgan Geist, all on Environ Records. He appeared on The Rapture's "House of Jealous Lovers" 12" single (Morgan Geist Remix) on DFA Records in 2002.[1]

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),[2] and Jon DeRosa (One Little Indian). Appearances at concert venues include The Lincoln Center,[3] MOMA's PS1, The Winter Music Conference in Miami, John Zorn's The Stone (New York),[4] Joe's Pub, PS 122 (New York)[5] and The Knitting Factory.

References

  1. ↑ "The Rapture House of Jealous Lovers 12". turntablelab.com. 2005-10-01. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
  2. ↑ "Arthur Russell Tribute and Benefit Concert for Queens Artists' Resource Collective (QUARC)". jazztimes.com. 2012-04-04. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
  3. ↑ "Rhys Chatham's 'Crimson Grail (Outdoor Version)' w/ 200 Guitars & Liquid Liquid @ Lincoln Center". Brooklynvegan.com. 2009-08-10. Retrieved 2012-12-07.
  4. ↑ "The Stone in September - curated by Roy Campbell, Jr". avantmusicnews.com. 2005-08-10. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
  5. ↑ "nami yamamoto/izititiz - nyc - early 2000s". conduitflyers.blogspot.com. 2012-04-06. Retrieved 2013-01-09.

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