dâm-funk (pronounced: Dame-Funk) - All instruments, engineering & production.
Influences
SLAVE/Steve Arrington/Aurra, Prince, Leon Sylvers III, Kashif, Larry Heard/Mr.Fingers, D-Train, One-Way, Change, B.B.& Q. Band, Mtume, Loose Ends, Happy The Man, Todd Rundgren, Junie Morrison, Parliament/Funkadelic, Roger Troutman & ZAPP, Cameo, Vaughan Mason & Crew, Kraftwerk, Firefly, The System, Giorgio Moroder, Alan Holdsworth, RUSH, Frank Zappa, 'original' Van-Halen, FREEEZ, Peanut Butter Wolf, Gary Wilson, Juan Atkins, Patrick Adams (the undisputed King of spacey & soulful Disco-Funk!), Leroy Burgess (the undisputed King of Boogie!) Black Ivory, Blue Magic, Patrice Rushen, George Duke, Battlecat, Prelude Rec., West End Rec., Salsoul Rec., SAM Rec., Elite Rec. (U.K.), Fulltime Rec. (Italy), Brunswick Rec., 'The G-Funk era', Jonblunck, DJ Billy Goods, DJ Laroj, (Movies: Superfly, Phantasm, Rumble Fish, Purple Rain, Pulp Fiction, No Country For Old Men, Juice) & all GOOD music with melodic overtones and 'envelope pushing' foundations and approach to the 'groove'.
Sounds Like
Special 'FUNK' music created by an only child, raised in Pasadena, Ca. & now based in the Leimert Park section of L.A.
You may know dãm-funk from his remix of Baron Zen's "Burn Rubber" & his debut solo joint "Sidewayz" both out now on Stones Throw yet, he also throw's one of the freshest Monday nite parties in L.A. called FUNKMOSPHERE which focues on rare joints via 'original wax' from the early 80's based Boogie/Funk, Modern-Soul, & 'current' Modern-Funk sub genres respectfully.
An L.A. native, raised in Pasadena, CA & now based in the Leimert Park section of Los Angeles, dãm is now currently recording his debut 'EP' for Stones Throw Records with full support from label president & friend Peanut Butter Wolf which promises to be the 'Modern-Funk' project everyones been waiting for to emerge from the left coast.
"dãm-funk is a man that's almost single-handedly brought the 'Boogie' scene to life here in LA." - Ty G ~ HVW8.com
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Dam! Whats good Fam! Should put "Can you relate to me" on a record I would get in a heartbeat! Keep doing what you do! Keep it Funky! hoepfully we can Collab in the future. be on tha look out!
We can imagine handsome black gangsters driving a convertible cadillac, with beautiful afro creatures in hot-pants laughing in the back, listening loudly Toeachizown while strolling in LA coast. That shows the power of this man. YUP! DF!
01: zigSixteen/Piste 1 02: Harrison Blakoldman/Full Speed 03: Harrison Blakoldman + lo/hblo 04: As Valet/Remember-O-gust 2080 05: The Astronotes/Drop 06: JKOOFLA/09_02_09_beats_cakes 07: The Works/Zuma 08: LaNote/Fortunatis 09: Dam-Funk/New Horizons 10: Gus La Tempete ft. zigSixeen/Ma voie 11: ICHIRO_ft. LaNote from Electric Conversation/Greener Grass(ICHIRO_'s Unreleased Version)
DâM WEST GOOD! just had to congrad you again on last night performance, off the hook dude with keytar what . yeah dude Im'a get that "Toeachizown" album bout 2 look at the cd insert inside like you told me look what you were using. Thanks again, is was really cool to see you homie, wish you the best with everything as well have a cool n safe Thanksgiving. One luv! Stay Funky!
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