NAME:
Dam Funk
ABOUT
DāM-FunK is a self-taught musician, producer & record collector / DJ. Raised in Pasadena, Ca & living all over parts of Los Angeles County, he’s recorded music ever since he was a child. His first mentor was Leon Sylvers III, who he learned a lot from, early on, right out of high school.
DāM has collaborated with many artists in the music world, first as a keyboard session player. Soon after toiling in that world of music (& also running a weekly Club night called: Funkmosphere, where he was able to share his meticulous record collection with the city, alongside like-minded peers), he caught the attention of L.A. based indie record label owner Peanut Butter Wolf; of Stones Throw Records & released his first ‘officially signed‘ music there. He would soon travel the world many times over (both in-band mode & DJ mode) in support of his debut album: “Toeachizown”, as well as his other projects released on Stones Throw & other music outlets. After working on many remixes (Animal Collective, Toro Y Moi, The Avalanches, Cut Copy, Nite Jewel, etc.) & collaborative projects (Snoop Dogg, Steve Arrington, etc), production/song contributions (Christine & The Queens, Mac Miller, Tyler The Creator, etc.) + touring with the legendary Todd Rundgren for 3 months; he finally pushed the button on his own label: Glydezone Recordings. 2016 was the company’s debut, with its first project: Nite-Funk (Nite Jewel & DāM-FunK). Soon after, there came smaller DāM-FunK boutique projects via Glydezone (the Architecture & STFU series for example) & pseudonyms such as GARRETT (on Music From Memory ‘vinyl’ / Glydezone ‘digitally’).
As the new decade dawns, DāM now finds himself embracing all of the latest technology x interests that he’s always held in his mind while traveling the world non-stop: fashion, instruments, art & related. The future looks bright. And, DāM is as excited as ever & ready to share ‘his future’ with all of humanity & beyond.
ExpandDāM has collaborated with many artists in the music world, first as a keyboard session player. Soon after toiling in that world of music (& also running a weekly Club night called: Funkmosphere, where he was able to share his meticulous record collection with the city, alongside like-minded peers), he caught the attention of L.A. based indie record label owner Peanut Butter Wolf; of Stones Throw Records & released his first ‘officially signed‘ music there. He would soon travel the world many times over (both in-band mode & DJ mode) in support of his debut album: “Toeachizown”, as well as his other projects released on Stones Throw & other music outlets. After working on many remixes (Animal Collective, Toro Y Moi, The Avalanches, Cut Copy, Nite Jewel, etc.) & collaborative projects (Snoop Dogg, Steve Arrington, etc), production/song contributions (Christine & The Queens, Mac Miller, Tyler The Creator, etc.) + touring with the legendary Todd Rundgren for 3 months; he finally pushed the button on his own label: Glydezone Recordings. 2016 was the company’s debut, with its first project: Nite-Funk (Nite Jewel & DāM-FunK). Soon after, there came smaller DāM-FunK boutique projects via Glydezone (the Architecture & STFU series for example) & pseudonyms such as GARRETT (on Music From Memory ‘vinyl’ / Glydezone ‘digitally’).
As the new decade dawns, DāM now finds himself embracing all of the latest technology x interests that he’s always held in his mind while traveling the world non-stop: fashion, instruments, art & related. The future looks bright. And, DāM is as excited as ever & ready to share ‘his future’ with all of humanity & beyond.