| Intro | Canadian house musician |
| Is |
Musician Jazz musician Record producer Composer |
| From | Canada |
| Type |
Business Music |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 12 November 1968, Toronto |
| Age: | 51 years |
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. Resident Advisor named Metro Area’s debut CD, which he played trumpet on, the second best album of the decade and The Rapture’s “House of Jealous Lovers” was rated 16th and 6th respectively on Pitchfork Media and NME’s 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), Glenn Branca, Rhys Chatham and Jon DeRosa (One Little Indian). Appearances at concert venues include The Lincoln Center, MOMA’s PS1, The Winter Music Conference in Miami, John Zorn’s The Stone (New York), Joe’s Pub, PS 122 (New York) and The Knitting Factory.