Dam-Funk

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Dam-Funk
Background information
Birth name	Damon Garrett Riddick
Also known as	D-F, Garrett, Gemini Twin
Born	(1971-06-15) June 15, 1971 (age 53)
Origin	Pasadena, California, United States
Genres	Funk, boogie, funktronica, R&B, g-funk, synth-pop
Occupation(s)	Musician, producer, DJ, vocalist
Years active	1988–present
Labels	Stones Throw, Scion A/V, Glydezone, Funkmosphere, Music from Memory
Website	stonesthrow.com/artist/damfunk/

Damon Garrett Riddick (born June 15, 1971), better known by his stage name Dam-Funk (stylized as DāM-FunK; pronounced "Dame Funk"), is an American funk musician, vocalist and producer from Pasadena, California. In 2007, Riddick signed with the L.A.-based record label Stones Throw Records.

Solo albums

• Toeachizown (Stones Throw, 2009)
• Invite the Light (Stones Throw, 2015)^[1]
• Private Life (as Garrett) (Music from Memory, 2017)^[2]
• Above the Fray (Glydezone, 2021)^[3]

Collaborative albums

• Higher (with Steve Arrington) (Stones Throw, 2013)
• 7 Days of Funk (with Snoopzilla as 7 Days of Funk) (Stones Throw, 2013)

Extended plays

• LA Series #7 (with Computer Jay) (All City Dublin, 2010)
• InnaFocusedDaze (Scion/AV, 2011)
• I Don't Wanna Be A Star! (Stones Throw, 2012)
• STFU (Stones Throw, 2015)
• Architecture (Saft, 2016)
• Nite Funk (2016) (with Nite Jewel)
• STFU II (Glydezone, 2019)

Compilations

• Rhythm Trax Vol. 4 (Stones Throw, 2009)
• Adolescent Funk (Stones Throw, 2010)
• California (Welcome to Los Santos, 2015)

Singles

• "Burgundy City" (Stones Throw, 2008)
• "Japan Groove" (Stones Throw, 2009)
• "It's My Life" (Circle Star, 2009)
• "Let's Take Off (Far Away)" (Stones Throw, 2009)
• "Hood Pass Intact" (Stones Throw, 2010)
• "What's on Your Mind" (Tony Cook featuring Dam-Funk) (Stones Throw, 2010)
• "Faden Away" (Stones Throw, 2013) (with Snoopzilla as 7 Days of Funk)
• "Damn, dis-moi"/"Girlfriend" (Christine and the Queens featuring Dâm Funk) (Because Music, 2018)

Footnotes

Sources

• Review, Allmusic
• Interview in The FADER Magazine :: DāM-FunK cover feature, circa. 2009
• Review, Dusted Magazine
• Review, Pitchfork Media
• Review, Prefix Magazine
• Review, XLR8R
• Concert Review, The New York Times

• Dam-Funk at Discogs