James Duncan (musician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

James Duncan (musician)

Canadian house musician

Date of Birth: 12-Nov-1968

Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Profession: composer, record producer, music producer, jazz musician

Nationality: Canada

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

James Duncan (born November 12, 1968) is a Canadian musician and trumpet player originally from Toronto, Ontario, now living in Brooklyn, NY. As a producer, he has recorded under his own name, releasing solo 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.
Resident Advisor named Metro Area's debut CD, which he played trumpet on, the 2nd Best Album of the 2000s and The Rapture's "House of Jealous Lovers" was rated 16th and 6th respectively on Pitchfork Media and NME's Top Tracks of the 2000s 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.