James Duncan (musician)
James Duncan is a Canadian musician, producer 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, London's Real Soon Records and West Norwood Cassette Library 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 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 NMEs Top Tracks of the 2000s lists. Recently, it was cited by Rolling Stone in their "100 Greatest Songs of the Century - So Far" listing at #73.
An active musician, he has also toured and/or recorded with The Silent League, Aarktica, Arthur's Landing, Glenn Branca, Rhys Chatham and Fist of Facts among others. Appearances at concert venues include The Lincoln Center, MOMA's PS1, The Winter Music Conference in Miami, John Zorn's The Stone, Joe's Pub, PS 122 and The Knitting Factory.
