Damian James

»-(¯`v´¯)-» Design your MySpace with MyLook «-(¯`v´¯)-«For the past 6 years, Producer/DJ Damian James from Southern California has been actively crafting his unique style of "electronic groove music", producing over 40 tracks of breakbeat/house/4-on-the-floor jams under the alias Morse Code. With 2 full-length releases, Identify (2002) and Contact (2004), a new single (Hope '06) and a hip hop project underway with long time friend and collaborator emcee Ra Truth, Damian James is finally finding comfort in what he calls his "element", making music and having a good time with it. As a DJ and active photographer for electronic music festivals such as Coachella and Ultra Music Festival, Damian James always finds a way to stay connected to the electronic music scene and gain the necessary inspiration for his music along the way.Growing up a huge fan of hip hop, and later discovering his love for electronic dance music after being introduced to the European club scene, Damian remains attatched to his music roots, committed to producing both hip hop and techno influenced beats, often morphing the two styles into one. "Until recently, I have always made hip hop beats with a synthesizer rather than a sampler." he says. "They tend to have more of an electronic feel than the typical bass heavy, dirty MPC style beats associated with most hip hop". Collaborating with fellow southern California artist and emcee Ra Truth, Damian is content to be making the kind of music he had always dreamed of. "There's no rules to anything that is artistic" he states, "If I've always made music with synthesizers my whole life and decide one day to scrap it all for a banjo and a percussion kit, I'd say that's forward thinking. I'd still have all my music knowledge...and a couple of new tools on my belt to work with."