Dâm-Funk

Damon Garrett Riddick (born June 15, 1971), better known by his stage name Dâm-Funk (often stylized as DāM-FunK, pronounced "Dame-Funk"), is an American modern-funk musician, vocalist and producer from Pasadena, California. In 2007, after years of struggling to begin a musical career and a brief apprenticeship under S.O.L.A.R. producer Leon Sylvers III, Dâm-Funk signed with the L.A.-based record label Stones Throw Records.

Career

Signing to the respected label came upon DāM being provided a go (by label head Peanut Butter Wolf) at remixing fellow Stones Throw recording artist Baron Zen's: "Burn Rubber" (which appeared on his album "At The Mall: Remixes" and simultaneously released as a 12" on its own, b/w James Pants' remix of Baron Zen's "Gotta Get Ridda Rick") after Wolf heard various compositions produced and created by DāM via MySpace.

In a short period of time, DāM-FunK's remix "Burn Rubber" became an underground 'international' favorite. In 2008, he then recorded two 12" maxi singles for Stones Throw titled: (1) "Burgundy City" b/w "Galactic Fun" & (2) "Let's Take Off (Far Away)" & "LAtrifying" b/w "KillDat" & "Hood Pass Intact" and an EP titled: Rhythm Trax Vol. IV.