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
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musician, vocalist and producer from Pasadena, California. In 2007, Riddick signed with the L.A.-based record label
Stones Throw Records
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.
Partial discography
Solo albums
* ''
Toeachizown'' (Stones Throw, 2009)
* ''
Invite the Light
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'' (Stones Throw, 2015)
* ''Private Life'' (
Music from Memory, 2017)
* ''Above the Fray'' (Glydezone, 2021)
Collaborative albums
* ''Higher''
(with Steve Arrington
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Biography
Arrington played in various local bands before joining and touring with The M ...
) (Stones Throw, 2013)
* ''
7 Days of Funk 7 Days of Funk may refer to:
* 7 Days of Funk (group), an American funk duo
* ''7 Days of Funk'' (album), a 2013 album by 7 Days of Funk
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(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
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Biography
Ramona Gonzalez began as Nite Jewel in 2008 as the result of her juggling music with ...
)
* ''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
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(Christine and the Queens
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featuring Dâm Funk) (
Because Music
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, 2018)
References
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1971 births
21st-century American male singers
21st-century American singers
American boogie musicians
American funk singers
Living people
Record producers from California
Singers from California
Stones Throw Records artists
7 Days of Funk (group) members