Independent record label based in London.  2009 - present day.

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Singer of traditional and folk songs, sometimes known to play the guitar... a bit.


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grown in Chicago, rooted in Aus

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James Curd began his DJing career in Chicago when he was only fifteen years old. Being underage, Curd was snuck into events to play at raves and clubs he was not legally allowed in. He played along side some of electronic music’s most respected acts and DJs. Through his love of DJing and music Curd began to write and produce for himself. At nineteen Curd released his first track on the globally respected label “Basenotic” out of Paris. From there Curd created “Greenskeepers”, a name to represent himself and the wide range of music he wrote and the artists he collaborated with.

As “Greenskeepers” Curd released an array of music on Classic records. He made his mark on the dance music world by infusing swing music and Chicago house to invent the term G-Swing, being short for Greenskeepers Swing. Curd focused on G-Swing and started a label by that same name to feature this unique sound. Around this same time Curd also owned and operated two other record labels “Igloo” and “Greenskeepers Music”.

Curd has released four full length albums under Greenskeepers, “Ziggy Franklin Radio Show”, “Pleetch”, “Polo Club” and “Live Like You Want To Live”. Curd has also had phenomenal individual success with releases on DFA, Permanent Vacation, Exploited, Eskimo, ETC ETC, Bang Gang, OM, Ministry Of Sound, to name a few. Curd is also highly sought after for his remixes. He has remixed artist such as Juan Maclean, PNAU, Midnight Magic, Poolside, Kaskade, Hercules & Love Affair, Groove Armada, Flight Facilities and more. Curd’s music has also been remixed by great artist like Poolside, Flosstradamus, Juan Maclean, Gigamesh, Treasure Fingers, Pepe Bradock, The Rapture, Dimitri From Paris, Flight Facilities and Derrick Carter.

Four of Curd’s songs have been featured on “Grey’s Anatomy”, while others have appeared on T.V shows such as C.S.I Miami, Point Pleasant, MTV Real World and Keeping Up With The Kardashians. His music can also be found in foreign films as well as main stream movies such as “What Happens In Vegas”,”The Vow” and the hugely successful animation “The Incredibles”. If you listen carefully, you will even find Curd’s work on BBC documentaries and American Airlines inflight radio! His work in T.V. and Film has enabled him to work behind the scenes as a music supervisor. His latest film “Crush” is produced by Intrepid Pictures and features an amazing array of artist from around the world hand picked by Curd to fit each scene perfectly.

Curd has toured the world over, renown for his energy behind the decks and his ability to make a party. Curd has performed at some of the world’s most respected clubs. From Fabric in London, The Avalon in Los Angeles, Home in Sydney to The Arches in Glasgow. Curd has also been part of festivals such as Park Life in Australia, Lollapalooza In Chicago, T In The Park in Scotland and Electric Picnic in Ireland.

Curd continues to consistently release quality new music by pushing his sound while also staying true to his roots. He has started a new band called “Favored Nations” with singer Morgan Phalen who has also worked with Justice and Phenomenal Handclap Band. The third bandmate is Sid Who?, who also plays bass and guitar for Empire Of The Sun. Curd is also putting together a mix CD coming soon on Ministry Of Sound. With Curd anything and everything can be expected. Whether it’s Rockstar Games using his song for the “Grand Theft Auto 4” Ad campaign or his latest EP sitting at number one on Juno, you never know what to expect from the talented Curd or where his music might pop up.

DJ / Producer - Music releases on Denied Music, Whiskey Pickle, Uni.Form Recordings, Home Again Recordings Digital, Full House Digital Recordings, Royal Music, Sugar Shack Recordings, Handsome Family, Harmonious Discord, Bunchlox Music, Headset Recordings

Cofounder and coconspirator of 626 Soul. Deejaying & promoting events in Austin, TX since 1994

1/2 of Southern Roots, with Steve Balance 
1/2 of Black Beanz and 1/2 of Knuckledraggers with Jeff Scroggin. 




Praise for new album 'Elytral': 

"One of the year’s most intriguing and rewarding albums, Mary Epworth’s ‘Elytral’ continues expanding her innovative approach to song presentation” The Wall Street Journal

"Epworth cements her reputation for fearless experimentalism" The Sunday Times

"A brooding and brilliant record" ★★★★ Q

"Big, brave and laudably odd" ★★★★ Mojo

"Fearless and immersive” ★★★★ Shindig

"Epworth continues to push the boundaries of her psychedelic electronic pop" 8/10 DJ Mag

"A delightful exploratory freedom, as seen in the analogue ambience of 'Surprise Yourself': "No judgement, no fear" The Observer

"Right from the get-go, Mary Epworth's second album announces itself as both confident and unpredictable . . . It makes for a thrilling experience” Prog Magazine

"A complicated, uncompromising affair informed by the unique vision of its creator" Electronic Sound

“No album this year is going to start more excitingly than Mary Epworth’s” Stuart Maconie 

“The vastness of her sound makes it an engulfing listen from the very beginning.” Aesthetica

Mary Epworth’s much-anticipated second album, 'Elytral', was released on 1st September 2017 and sees the British musician arriving with greater ferocity and a letting loose of her darker instincts through grinding, splintered soundscapes. Produced by Thom Monahan at his Golden Void studio in LA, the album encompasses electronic experimentalism, prog, psychedelia, free-jazz and more.

The first single from the new album, ‘Me Swimming’, has been enjoying a great deal of radio play and is a high-pop moment on a record that leans more to the dark and experimental. Recently named by Sunday Times Culture as their Hottest Track, they said of ‘Me Swimming’ “Shades of Visage and Stereolab here – a radical gearshift”, and NME picked up on the “Swirling, swooning synths”, naming it one of their Best New Tracks. 

Debut album, Dream Life, saw much praise from press and radio, and lead to four singles playlisted at BBC 6 Music, ‘Black Doe’ picked as BBC Radio 1’s Hottest Record In The World, and Mary and her band performing sold-out headline shows and playing many festivals. Mary’s career has also taken an unexpected detour with the hit US podcast Welcome to Night Vale and its dystopian psychological-horror spin-off Within the Wires. She composed the music for the latter and joined the Night Vale team on their hugely successful live tours across the US and Europe.

For Mary Epworth, the creation of a new album has been about innovation and experimentation, as well as a steadfast refusal to dilute her ideas. Elytral marks the start of a new phase - bold and overflowing with possibility.

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