Neo Trova, Trip Hope,
Canción, Canto.

Víctor Rosas

[BOOKING/INFO: bookings@mrphillipsmusic.com

Swirling synths coated in sugar sweet vocals, booming bass lines and kickin' beats.

Damian Robert Nesta Marley, also known around the world as “Junior Gong” and more recently as “Gongzilla” was born in 1978 to parents Bob Marley and Cindy Breakspeare, Miss World 1976.  As a young adult, he developed a passion and a gift to speak for those who cannot always speak for themselves. A self-proclaimed ‘Spiritual Revolutionary’, Damian has worked assiduously to carve his own niche in music history and to add a new perspective to the Marley legacy for the 21st century. 

At the age of 13, Damian began performing in a group called “The Shepherds” which comprised of Shiah Coore (son of Third World guitarist Cat Coore) and currently a member of his band, and Yashema Beth McGreggor, daughter of reggae singers Freddie Mcgreggor and Judy Mowatt and then began touring with his brothers, Stephen, Ky-mani, Julian and Ziggy. 

By 1996, Damian had already made his stamp as a different kind of Marley when he released his first solo album “Mr. Marley”, a heavily dancehall-influenced album produced by his brother Stephen Marley.  His second album “Halfway Tree” was released in 2001 by a major record label and showcased Damian’s unique gift for blending dancehall, reggae and hip-hop styles.  This album won Damian much recognition and remained on the Billboard Top Reggae Album Charts for 158 weeks and earned him his first Grammy for Best Reggae Album in 2002. 
While honored by this recognition by the global music fraternity, Damian continued to work in the studio, laying the groundwork for the tracks that would become his highly anticipated album, “Welcome To Jamrock”. The lyrics in this album presented Marley as a true spiritual revolutionary, as he used his talent to evoke a spiritual change while trying to enforce a better way of thinking.  He is described as “rhyming with the conviction of a street preacher with the intellect of a university economist”.  

Damian’s hit single “Welcome to Jamrock” was listed as one of the Top 100 Songs of the Decade by Rolling Stone, and at the 2006 Grammy Awards, he won Best Reggae Album and Best Urban/Alternative Performance for Welcome to Jamrock. Damian is the only Jamaican reggae artist in history to win two Grammy Awards on the same night. He is also the only reggae artist to win in the Best Urban/Alternative Performance category at the Grammy Awards. The New York Times called Welcome to Jamrock the “best reggae song of the decade.” 
Welcome to Jamrock led the pathway to Damian’s critically acclaimed collaboration with Nas for 2010’s much lauded album “Distant Relatives” – a project which explored the relationships between reggae, hip-hop and Africa. The album title refers not only to the bond between the artists, but the connection to their African ancestry, which inspired the album both musically and lyrically. USA Today referred to the album as a “potent and often provocative collaboration” and by Rolling Stone as “an Afrocentric winner.” The album debuted at Number 5 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and Number 1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums, Rap Albums and Reggae Albums charts, with Billboard heralding the album as “a dynamic hybrid.”    

The Distant Relatives Tour kicked off in 2011 and saw Damian traveling and performing for thousands of fans all over the world, including South America, Europe, The United Kingdom, The Caribbean and North America.  

Damian continued to cross musical boundaries in 2012, as he went on to partner with Skrillex for their groundbreaking track “Make It Bun Dem”, which Rolling Stone called “a monster mash up of dubstep and dancehall” and has led to several remixes of the original version.  Damian recently released two other singles; “Set Up Shop” and  “Affairs of the Heart” which both received widespread airplay. 

Damian continues to tour with his band all over the world as a way of entertaining and healing as he continues to spread the message for those whose voices cannot be heard. He is working with his brothers Stephen and Julian under their Ghetto Youths International Label, to discover, develop and sign gifted artistes by applying their musical talent and vast experience to create new and different styles of music.  

Damian is currently in the studio working on his upcoming solo album.

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Gramatik Discography:
Re:Coil Part II (2019)
Re:Coil Part I (2017)
Epigram (2016)
Coffee Shop Selection (2015)
The Age Of Reason (2014)
SB4 (2013)
#digitalfreedom (2012)
Beatz & Pieces Vol. 1 (2011)
No Shortcuts (2010)
Street Bangerz Vol. 3 (2010)
Water 4 The Soul EP (2009)
Street Bangerz Vol. 2 (2009)
Street Bangerz Vol. 1 (2008)
Expedition 44 (2008)
Dreams About Her EP (2008)

* - Gereon Adenauer 
Next Gigs :
04.06.2022 - Gleis 8 - Bonn
28.01.2020 - Engelsburg / Erfurt
09.07. Mikroport / Krefeld OpenAir
25.05. Mikroport / Krefeld OpenAir
14.05. Kammer / Düsseldorf
31.04. E-Feld / Köln
23.01. E-Feld / Köln
2016 !!!
25.12. Venue / Köln
17.10. - PHRIX Club / Siegburg
04.09. - Artheater / Köln
15.08. - Liebevoll Tanzen / Köln
09.08. - Peace Love Attacke / Köln
08.08. - Gamescom / Köln
01.08. - Nature One / Pydna Alliance
26.07. - All Night Long - Kreuzberg / Bonn
04.07. - Open Air / Rotter See
13.06. - Centrum Club / Erfurt
01.05. - Tanz dich Frei Open Air / Köln
30.04. - LiebevollTanzen Open Air / Köln
28.03. - Kult / Troisdorf
21.03. - Casuals1907 / Wuppertal
16.02. - 3RaumWohnung / Bonn
13.02. - Tante Rike / Bonn
12.02. - 3RaumWohnug / Bonn
30.01. - 3RaumWohnung / Bonn
01.01. - Lucky Slevin / Köln
27.12. - E-Feld / Köln
24.12. - Elektroküche / Köln
20.12. - Winter Open Air (TBA) / Köln
12.12. - 3Raumwohnung / Bonn
06.12. - TechnoTower / Bad Breisig 
21.11. - 3Raumwohnung / Bonn
---------> ( - Artist Exeat - ) 
31.10. - Gambrinus / Bad Homburg (FFM)
19.10. - Nordbrücke / Bonn
10.10. - Elektroküche / Köln
---------> ( - Artist Exeat - ) 
19.09. - OLC / Köln
14.09. - Rhein*Harbour / Open Air / Bonn
06.09. - Centrum Club / Erfurt
06.09. - Benzin / Open Air / Essen
05.09. - Odonien / Köln
24.08. - Rabauken Boot / Düsseldorf
23.08. - Elektroküche / Köln
16.08. - TechnoTower / Bad Breisig
16-17.08. - Rhein*Harbour / Open Air / Bonn
10.08. - Kreuzberg / Bonn
09.08. - Privilege / Köln
02.08. - Nature One / Kastellaun-Hunsrück
27.07. - Werkstatt / Köln
19.07. - Beach in Flammen / Köln
12.07. - Elektroküche / Köln 
11.07. - Cube Club / Köln
05.07. - Ruhr In Love / Oberhausen
04.07. - Kreuzberg / Bonn
13.06. - Cube Club / Köln
05.06. - Liebevoll Tanzen / Köln
30.05. - Gambrinus / Bad Homburg (FFM)
24.05. - Tante Rike / Bonn
17.05. - Elektroküche / Köln
09.05. - Cube Club / Köln
01.05. - TBA - Open Air / Köln
20.04. - Klangkeller / Düsseldorf
19.04. - TechnoTower / Bad Breisig
11.04. - CUBE Club / Köln
04.04. - Abendroth   Köln
22.03. - Tower / Bad Breisig
21.03. - Artheater / Köln
15.03. - Freudenreich / Berlin
14.03. - Backstage / Köln
08.03. - Nachtigall / Köln
03.03. - Abendroth / Köln
27.02. - Nachtigall / Köln
27.02. - Die Kammer / Düsseldorf
14.02. - Backstage / Köln
08.02. - Place 2 B / Köln
12.01. - Abendroth / Köln
01.01. - Abendroth / Köln
01.01. - Asta FH / Köln

31.12. Elektroküche & Essigfabrik /    Köln
20.12. Room 47 /    Köln 
14.12. Elektroküche /    Köln
30.11. Touch Club /    Köln
24.11. Room 47 /    Köln 
23.11. Elektroküche /    Köln
16.11. 8bar /    Siegburg
11.11. Artheater /    Köln
10.11. Holzhouse /    Gummersbach
09.11. Glasfabrik /    Bad Breisig
08.11. Room 47 /    Köln
01.11. Scheinbar /    Bad Honnef
27.10. Room 47 /    Köln 
26.10. Elektroküche /    Köln
10.10. Kreuzberg /    Bonn ( -All night long- )
20.09. Centrum /    Erfurt
07.09. Reinecke Fuchs /    Köln
30.08. Touch Club /    Köln
24.08. Nordbrücke /    Bonn 
24.08. Schrebergarten /    Siegburg
11.08. Tant´Tinchen /   Hangelar
03.08. Kunstbar /    Köln
02.08. Nature One - Camp /    Hunsrück-Kastellaun
28.07. Tant´Tinchen /    Hangelar
20.07. Nordbrücke /    Bonn
14.07. Tant´Tinchen /    Hangelar
13.07. Touch Club /    Köln
08.07. Tant´Tinchen /    Hangelar
06.07. Raum35 /    Siegburg
30.06. Tant´Tinchen /    Hangelar
22.06. Open Air /    Köln 
21.06. New Water /    Aachen 
16.06. Open Air-TBA* /    Siegburg
09.06. Flughafen St. Augustin /    Hangelar
01.06. 8 bar /    Siegburg 
26.05. Flughafen St. Augustin /    Hangelar
25.05. Touch Club /    Köln
08.05. Kiesgrube /    Freiburg ( -All night long- )
27.04. Raum35 /    Siegburg
26.04. 3Raumwohnung /    Bonn
06.04. Kunstbar /    Köln
23.02. Fort XI /    Köln
15.02. Backstage /    Bonn

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