James Damian - A Stream For Jon-Jon II

Live recording from my set for Dysfunctional at Lightbox London 21 April 2023

James Damian | Live | Dysfunctional | Lightbox London | 21 April 2023

Live recording from my opening set at MEGANITE with Mauro Picotto!

James Damian - Live - Meganite With Mauro Picotto - 3 June 2023

My opening set for Eat Your Beats with Kyle Watson at Basing House 12 October 2024

James Damian | Live | Eat Your Beats @ Basing House | 12 October 2024

Live recording from my set at Adrenaline Tuesdays @ Adrenaline Cafe, Johannesburg. 27 October 2015.

Live Recording | Adrenaline Tuesdays @ Adrenaline Cafe, Johannesburg | 27 October 2015

Live recording of my set at Halloween Ball at Truth in Johannesburg. 31 October 2015.

Live Recording | Halloween Ball @ Truth | 31 October 2015

Live recording of my opening set on the Refraction floor at Ministry of Sound in London. 28 November 2015.

Live Recording | Ministry Of Sound | 28 November 2015

Live recording from my set at Solar @ 93 Feet East in Bricklane, London on 20 February 2016

Live Recording | Solar @ 93 Feet East, London | 20 February 2016

Live recording of my set for Dysfunctional @ Fire 10 June 2016.

Live Recording | Dysfunctional @ Fire, London | 10 June 2016

Live recording of my set at the Paradox Pre Party @ Trafik in Shoreditch, London 19 July 2016.

Live Recording | Paradox Pre Party @ Trafik, London | 19 July 2016

Live recording from my set at Truth in Johannesburg 24 September 2016

Live Recording | Truth, Johannesburg, South Africa | 24 September 2016

Live recording from my set at Lights On at Lightbox in London 26 January 2017

Live At Lights On | London | 26 January 2017

Live recording from my set at Lights On at Lightbox in London 6 April 2017

Live At Lights On | London | 6 April 2017

Free track for my friends. Message me if you'd like the AIFF.

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Krench Fiss

Live recording from my birthday set for Dysfunctional at Lightbox London 2 August 2019. I had more than a few tequila's so please excuse the mixing in places.

James Damian | Live | Dysfunctional | Lightbox London | 2 August 2019

Live recording from my set for Soiree at Rye Society London 25 August 2019.

James Damian | Live | Soiree | Rye Society London | 25 August 2019

Live recording from my set for Sick Notes at Egg London 18 October 2019

James Damian | Live | Sick Notes | Egg London | 18 October 2019

On the morning of 21 April 2020 I woke up with a feeling I'd never experienced before in my life. I didn't know it at the time but I now believe that was the moment the connection I shared with Jon-Jon was severed. I picked up my phone and text him a single question: "update?". A few seconds later I could see the message hadn't been delivered and that was that. I had no doubt I'd lost one of my best friends. He'd cheated death so many times before that I'd just assumed a silly little spider bite wouldn't be any trouble. I was wrong. I'm just grateful that our last exchange ended with us both telling the other how much we loved each other.

The pandemic took away the opportunity for me to fly back to SA and attend his funeral. This impacted me more than I could ever imagine. It's been months since he passed and I haven't been able to enjoy music the same since. All I've wanted to do is honour his memory with an expression of the contribution he made to my life and soul. He was the big brother I never had and will never find again. Anyone who had the pleasure of knowing him would agree he was one of a kind with a kindness beyond measure ❤️

I am asking my friends to please donate whatever you can afford to the charity I've chosen close to Jon-Jon's heart. The day he passed HuskyRomi Wolf Sanctuary named an animal after him and I can't think of a better way to support him right now in this life: https://tinyurl.com/y62mwv6d. 

You can donate here: https://www.givengain.com/c/huskyromi/

You can view the original stream here: https://youtu.be/yJESLVnCY5c

James Damian - Live - A Stream For Jon-Jon - 15 August 2020

Live recording one random lockdown night in London 14 January 2021

James Damian | Bedroom Mix | 14 January 2021

The Early Days

With music in his blood, ambition and a rare talent, James was determined to create and forge his own individual style on the heady world of EDM. Right from the start he took the music industry by the horns and has successfully managed to make a name for himself.

His first public performance saw him as a guest at Derek The Bandits' (a well known South African Radio personality) "Sound Republic" party. Slightly raw but eager he left his mark and was offered a residency at one of the original "all weekend" clubs in Johannesburg, Sunnyside Up.

He has also been one of the top resident DJs at South Africa's longest running and most successful club, ESP.

Identified as having something out of the ordinary, the management of ESP invested heavily in James and his international career, initiating a DJ exchange with other promoters around the world and so far he has proven his worth to audiences at a number of prestigious clubs and events on the international circuit including countries like Austria, Spain, Poland, the UK and Switzerland!

Warming Up

He took part in the 2006 Zurich street parade as part of the South African representation and showed one million people that the southern hemisphere is a force to be reckoned with.

Experience comes in many forms and James has had the honor of playing alongside some of the biggest names in the dance world. He opened for Armin van Buuren during a 2006 South African tour as well as closed for the world’s number one on the South African leg of the highly acclaimed Godskitchen Boombox tour in 2009.

Firing Off

In October 2010, James played at the acclaimed Electric Mansion event held at Gallagher Estate. The line-up was unlike anything seen in South Africa until that point. James played alongside trance giants Sander Van Doorn, Marco V and First State. 

Shortly after that, James played at the Godskitchen Boombox Tour, when it returned to South Africa in November 2010, with Above & Beyond (rated 5th on the DJ Mag 100) as the headliners. 

In December 2010, James Damian launched a new concept in events called “The Darkest Forest”. James transformed ESP into a magical forest for the night complete with quirky performers, sultry dancers and advanced stage and lighting such which Joburgs club life had never seen. It was a huge hit, with South African based International Protoculture as the main guest DJ. 

In January 2011 James alongside partners Muzzi Muz and DJ Speedy started a new trance night aimed at bringing back the sound to South Africa’s capital city Pretoria: “Save The Last Trance” has been well received and attendance continues to grow with each party.

In 2009, James, along with Shane Halcon, hosted a “Trance Africa” floor at H2O. In 2011, he returned to the Main Stage at H2O, at the recent “2 Cities” party, which featured International DJ, Marcel Woods.

Affable and highly approachable, this gentleman of the decks has created a following of faithful fans eager to loose themselves in his musical magic.

Played Alongside/Supporting sets: 

Signum : Dave 202 : Cosmic Gate : Steve Murano : Scott Bond : Dumonde : Gareth Emery : Brian Cross : 4 Strings : Thrillseekers : Pulser : Ron Van Den Beuken : Mark Norman : Rank1 : PG2 : Above & Beyond : John 00 Fleming : Dave Lee : Menno De Jong : Kyau & Albert : Ian Betts : Adam White : Leon Bolier : M.I.K.E : Armin Van Buuren : Sander van Doorn : Marco V : First State : Shane Halcon : Protoculture : Marcel Woods : Paul Oakenfold : Lange : W&W : 

James Damian

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