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{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Dam-Funk
| image           =DâM-FunK at the Pitchfork Music Festival 2010 (4809952574).jpg
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| birth_name      = Damon Garrett Riddick
| alias           = D-F, Garrett, Gemini Twin
| birth_date      = {{birth date and age|1971|6|15}}
| origin          = [[Pasadena, California]], United States
| genre           = [[Funk]], [[Boogie (genre)|boogie]], [[funktronica]], [[R&B]], [[g-funk]], [[synth-pop]]
| occupation      = Musician, producer, DJ, vocalist
| years_active    = 1988–present
| label           = [[Stones Throw]], [[Scion A/V]], Glydezone, Funkmosphere, [[Music from Memory]]
| associated_acts = [[7 Days of Funk (group)|7 Days of Funk]], Computer Jay, [[Leon Sylvers III]], Master Blazter, [[MC Eiht]], [[Nite Jewel]], [[Peanut Butter Wolf]], [[Steve Arrington]], [[Westside Connection]], [[Ariel Pink]], [[Christine and the Queens]], [[Mac Miller]]
| website         = {{Official URL}}
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}}
'''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]] musician, vocalist and producer from Pasadena, California. In 2007, Riddick signed with the L.A.-based record label [[Stones Throw Records]].
==Partial discography==
'''Solo albums '''
* ''[[Toeachizown]]'' (Stones Throw, 2009)
* ''[[Invite the Light]]'' (Stones Throw, 2015)<ref>{{cite web|title=Download a track from DâM-FunK's forthcoming Invite The Light LP – FACT Magazine: Music News, New Music.|url=http://www.factmag.com/2012/10/26/download-a-track-from-dam-funks-forthcoming-invite-the-light-lp/|work=FACT Magazine|access-date=December 15, 2013|date=October 26, 2013}}</ref>
* ''Private Life'' {{small|(as Garrett)}} ([[Music from Memory]], 2017)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://boomkat.com/products/private-life-79696e09-cb4a-4241-98b1-51a69894c22c |title=Garrett - Private Life |publisher=[[Boomkat]] |access-date=October 3, 2018}}</ref>
* ''Above the Fray'' (Glydezone, 2021)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/dam-funk-above-the-fray/|title=DāM-FunK: Above the Fray Album Review|website=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|last=Bromfield|first=Daniel|date=August 12, 2021|access-date=August 12, 2021}}</ref>
'''Collaborative albums'''
* ''Higher'' <small>(with [[Steve Arrington]])</small> (Stones Throw, 2013)
* ''[[7 Days of Funk]]'' <small>(with [[Snoopzilla]] as 7 Days of Funk)</small> (Stones Throw, 2013)
'''Extended plays'''
* ''LA Series #7'' <small>(with Computer Jay)</small> (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) <small>(with [[Nite Jewel]])</small>
* ''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" <small>([[Tony Cook (musician)|Tony Cook]] featuring Dam-Funk)</small> (Stones Throw, 2010)
* "[[Faden Away]]" (Stones Throw, 2013) <small>(with Snoopzilla as 7 Days of Funk)</small>
* "[[Damn, dis-moi (Christine and the Queens song)|Damn, dis-moi]]"/"[[Damn, dis-moi (Christine and the Queens song)|Girlfriend]]" <small>([[Christine and the Queens]] featuring Dâm Funk)</small> ([[Because Music]], 2018)
==References==
'''Footnotes'''
{{Reflist}}
'''Sources'''
* [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1634131|pure_url=yes}} Review], [[Allmusic]]
* [http://www.thefader.com/2009/12/11/feature-dam-funk-redefines-borders/ Interview in The FADER Magazine :: DāM-FunK cover feature, circa. 2009]
* [http://www.dustedmagazine.com/reviews/5347 Review], Dusted Magazine
* [http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13634-toeachizown/ Review], [[Pitchfork Media]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100417135307/http://www.prefixmag.com/reviews/dam-funk/toeachizown/31376 Review], Prefix Magazine
* [http://www.xlr8r.com/reviews/dam-funk/toeachizown Review], [[XLR8R]]
*[https://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/26/arts/music/26dam.html Concert Review], ''[[The New York Times]]''
==External links==
* [https://www.discogs.com/artist/888250-Dam-Funk Dam-Funk] at [[Discogs]]
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[[Category:1971 births]]
[[Category:21st-century American male singers]]
[[Category:21st-century American singers]]
[[Category:American boogie musicians]]
[[Category:American funk singers]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Record producers from California]]
[[Category:Singers from California]]
[[Category:Stones Throw Records artists]]