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the world music professionals directoryJames Clayton
Jace Clayton is a writer and musician living in Brooklyn. His essays have appeared in The Washington Post, Abitare, and n+1, and he is a regular contributor to Frieze, The Fader, and The National. Clayton’s interests include music, globalization, public space, and digital technologies/networks, with an emphasis on Latin America, Africa, and the Arab world. The New York Times calls Clayton “a thoughtful pipeline for music from countless distant and obscure outposts.” He has given lectures and artist talks at Harvard University and other cultural/educational institutions in Germany, Spain, Peru, The Netherlands, and Brazil.
Clayton performs internationally as DJ /rupture. The turntablist and producer has toured in over 30 countries, released records on Soul Jazz & Tigerbeat6, DJ’ed in a band with Norah Jones, done two John Peel Sessions, and was turntable soloist with the 80-member Barcelona Symphony Orchestra. His dynamic live sets simultaneously party-rock and suggest complex political undertones. His recent album, Uproot, was named one of the 10 Best Albums of the Year by Pitchfork.
Clayton maintains a popular blog at www.negrophonic.com, and hosts a weekly radio show on NYC-area FM station WFMU 91.1fm. His show is re-broadcast on a number of independent radio stations throughout Europe.
