As you should all know by now Scatterfest isn’t too far away so expect a lot of posts highlighting some of the artists that appear on the line up. After Lewis great post on Shit Robot, I’ve put together a bit of background information on James Amato.
James Amato is one of the most widely recognised names in the electronic music scene, and also one of the busiest. Not just a DJ, James divides his time promoting club nights and since 2007, has been running his fidget/electro/tech-house record label ‘Potty Mouth Records’ which is one of the hottest labels in the music scene today.
1990 saw James launch his music career in Milwaukee and as he worked his way through the local and Midwest rave scene, his profile grew. In 2004 James became Milwaukee’s Mantra Lounge’s co-owner/director of music and bookings – which opened the doors for him to launch the successful club night ‘Kamasutra’. The night continued to grow during the 3-years stint, giving the club national attention with publications in URB magazine and a front-page cover story in ‘Nightclub/Bar Magazine.’
Basing himself in Chicago in 2006, James became the new director of Music and Bookings for ‘Smart Bar’, a venue with 25 years of showcasing electronic talent under its belt. Juggling the roles of both promoter and booker, he was responsible of bringing Chicago some of the hottest acts in the electronic music scene to date. These included Switch, Alan Braxe, Digitalism, Crookers, Erol Alkan and Claude Vonstroke .
In 2007, James received critical fanfare in Chicago when he was named part of New City Magazine’s “45 Most Influential People That Rock Chicago.” In addition to this he was named one of the next “10 Exciting Up-And-Comers” in the electronic music world in 2008.
James’ rising profile in the underground electronic scene led to the creation of two successful digital/vinyl labels including the well-known Potty Mouth Music which has now established itself as a label which has supported the electro, house, techno and crunk genres. The label has released over 30 EP’s and has showcased big-name talent including: Santiago & Bushido, Crookers, HiJack and the Mightyfools.
In October 2009 James relocated to Los Angeles where he continues to balance his career as a promoter, label-owner, DJ and producer.
As an extra here is a link to a current phone interview James did on potty mouth music
JAMES AMATO INTERVIEW
I can’t write this post without some music so here is James’s Latest Mixtape featuring a lot of Potty Mouth Releases. This will give you a great idea of what you will witness in a James Amato DJ Set.
James Amato – Left Coast Bass (Mediafire)
Find the Complete Tracklist in the Comments Section
****SCATTERFEST TICKET GIVEAWAY****
The first person that can tell me the name of the track James Amato & Nate Bowen released on Large Music in 2008 wins a FREE double pass to Scatterfest!
Email all answers to scatterfest@gmail.com and the winner will be notified by email
