Damon Jamal Taylor

With persistence and diligence Damon Jamal Taylor aka "Dame Drummer" is making his way in the music industry. His musical contributions have reached people all over the world. Born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio and since moving to California he has toured and worked with a long list of artists including Martin Luther, Marcus Machado, Aisha Fukushima, DâM Funk, Zion-I, Kev Choice, Oakland Symphony, SF Symphony, Grammy Nominated: Los Rakas, Grammy Nominated : Alphabet Rockers, Prince protege and Soul-Train Award winner Liv Warfield and 3x Grammy Award winner Fantastic Negrito. In 2013 Dame released his debut self-produced album "Breathe". The album takes you through a journey of life, love, pain and victory. In 2019 Dame released his second self-produced full length album entitled "Loveolution" (a love letter to black folks). In June of 2020 Dame released "Aye Yai Yai", his third self-produced album featuring featuring controversial songs like "Burn It Down" and "Get What You Gave" that provide a super melodic presentation on race theory. The album also features the title song which is Dame's first song after battling deep depression. Dame is gearing up for the release of his directorial debut titled "Black Daddy: The Movie". It is a triumphant award-winning Docu-Musical winning over 30 awards that provides an in depth look at some of the trials, triumph and beauty of black fatherhood in America as well as an award-winning accompanying score and soundtrack titled "Black Daddy: The Sound". In November Dame officially became a "Grammy-Nominated producer" with his production work with 4x Grammy Nominated Oakland-based group Alphabet Rockers. Dame Drummer's music and storytelling journeys into the world of the people he identifies with the most: The Stolen and Oppressed Melanated People of America.