One City Center
1 City Center, Portland, ME 04101
USA
Every Friday CAKEWALK presents a rotating set of popular DJ’s. This Boston veteran pulls rump shaking Disco and Deep House from his 20 years running decks from The Middle East to Elements Music Festival.
Growing up and cleaning the house to jazzy, soulful, disco funky stuff (thanks to his parents) while also getting that old school hip hop/R&B influence (thanks to his big bro) is where it all began for James Walker (cakewalk). Jump ahead many years and musical phases later, after DJing college parties in Boston/NH and attending the MMMMaven DJ & Music Production courses, he quickly found his place in the Boston underground scene. Since then cakewalk has become a resident with BINARY, Flight 617, La Flor, Middlesex Lounge and Citrus Portland! These are some of the top underground parties in Boston and Portland, ME. He has also shared the stage with electronic/dance music hero’s like Soul Clap, Purple Disco Machine, Way Out West, Little Boots, Chus + Ceballos, No Regular Play, Beckwith, Goldfish, Goldroom, Doorly, Hayden James, Mark Farina, Claptone, Bonobo, Orchard Lounge, Matthew Dear, Golf Clap and many more. From playing rooftop parties in NYC to Mexico city, to international clubs like Habitat Living Sound, cakewalk is quickly making his name known and funkin’ up dance floors all over the globe.