One City Center
1 City Center, Portland, ME 04101
USA
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). 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.
With a strong, lifelong commitment to music, Brandon has been playing and performing both piano and the trumpet since he was 6 years old. A natural on stage, Brandon’s music career has taken off under the moniker TUMBL DOWN – he quickly acquired a residency a Brian Boru and has played at clubs throughout the Northeast. Brandon played a pivotal role in the production of the Frequency mini-festivals at Thompson’s Point. A breakout year for TUMBL DOWN, he hit the ground running with multiple charting releases on Therfore Records in 2020 and multiple appearances at the prestigious Elements Festival. Brandon plays a thumpy selection of deep and tech styles of house, and he is known for producing thick bass lines and rich and catchy vocal hooks.