Function (musician)

David Charles Sumner (born 1 December 1973),[1] who records as Function, is an American techno DJ and producer.

Function
Birth nameDavid Charles Sumner
Born (1973-12-01) December 1, 1973
Brooklyn, New York City
GenresTechno music
Occupation(s)DJ and producer
LabelsSynewave

Born in the Canarsie area of Brooklyn in New York City[1] Sumner's early musical interests included Kraftwerk, Afrika Bambaataa, Man Parrish, John Robie and Arthur Baker, The Human League, New Order and Depeche Mode.[2] He first took to DJing in 1986[2] and released his first record in 1996,[1] producing work on the Synewave label and becoming the only non-Birmingham Dj to release work on the Downwards Records label.[3]

In 2004 Sumner joined Regis's Sandwell District collective.[4]

Albums
  • RA.EX001 (2010)
  • Incubation (2013)
  • Function : Vatican Shadow -Game Have Rules (2014)

(With LSD)

gollark: Where?
gollark: Audit log? Do you have perms?
gollark: The thing is that you seem to alternate between "you are EVIL and we do not want you anyway" and "please join now", which is also... very dodecahedral.
gollark: They are actually better as foods, but I prefer melons.
gollark: As a member of the POTAT-O5 council, I've decided not to currently.

References
  1. Sandwell District, Tailored Communication, retrieved 2013-07-14
  2. "Function", Awakenings, Monumental Productions, retrieved 2013-07-14
  3. "Biography of Function", Resident Advisor, Resident Advisor Ltd., retrieved 2013-07-14
  4. Finlayson, Angus (2013-05-17), Sandwell District: Where Next?, Resident Advisor, retrieved 2013-07-14
  5. Williams, Harrison. "Function, Luke Slater and Steve Bicknell debut LSD project on Ostgut". Mixmag, 11 October 2017. Norman Records
  6. Holbrook, Cameron. "Luke Slater, Steve Bicknell and Function launch new LSD imprint". Mixmag, 28 May 2019. Retrieved 8 June 2019
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