**This episode host Tracy Rigdon sits down for a chat with local artist , Sound Designer, Music & Web Producer and performer Damien Lamar. Originally posted on July 1, 2021.
Damien Lamar
Damien Lamar (full name Damien Lamar Robinson) is an American singer-songwriter, vocalist, technologist, and composer. To local audiences, Damien Lamar is known for his passionate live performances, honest yet sensitive lyrics. He incorporates diverse influences in his performances to include jazz, gospel, down-tempo, R&B, rock, and ambient sounds.
In 1995, Damien Lamar founded his own publishing organization, Motipur Music Publishing, a writer and publisher member of ASCAP which is now administered by his company, ProfessorClock Media LLC.
Damien Lamar was performing intermittently as the frontman for The Groove Coalition with his friend and bandleader Tommy Bridgewater. Currently, he can be found performing live with Northeast Florida’s Top Variety Band, KTG Entertainment as well as his newest band, Neon Motherboard where Damien Lamar along with Paul Jonathan Holmes, Andre Martins, and Ryan Sinclair recorded an assortment of live cuts at Endangered Wise Men Recording Studios in Jacksonville, Florida.
The group had planned to release a new studio album in early 2020, but plans were put on halt due to social distancing constraints which led to Damien Lamar releasing new works. Over the last two decades, he has produced several singles and full-length albums which are available via online streaming services.
**Singer-Songwriter • Brand Design Consultant • Social Media Manager • Creative Producer: **Former Operations Manager at Garden Club of Jacksonville
**Former Contributing Producer / Radio Host at WJCT **Former Board of directors at Springfield Preservation and Revitalization (SPAR)
**Former Operations Director at Hemming Park **Former Board Member at PB&J Jacksonville **Former Accounts Payable Specialist at Fidelity National Financial
**Former Corporate Services Analyst at Wachovia
