Album Notes

TJ is on a mission. Music is his passion, but liberation is his life mission. He's a community organizer, and educator, as well as a music producer and musician.

Tristan, 24, was born in Canada and has lived in London, LA, Memphis, St. Louis, and Chicago. Tristan grew up in the rave scene performing throughout the Midwest. As a kid, his clashes with the law drove him into politics and social awareness. He grew determined to get an education at any cost. He is now a classically trained musician/composer and also has a degree in audio engineering. Thanks to his past influences and study of politics, philosophy, and music, he now considers himself to be a revolutionary artist and writer, striving to create real social change.

Tristan James takes the helm of the new label, Proletariat Productions, as head producer and recording engineer.


Tristan also manages an online music journal called United Front and publishes a PodCast around the journal. He interviews musicians, artists, activists and others, in an attempt to understand and promote the revolutionary artists movement.

Some of Tristan's influences are Tricky, Portishead, Nine Inch Nails, The Coup, Rage Against the Machine, Tribe Called Quest, and JJ Johnson.