Duke Justice

Duke Justice is a musical shape shifter. His ability to effortlessly blend, and bounce between music genres is seemingly only matched by his talent to jump from one instrument to another with ease. From dreamy synth pop to art rock to indie-folk and everything in between. Duke Justice has been described as a “sonic chameleon” although according to the duke himself “it’s all pop to me” Born Justen C. Howard in Manhattan, New York City. Justen had seen every major Broadway musical by age ten and started studying music at the world-famous Harlem school of the arts at age seven. Since then writing, recording and performing has been the only constant in his life. He has always approached music as a story where every style he immerses himself in is a new page to add to the book. This philosophy has taken him from all night sessions in R&B and Hip-hop Studios of Atlanta, Georgia, to bluegrass jams in the backwoods of Tennessee. He’s earned awards as a blues guitarist in Texas, worked on film scores, and played in jangly brit rock bands in the clubs and venues of London, England. The musical journey eventually led him to Denver Colorado where after establishing himself as a known entity in the rising Denver music scene as the founding member, principal writer, and guitarist of the highly decorated Indie Dance-Rock outfit All Chiefs. who were often headliners of beloved Dever music staples like Westword Music Showcase, and The UMS. After the band's demise In 2018 Justen decided to fully embrace the Duke Justice moniker and to strike out on his own solo for the first time. Hitting the streets and playing in every venue and open mic that would have him. By 2019 Duke Justice was on the rise. Then came 2020 and the shows stopped, and collaboration became difficult. Just like the rest of the world, uncertainty became the new normal. And like so many of us with nowhere to go, Duke Justice took this as a time to really bet on himself, so he set up a little studio in his apartment. And started writing and recording his début release. Springboarding off the success of his first single, late 2020's "The Turn" which gained immediate airplay. Duke has been in attack mode throughout 2021 releasing several more singles, and collaborations. All while putting on a series of well reviewed live shows at multiple venues and festivals such as The UMS and Westword Music Showcase. In 2022 Duke Justice has no intention of slowing down. Keep your eyes and ears open to find out what's next.