<album>
  <title>Empire</title>
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  <musicbrainzalbumid>41af1708-9eea-4d8d-b47e-985a375a7fac</musicbrainzalbumid>
  <artistdesc>The Funk Hunters are a Canadian electronic music act and DJ duo based in Vancouver, British Columbia. Composed of members Nick Middleton and Duncan Smith, The Funk Hunters are recognized on the international dance scene for their future funk sound, which is a mix of old school soul, disco, funk and classic hip hop, deeply cross-pollinated with contemporary electronic dance music.
Since their inception, The Funk Hunters have toured the world, performing live in over 16 countries and on internationally recognized festivals stages such as Coachella, Bonnaroo, Shambhala, Electric Forest, Outside Lands, Envision, and Life Is Beautiful. 
Nick Middleton is a music producer and record label owner and Duncan Smith is a multimedia artist. Together as The Funk Hunters Middleton and Smith tour the world performing a live audio visual show operated simultaneously from four turntables and two mixers.
Since the pandemic hit in March 2020, the Funk Hunters (Duncan Smith) have hosted a highly popular live stream channel on Twitch, with Detour Drive on Tuesday nights.</artistdesc>
  <releasedate>10/23/2020</releasedate>
  <label>Westwood Recordings</label>
</album>