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Celebrating 25 years of James Dempsey and the Breakpoints
Way back in the year 2001, James Dempsey stepped out on stage to perform a song at the Worldwide Developer Conference and a WWDC-week tradition was born.
We're excited to announce that the annual James Dempsey and the Breakpoints show is back once again for 2026!
We’re gearing up for a show that you will not want to miss. We’ve been working hard putting together an amazing evening of mingling, music, and laughs to benefit Techtonica.
Throwback Show
To celebrate 25 years of the band, this year's concert is a throwback to the earliest LIVE near WWDC shows.
Admission is free with a cash bar!
Register for the show and donate to Techtonica, a nonprofit that helps women and non-binary adults seeking economic empowerment to overcome barriers into tech careers.
Our musical band of nerds, geeks, and community luminaries come together from around the world to perform LIVE near WWDC. The show is a full concert of humorous, original, programming-oriented songs, including favorites from our iTunes chart-topping, #5 Billboard comedy album Backtrace.
Full event details are below.
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If you can’t join us in person, you can still support Techtonica with a donation using the Donate button below.
Donate- Admission: Free with a cash bar — just register and donate!
- Date: Thursday Night, June 11, 2026
- Time: Doors open at 7 pm. The music starts about 8. Event runs until 11.
- Location: X-Bar — believe it or not, our first time ever in Cupertino!
- No Apple Park Invite? No Problem! If you’re in town — come on by!
- All donations and merch proceeds go directly to Techtonica.
About Techtonica
Techtonica is a nonprofit that helps women and non-binary adults seeking economic empowerment overcome barriers into tech careers. We offer software engineering training, laptops, stipends, mentors, community, and job placement or job search support.
Our program participants bring an array of perspectives to tech — 87% of our graduates so far are BIPOC, 28% have a disability, 17% are parents, 11% identify outside the gender binary, and 1% are veterans.
Techtonica's first part-time software engineering program was launched in 2025 and the second part-time cohort will start this fall. We are seeking hiring partners, consulting opportunities, mentors, and donors. Please volunteer, donate, or involve your company today!
https://techtonica.org
About James Dempsey and the Breakpoints
James Dempsey and the Breakpoints is a nerdy, nerdy band performing humorous, original songs about software development, including favorites from their #5 Billboard-charting comedy album Backtrace. This year marks the 10th LIVE near WWDC concert, making the show a true WWDC-week tradition.
James is a fifteen-year Apple veteran gone indie as an iOS and macOS developer, trainer, speaker, and songwriter. The Breakpoints are a fabled group of talented techies-by-day and musicians-by-night who help bring these songs to life.
http://jamesdempsey.net | @jamesdempsey
