Roosevelt (musician)

Roosevelt (born Marius Lauber, September 1990) is a singer, songwriter and producer from Cologne, Germany.^[1] He is signed to Greco-Roman.^[2][3]

Music career

Following on from 2013’s acclaimed debut EP 'Elliot',^[4] Roosevelt released the double-A side 'Night Moves/Hold On' in 2015 on Greco-Roman^[5] which continued a warm synth-pop, Balearic influenced sound. His debut album is due in 2016.^[6]

He has remixed the likes of Glass Animals, Jax Jones, Truls, Sundara Karma, Luka Vasta and Kakkmaddafakka,^[7] and on tour has supported Hot Chip,^[8] Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs^[9] and Crystal Fighters.^[10]

Roosevelt has also had a successful DJ career in addition to touring live. Having started off as a resident DJ at Cologne’s Total Confusion party,^[11] Roosevelt has since DJ'd at Fabric, Panorama Bar,^[12] Boiler Room^[13] and Social Club as well as at festivals around the world as part of the extended family of his UK-based label Greco-Roman.^[14]

Discography

Singles^[15]

Year	Title	Label
2012	Sea	Greco-Roman
2013	Elliot	Future Classic/Greco-Roman
2015	Hold On/Night Moves	Greco-Roman

Compilations^[16]

Year	Contribution	Album	Label
2013	Montreal	Electronic Beats 2013	Electronic Beats
2014	Elliot	Majestic Casual Chapter 2	Kontor Records
2014	Montreal	Trip Mode	Kitsuné Maison

References

1. "Roosevelt — Free listening, videos, concerts, stats and pictures at Last.fm". www.last.fm. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
2. "Roosevelt | Inverted Audio". inverted-audio.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
3. Lester, Paul (16 September 2013). "New band of the day: Roosevelt (No 1,597)". the Guardian. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
4. ""Elliot" by Roosevelt | Tracks | Pitchfork". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
5. "Roosevelt (4) - Hold On / Night Moves". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
6. "Marius Lauber (Roosevelt): 'Ik ga niet veranderen uit angst dat mensen mijn muziek niet leuk vinden'". Muzine.nl. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
7. "Roosevelt (4)". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
8. "HOT CHIP uk + ROOSEVELT ger — Program". Trix Antwerp. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
9. "Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire (10 Oct 12) with Roosevelt". Songkick. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
10. "Crystal Fighters with Roosevelt & Curses (2013-11-22)". Brixton Buzz news, features and listings for Brixton, London. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
11. "Roosevelt — Melt! Booking". Melt! Booking. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
12. "CTM 2015 – Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Greco-Roman Night, Prostitutes at Berghain/Panorama Bar". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
13. Boiler Room (2013-04-04), Roosevelt Boiler Room Berlin DJ Set, retrieved 2016-03-16
14. "RA: Greco-Roman Soundsystem tour dates". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
15. "Roosevelt (4)". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
16. "Roosevelt (4)". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-03-16.