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.

In April 2016, he announced his self-titled debut album, set for release on August 19th 2016 on Greco-Roman/City Slang,^[6] with the video for tracks "Colours" and "Moving On".^[7]

He has remixed the likes of Glass Animals, Jax Jones, Truls, Sundara Karma, Luka Vasta and Kakkmaddafakka,^[8] and on tour has supported Hot Chip,^[9] Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs^[10] and Crystal Fighters.^[11]

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,^[12] Roosevelt has since DJ'd at Fabric, Panorama Bar,^[13] Boiler Room^[14] and Social Club as well as at festivals around the world as part of the extended family of his UK-based label Greco-Roman.^[15]

Discography

Albums

Title	Album details
Roosevelt[16]	Release date: 19 August 2016 Label: Greco-Roman/City Slang Formats: CD, digital download, 12" vinyl

Singles^[17]

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

Compilations^[18]

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

Music videos

Title	Year	Director(s)	Ref.
"Sea"	2012	Jem Goulding	[19]
"Montreal"	2013	Roosevelt	[20]
"Elliot"		Hot Mess	[21]
"Night Moves"	2015	Sophia Ray	[22]
"Hold On"		Fabian Podeszwa	[23]
"Colours / Moving On"	2016	Elliott Arndt	[24]
"Fever"			[25]

References

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2. "Roosevelt | Inverted Audio". inverted-audio.com. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
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9. "HOT CHIP uk + ROOSEVELT ger — Program". Trix Antwerp. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
10. "Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs at O2 Shepherd's Bush Empire (10 Oct 12) with Roosevelt". Songkick. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
11. "Crystal Fighters with Roosevelt & Curses (2013-11-22)". Brixton Buzz news, features and listings for Brixton, London. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
12. "Roosevelt — Melt! Booking". Melt! Booking. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
13. "CTM 2015 – Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs, Greco-Roman Night, Prostitutes at Berghain/Panorama Bar". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
14. Boiler Room (2013-04-04), Roosevelt Boiler Room Berlin DJ Set, retrieved 2016-03-16
15. "RA: Greco-Roman Soundsystem tour dates". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
16. "Roosevelt announces self-titled debut album". Indie is not a genre. 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2016-05-18.
17. "Roosevelt (4)". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
18. "Roosevelt (4)". Discogs. Retrieved 2016-03-16.
19. "Sea – Roosevelt". The Fader. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
20. "Montreal – Roosevelt". Lagasta. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
21. "Elliot – Roosevelt". Lagasta. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
22. "Night Moves – Roosevelt". Lagasta. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
23. "Hold On – Roosevelt". Lagasta. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
24. "Roosevelt – "Colours" / "Moving On" Video". Stereogum. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
25. "Songs We Love: Roosevelt, 'Fever'". NPR Music. Retrieved July 27, 2016.