BOB'S PAINTING HAPPY LITTLE SWIRLS UP IN THE CLOUDS

This is my contribution to the PLF Producers, Oops All Swirls! compilation

To my musical ear, Pretty Lights production is already perfect so I had some reservations about submitting a remix for this project when first approached by Jordan
 After giving it some thought, I decided to treat this more like an edit than a remix. I wasn’t interested in creating a new version or altering something I already considered flawless. But an edit gave me room to rearrange and re contextualize rather than replace
 I chose my favorite Pretty Lights track, High School Art Class, and immediately started digging through live versions from the past two years. I pulled out moments that stood out to me most and began weaving them together with elements of the original studio production
 What ended up happening was the creation of a new swirl from my favorite swirls while still keeping true to important elements and transitions in the song
 Once I had the arrangement locked, I recorded some original guitar lines and as a final touch, layered in some of my favorite Bob Ross quotes to act as a gentle guide through the track, because who better to teach Art Class than Bob Ross?
 Big shout out to Jordan and Mikey Thunder for giving me the opportunity to be a part of this collab
 Catch me with my live band at Levitt Pavilion opening for Moontricks on Friday, Sept 19th at 7pm! Free Show!

Pretty Lights-High School Art Class x Bob Ross (Shuj Roswell Edit)

Booking: shujroswell@gmail.com

Shuj Roswell is the latest musical creation of Denver's own, Mark A. Cooley. Releasing his debut album on Michal Menert's Super Best Records label in 2015, he carefully curates vinyl samples of 60's and 70's funk and soul as a foundation for his production. Fusing traditional sample based hip-hop techniques with warm analog synthesis and hard hitting beats, he sets the table for a sound within the Electro Soul movement he calls, Funk-tron-a-delic.

When playing out, Shuj Roswell Live takes the musical experience to the next level by bringing live instrumentation into the mix. Mark plays guitar and is accompanied on stage by drummer and good friend, Eric Imbrosciano. Eric comes from a hip-hop, funk, and jazz background originating from his early years gigging in and around the New York music scene. He injects a soulful vibe into the Shuj Roswell live sound from laid back hip-hop grooves to drum & bass breaks. Eric also performs in the jazz-fusion quartet, Space Orphan. You might have run into him as he hosts several open jams around the Denver area

In addition to his drummer Eric, Shuj Roswell Live consists of emcee, J. Shook, who’s recorded vocals on several Shuj Roswell tracks and a rotating who’s who on saxophone, trumpet and trombone. Mark recorded with and sampled his live band in the studio on the EP, Shuttlecock

Shuj Roswell has performed along side the following artists: Daily Bread, Michal Menert, Maddy O'Neil, Marvel Years, Late Night Radio, Break Science, Exmag, Blockhead, Adam Deitch, Borahm Lee, Chris Karns, Funkstatik, Birocratic, Alvin Ford Jr, Russ Liquid Test, The Werks, Paul Basic, Tnertle, Kevin Donohue (Sunsquabi), Mux Mool, Mark Farina, David Murphy (STS9), Lucid Vision, Nosaj Thing, and Analog Son among others

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