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  California based artist Roommate (Justin McCauley) has a musical career that can be described as prolific and ever changing. His tireless efforts in both production and DJ'ing have currently brought him to the forefront of the worldwide bass music community. With over a decade of solid DJ'ing and countless original production releases, you can be sure Roommate has secured his title on an international scale. 

Beginning his musical quest with guitar lessons at the age of 11, Roommate has since developed his craft to an undeniable style and fashion by integrating both organic and electronic sounds. After self releasing his first solo album (Dubfunk vol1) in 2003, he quickly gained musical notoriety in the U.S. counter culture. When dubstep first hit the U.S. streets, Roommate was quick to find a love and understanding for the music and began production. Joining forces with L.A. based artist and long time friend No Thing, the two formed another key part of electronic music history; Babylon System. Roommate / Babylon System contributed many of the early U.S. dubstep releases such as "50 Blocks Away"," Examination of Time", and "Loaded" to name a few. After a slew of quality releases, Roommate was sky rocketed into the international limelight. Years of global touring followed with undying passion and intensity at every show. 

Co founding the rip roaring label Hollow Point Recordings with friend and artist SPL was another huge step for Roommate. Gaining confidence from consistent releases, Roommate used Hollow Point to push the boundaries of sound and express his musical tastes. Following Hollow Point, Roommate branched out to create two new musical imprints. King Dubbist and Avocaudio are Roommate's latest forward thinking musical label incarnations. Focusing on huge vibes and stellar production, these labels span from Dubstep to Trip-hop to Jungle to Reggae. Fusing and encompassing Roommate's broad and compelling love for musical freshness. 

Currently, Roommate is still touring avidly all over the world and spreading his custom art everywhere he goes. He is focusing on releasing two full length albums in the near future. His labels and projects will continue to grow and influence the music and art communities for years to come. Roommate's live show never disappoints and always reflects his energy and skill. Get inspired by a true rising artist and check out his other projects: Babylon System (with No Thing), OSC (with Antiserum), and Krttyr (with E Pill).

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   Krttyr is here because we say YES: to friendship, to creativity, to the wild world, to love and to love of music- Krttyr is a calling. It is in the chorus of the first song we ever wrote, "I cannot stop, I cannot stop- I believe in everyone," and it is why we work everyday to bring our band out into the world. We have spent our lives entangled in an encompassing relationship with music; two students of a craft, honing our skills to write/perform/produce/mix our songs independently. We take pride in picking up new instruments, implementing different recording techniques, and chasing wily rhythms and changes. Erich studied poetry at Cal in the name of better lyrics; Justin has been releasing forward-looking music (Roommate, Babylon System) for more than a decade and has toured the world over. 
   We feel like Krttyr is the real thing- there is no better use for breath than to sing, no better use for limbs than to beat out a rhythm- we are doing what comes naturally. Our aim is for our songs to reach a wide audience, for our musicianship to spread joy, and for listeners around the globe to say YES to Krttyr! Let's ride this wave together and see where it goes...

Aaaaa, the Swing Low days. These memories are of many nights with the best of friends, jamming until 2am, cases of PBR, desperately trying to finish recording our first EP, and even playing a few shows!   

We recorded the Eyes Wide Open EP entirely on our own at the Taraval House and our practice space in South City. Mostly a collection of the very first songs we wrote as a 4-piece in 2008-2009. At that time we were still a quartet, but soon after in 2010 our good friend Eric joined the band and took over duties on bass. One could say he really gave the new songs some LEGS to stand on!

Aside from the EP, we never properly recorded the dozen or so songs we wrote as I band. We did, however, occasionally take extremely basic recordings of our practices to remember our parts/ideas. Essentially just a single Shure 58 microphone hanging from the ceiling. Horrible way to record a band haha. Suffice to say, we never got around to making another record or proper demos, so I (Ryan) decided to go ahead and throw these up in this cloud of sound.  So enjoy the super boot-leggy Lost Tracks of Swing Low!

Former Members:
Jacob Jones - Vocals
Sean Corcran- Drums
Josh Collopy- Lead Guitar
Ryan Steel- Guitar/ Bass
Eric Wallace- Bass

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