Roger Sellers, also known by his stage name Bayonne, is an American minimalist composer and electronic musician based in
Austin, Texas
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, United States. After releasing three albums under his own name, Sellers changed his moniker to Bayonne in 2016 with the re-release of ''Primitives'' on the Mom + Pop/City Slang label. Bayonne is known for creating and layering intricate loops as well as his engaging one-man live performances.
Career
Releases
''Roger Sellers,'' his first album as a solo artist, and 2012's ''8 Songs'', were self-released through
Bandcamp
Bandcamp is an American online music distribution platform founded in 2008 by Oddpost co-founder Ethan Diamond and programmers Shawn Grunberger, Joe Holt and Neal Tucker, with an office and record store in Oakland, California. Acquired by Epic ...
. ''Moments'', Sellers' 2011 release, was released via Pau Wau Records. In 2014, Sellers released ''Primitives'' via Punctum Records, which would later be reissued by
Mom + Pop Music
Mom + Pop Music is a New York City–based independent record label. Founded by Michael Goldstone in 2008, its roster includes Alicia Keys, Courtney Barnett, Magdalena Bay, Madeon, Tom Morello, Porter Robinson, Maya Hawke, Tycho, Tash Sul ...
in 2016. In November 2018, Bayonne and his record label announced via social media the upcoming release of his sophomore LP ''Drastic Measures''. It was released on February 22, 2019.
Sellers’ song “Appeals”, featured in the EA Sports game
FIFA 17
''FIFA 17'' is a football simulation video game developed and published by Electronic Arts
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.
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Discography
''as Roger Sellers''
Studio albums
*''Moments'' (2011, Pau Wau Records)
*''8 Songs'' (2012, self-released)
*''
Primitives'' (2014, Punctum Records)
''as Bayonne''
Studio albums
*''
Primitives'' (2016, re-issue on Mom + Pop Records)
*''
Drastic Measures'' (2019, Mom + Pop Records)
*''Temporary Time'' (2023)
EPs
*''
I Know'' (2018, Mom + Pop Records)
Singles
* "Spectrolite" (2015, MP3, Mom + Pop Records)
* "Living Room" (2016, MP3, Mom + Pop Records)
* "Fallss" (2017, MP3, Mom + Pop Records)
* "I Know" (2017, MP3, Mom + Pop Records)
* "Is It Time" (2022, MP3, Nettwerk)
* "Solo" (2022, MP3, Nettwerk)
* "Right Thing" (2023, MP3, Nettwerk)
* "Words" (2023, MP3, Nettwerk)
* "Temporary Time (Orchestrated)" (2024)
References
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Musicians from Austin, Texas
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
City Slang artists
Mom + Pop Music artists