Roger Sellers, also known by his stage name Bayonne, is an American minimalist composer and electronic musician based in
Austin, Texas
Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co ...
, United States.
After releasing three albums under his own name, Sellers changed his moniker to Bayonne, with the re-release of his most recent work, ''Primitives'', on Mom + Pop/City Slang in 2016. 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
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. ''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 whose current roster includes Courtney Barnett, Madeon, Tom Morello, Porter Robinson, Tycho, Tash Sultana, Sunflower Bean, Beach Bunny, Caamp, Del Water Gap and more. Founder an ...
in 2016. In November 2018, Bayonne and his record label announced via social media the upcoming release of ''Drastic Measures'', his sophomore LP, released on February 22, 2019.
Sellers’ song “Appeals”, featured in the EA Sports game
FIFA 17
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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
''Drastic Measures'' is the ninth studio album by American rock band Kansas, released in 1983.
The shift in direction that Kansas took with '' Vinyl Confessions'' took its toll before recording began on this album. After hearing that Christia ...
'' (2019, Mom + Pop Records)
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)
References
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Musicians from Austin, Texas
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
City Slang artists
Mom + Pop Music artists