Roland Clark is an American

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DJ, producer, songwriter and vocalist.

Biography

In the past, Roland Clark used the aliases Jesus Jackson, Digital Pimps, Dark Clark, South Street Player, and is also founding member of the dance music project

Urban Soul Urban Soul was a United Kingdom, UK/United States, US house music studio project assembled by Record producer, producer, songwriter and vocalist Roland Clark. Biography Urban Soul hit the US Hot Dance Music/Club Play record chart, chart seven ti ...

. He learned how to write songs from his childhood mentor Calvin Gaines. One of the many projects he has been involved in is "

Flowerz "Flowerz" is a song by American record producer Armand van Helden featuring vocals from American musician Roland Clark. The song samples from Donald Byrd's 1974 track "Think Twice" from his ''Stepping into Tomorrow'' album. "Flowerz" was rele ...

" by Armand van Helden, from the album ''

2 Future 4 U ''2 Future 4 U'' is the third studio album by American record producer Armand Van Helden. It was released on November 30, 1998, by Tinted and includes the singles " U Don't Know Me" and "Flowerz "Flowerz" is a song by American record produce ...

'' from 1998, as well as delivering his writing and vocal talents to the likes of

Todd Terry Todd Norton Terry (born April 18, 1967) is an American DJ, record producer and remixer in the genre of house music. Musical career Todd Terry was influential in moving House music beyond the early Chicago house sound of 1984–86. He crossed ...

Duke Dumont Adam George Dyment (born August 1981), better known by his stage name Duke Dumont, is an English DJ and record producer. He is best known for his hit singles "Need U (100%)" "I Got U", " Ocean Drive" and " Won't Look Back" which both reached n ...

and

Katy Perry Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television personality. Known for her influence on modern pop music and her Camp (style), campy style, she has been ...

. He was featured on two

Fatboy Slim Norman Quentin Cook (born Quentin Leo Cook, 31 July 1963), also known by his stage name Fatboy Slim, is an English musician, DJ, and record producer who helped to popularise the big beat genre in the 1990s. In the 1980s, Cook was the bassist f ...

songs, " Star 69" and " Song for Shelter", both of which sample part of Clark's song "I Get Deep" and feature on Fatboy Slim's 2000 album ''

Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars ''Halfway Between the Gutter and the Stars'' is the third studio album by English electronic music producer Fatboy Slim. It was first released on 6 November 2000 in the United Kingdom by Skint Records and a day later in the United States by Astr ...

''. In 2017, "I Get Deep" was once again sampled in "

Swish Swish "Swish Swish" is a song by American singer Katy Perry featuring rapper Nicki Minaj for Perry's fifth studio album, ''Witness'' (2017). It was written by both artists along with Duke Dumont, Sarah Hudson, PJ "Promnite" Sledge and Brittany Hazza ...

" by

. His 2006 song "Running on Sunshine", which he performed using the Jesus Jackson alias and co-recorded with Fatboy Slim, has appeared in various

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programming such as ''

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'' and ''

Men in Trees ''Men in Trees'' is an American romantic comedy-drama television series starring Anne Heche as relationship coach Marin Frist, which premiered on September 12, 2006, on ABC. The series is set in the fictional town of Elmo, Alaska, and concerns M ...

''."Men in Trees" New York Fiction: Part 1 (TV Episode 2006)
- Soundtracks -

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Clark is currently a resident of

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. Roland has since started a record label Delete Records, which is distributed by Label Worx Distribution.

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Living people 1965 births American DJs Record producers from New York (state) Record producers from New Jersey American male songwriters American house musicians DJs from New York City Musicians from New York (state) Songwriters from New York (state) Songwriters from New Jersey House musicians Electronic dance music DJs {{US-electronic-musician-stub

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