Roland Clark is known as House Music's Songsmith, Producer, Deejay, and Vocalist, all in one. He was born in New Jersey however hails in New York City for his musical upbringing.
His latest alter ego Jesus Jackson pegged the 3rd season opening of the show Grey's Anatomy with his song "Running On Sunshine." Roland's voice is often described as wildly erotic, soulful, loving, and deep Roland Clark can be heard on the latest Katy Perry hit Swish Swish out on Universal Music.
. His lyrics are powerful and political, and everyone in the electronic dance music culture instantly recognizes his voice. Roland has written and sang vocals for many top producers, and his voice gives the tracks their soul and meaning.
He is a featured vocalist on many Fatboy Slim releases, including the hit "Star 69 (What The F**k)" and Armand Van Helden's gorgeous "Flowerz." As Roland (under the alias Urban Soul) says himself on 2003 hit "President House"... "If House is a nation, I Wanna be President."
Roland has also made a name for himself with his phenomenal deejaying and production skills. In 2000 he scored a huge hit with "I Get Deep" and had another massive Defected Records hit with "Resist."
His production contributions fuse together many artists' best works, and he has worked together with other producers such as Todd Terry, Kenny Dope, Louie Vega, Mark Knight, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Duke Dumont, and many others.
Roland has had his share number one tracks on Beatport & Traxsource Top 100 and Roland was inducted into Pete Tong's BBC Hall Of Fame and received the BBC Radio 1 Legend Award for all of his vocal, production, and deejay accomplishments. Roland is the official spokesperson for Pioneer DJ's Rekordbox.In the summer of 2017, Roland took Ibiza by storm and deejayed in all of the biggest clubs, including Amnesia, Cafe Mambo, Cafe Del Mar, and Pikes Hotel. His set at Cafe Mambo was broadcast live and had the biggest live viewership in their history, with over half a million views.