Jay Roecker Releases “Thicker Than Blood”
Jay Roecker’s Single ‘Pour On Me’ and its remixes, from his Album ‘Electronic Symphonic’ have Hit #10 on The UK Music Week Commercial Pop Club Chart and at #1 on the US New Music Weekly Indie Top 40 Chart. His bilingual Spanish and English single plus video ‘Mi Amor – I Had a Dream’ released everywhere globally! The video will take you on a futuristic dreamscape journey. His recent video release with the title track to Electronic Symphonic released October 13, 2023. Now he welcomes you to explore his collaboration, Thicker Than Blood which released everywhere Friday November 17th, 2023. The cinematic vibe of the song shares the bonds of love which can be thicker than blood at this time when it’s important to be retrospectively thankful.
Jay started recording, working in collaboration with other artists under the band name "Members Only" in January 2012. It began as an 80’s cover band but quickly morphed into a band of original music. He earned his chops performing in Deep Ellum in the Dallas music scene as well as at SXSW in Austin. On his first album, "Labor of Love" all songs were written by Jay Roecker and Corey McCurry with the exception of Afterlife the one cover song written by Ingrid Michaelson and her team. Jay always had a vision to write and create his own music. The writing from the first album are musings from life experience driven to speak to the commonality in all of us. In this album Jay experimented with different genres as you can see there are tracks that lean rock, to country but mostly pop to dance. He discovered his sound in this album for future albums to be edm, dance with melodic vocal crooning.
Jay Roecker formed Roecker Records to distribute the tracks. The first single, “Bucket Full of Crazy” was released in February 2013, followed by "You and Me" in June and "Thoughts of You" in July. Most songs for the debut album were recorded at Septien Entertainment Group, proving ground for such artists as Jessica Simpson, Ryan Cabrera, Nick Lachey, Selena Gomez and Demi Lovato. The releases including "Afterlife" released in December 2014 are a collaboration effort with production from Cutdown Trees and Video Direction by Boy Epic. "Afterlife" is the first cover recorded by Roecker and Members Only.
Jay lost his mother to breast cancer in March of 2003. After hearing Ingrid's song, he felt inspired to record a version of the track. His perspective on life took a drastic shift upon his mother's loss. The idea that we must live for today and that we are the "Afterlife" spoke volumes to Jay. In fact, his song 'All We Have is Today' speaks of this very lesson and the loss of his mother. The next single "Sunday Funday" was released in February 2015. The video for the single includes cameos by Justin Furstenfeld of Blue October, Lindsey Stirling, Rachel Reilly of CBS' Big Brother/Survivor, Krystal Summers, Courtney Kerr from Bravo's Courtney loves Dallas, DJ Leigh Ann Adam, Luke Wade from NBC's The Voice, Comedian Dixie Longate, Katy Tiz, Hilary Shepard - Divatox from Power Rangers Turbo and Boy Epic. The single/video for "Let's Run Away Forever" released on 3/19/15 featuring Christi Rodriguez. Boy Epic, Director of the videos has gained notoriety in his huge YouTube presence as an Independent Artist with much more to come.
The debut album "Labor of Love" released 4/24/2015 with 14 tracks, a true culmination of Jay's life work. "All Have Is Today" released 3/4/16... Enjoy the soulful baritone to tenor timbre in this Pop album. In August 2016 he released a remix of Let's Run Away Forever with Jedidiah Breeze. A full-on dance assault arrived 11/23/2017 with the release of "Don't Give Up on Love" Featuring Jedidiah Breeze. Remixes from top DJs the Perry Twins, KC Anderson, Maraud3r, the Degenerates, Drew G, James Anthony and Nitemover were released in December. A new Dirty Disco Pillow Biters remix of the song released in January 2018., which debuted on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart at 44, peaking at 36 in February 2018.
Jay Roecker joined IHeartMedia in Los Angeles in 2018. He later moved to Austin in 2020. After much personal and professional transition, Jay's next single "Pour on Me" released December 21st, 2022. It is getting much radio, playlist, club and social traction now. The follow up single “A New Day for You” released 2/24/23. His Pour On Me (Remixed) Remixed EP released 3/31/23 with a dance promotion including Klubjumpers, Lenny Fontana, Chico plus Valimoor Remixes. To date is has hit #10 on the Music Week Commercial UK Pop dance chart and #1 on the New Music Weekly Magazine Indie Top 40 Chart. His song "Sus" released 4/14/23 with video featuring Kiss FM’s Gossip Greg and artist Starlexia, while his full new album “Electronic Symphonic” released 4/21/2023 everywhere.
Jay is working in tandem with Corey McCurry and Cut Down Trees on this musical evolution. While the first album was a gift to his inner child who always dreamed of releasing music. This album is a gift to his children. Milton Hershey tried many times and never gave up, nor did Jay. The album takes you on a musical journey telling a story, melding sounds from the past, the present and taking you to the future. The past years have yielded many challenges and introspection plus growth. There is a love that binds us all generationally through blood and Thicker Than Blood via our shared experience in this global village we call Earth.
In May, 2023 Jay Released “The House” which crescendos into a layer of three different melodies while sharing the painful journey of the end of his relationship. The remix to the House released on June 17th, 2023 and his next song in both English & Spanish, Mi Amor (I Had a Dream) released Friday, July 21st 2023. Electronic Symphonic is Jay Roecker's sophomore album delving into his passion for synthwave music echoing the past with a modern spin. The album is very introspective and personal. He welcomes you to turn each page of the story with each song on this continued journey of self-discovery and growth.