Rosko
{{short description|American singer-songwriter}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Paul Bosko
| image = Rosko_Avalon_boston2006b.jpg
| caption = Rosko performance at Avalon in 2006
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Paul Eric Bosko
| genre = Electronic, folk, rock, house
| occupation = Singer, songwriter, producer
| years_active = 2003–present
| label = NY Love Records, Ultra, Dusk Recordings
| associated_acts = John Creamer & Stephane K, Nadia Ali, Lance Jordan
}}
Paul Eric Bosko, also known as Rosko, is an American singer, songwriter, musician and producer. He is perhaps best known as a recording artist for his 2005 single "Love Is A Drug" which reached number 1 on the U.S. Billboard Dance Chart, and was produced by John Creamer & Stephane K. He is also known for his collaborations with Grammy Award-Nominated Electronic/Dance artist Nadia Ali, which include their 2006 duet "Something To Lose" for Ultra Records, and the song "Promises" on Ali's 2009 solo album "Embers."[http://dancemusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/Nadia_Ali_-_Embers_CD_Review.htm Review of Nadia Ali's Embers/Dancemusic.about.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110615004414/http://dancemusic.about.com/od/reviews/fr/Nadia_Ali_-_Embers_CD_Review.htm |date=June 15, 2011 }}
History
Paul Bosko began collaborating on house music projects in 2003 with New York-based DJ/producers John Creamer & Stephane K, and when Creamer and his club scene counterparts nicknamed him "Rosko," it eventually stuck and became his moniker as a recording and performing artist in the electronic and dance music industry.[http://www.nocturnalmagazine.net/news/interviews/2006-04-18-lancejordan.shtml Nocturnal Magazine Interview with Lance Jordan] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311023439/http://www.nocturnalmagazine.net/news/interviews/2006-04-18-lancejordan.shtml |date=March 11, 2007 }}
Paul Bosko's musical work, ranging from folk-pop to alternative dance, sometimes featured DJ/producer Lance Jordan in a co-producing role, and occasionally as co-writer and lead guitarist as well. Bosko and Jordan met in 2001 at a Music and Internet Expo sponsored by mp3.com at Madison Square Garden.
In 2003 the duo were shopping an album they made together, "Paul Bosko/Dressed To Play,"[http://www.indie-music.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=1185 Paul Bosko review on Indie.music.com] when they began searching for remixers, and caught the attention of Creamer & K, who had just been named 2002 Remixers of the Year by Remix Magazine. C & K joined the project as producers.[http://www.djsinbox.com/v3/Features/Interview_CreamerAndK.htm Creamer & K Interview by DJ's In A Box] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071104182022/http://www.djsinbox.com/v3/Features/Interview_CreamerAndK.htm |date=November 4, 2007 }}
The 2005 anthem Love Is A Drug would become his first big hit on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, going all the way to #1. The fusion of Rosko's bluesy, classic guitar-rock style, combined with the pioneering house music grooves of the production team, is self-described as "Rock/House" (as in "rock the house," or "to infuse house music with rock and roll elements").[http://www.365mag.com/index.php?pg=news&recnum=2420&Title=This+Is+The+News+On%3A+Creamer+%26+K+on+365Mag+International+Music+Magazine Interview from 365 International Music Magazine]
"Love Is A Drug" went on to appear on several dance compilations, including Grammy Award-winning Peter Rauhofer's 2006 album "I Love New York." The single was followed by another Creamer and K collaboration, this time a duet with Nadia Ali of iio, titled "Something To Lose." The duet was signed by Ultra Records, and championed on the UK's BBC Radio 1 by influential DJ and tastemaker Pete Tong.[http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/dance/petetong/index.shtml BBC Radio 1: Pete Tong] Subsequently, Ultra quickly licensed the record to Roger Sanchez's "Release Yourself vol. 5," as well as to the Global Underground solo debut of DJ/Producer Sharam (of the Grammy Award-winning duo Deep Dish), titled "Dubai." Another Rosko single, "Milkbone," was released in September 2006 by Lance Jordan's own independent label, Dusk Recordings.[http://www.rhythmism.com/forum/showthread.php?t=43721 Rosko Milkbone on Rhythmism website]
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.myspace.com/roskomusik Myspace page]
- {{discogs artist | Paul Bosko}}
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Category:American dance music groups
Category:American house music groups
Category:American house musicians