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WorldMusicguitaristandcomposerLawsonRollinsannouncedtodaythereleaseofhisnewestalbum"InfiniteChill

(TheRemixSessions)"onSeptember18,2015.Thealbumfeaturestenchilloutremixversionsofhisbiggesthits,
includingareimaginationofhisBillboard#1hit,"MoonlightSamba."CoproducedbyrenownedPersianAmerican
musician/producerShahinShahida,"InfiniteChill(TheRemixSessions)"isamusicalEastmeetsWest,continuing
Rollins'explorationintoamulticulturalarrayofglobalinfluencesandstyles,frombossanova,samba,andgypsy
swingtothemodernpulseofelectronica,chillout,anddowntempogrooves.

Ofthenewalbum,Rollinsshares,"Thisremixprojecthasgivenmearefreshingchancetolaybackinthegroovewith
myguitarplaying,trimbacksomeofthedensityandmultilayeredextravagancesofmyprioralbums,andexperience
alittlebitofmusicalspaciousness'thespacebetweenthenotes,'astheysay.Justlikethealbumcoverdesign
conveys,thereisasmuchsignificanceinthe'whitespace'astheprintedspace.Forthealbum,Ispecificallychose
songsthatwouldmeshwelltogetherandcreateacohesivemusicalexperienceacrosstheentirealbum,allowingfor
morespaciousness,lightness,andfluiditytoexistoverthestillverypresentrhythmicpulse.Mygoalwasto
reinterpret10songsfrommypastreleasesinamannerthatwouldrevealhiddengemsotherwiseobscuredby
walltowallguitarlikethevocalsfromtheiconicBraziliansingerFloraPurimalongwithcontributionsfromthe16
differentmusiciansfeaturedonthesetracks.Irecordednewguitarpartswiththatsensibilityinmind,allowingfor
morebalancewithintheensemble.Itwasafreeingprocessformeandgreatfundelvingintoanew,more
contemporarymusicalaesthetic."

Rollins'collaborationwithBillboardchartrankedmusician/producerShahinShahidaisnotthefirstofitskind.Thetwo
haveworkedtogetherinthepastcraftingcrossgenreperformanceswithinternationallyrenownedmusiciansfeatured
throughoutallsixofRollins'albums,includingcollaborationswithGrammyAwardwinnersandnomineeslikeBigBad
VoodooDaddy,CharlieBisharat,AirtoMoreira,FloraPurim,MadsTolling,KayhanKalhor,HoracioHernandez,
Buckethead,andWilliamAura.

Theeclectic,worldfusionsounduniquetoRollins'guitarstylehaslandedhissoloalbumsontheBillboardTop10
WorldMusicAlbumSalesChartandtheBillboardTop30ContemporaryJazzradiocharts.Hissong"Moonlight
Samba"fromthealbum"Espirito"madeitto#1onBillboard,andherecentlywonBestInstrumentalSongoftheYear
intheprestigiousUSASongwritingCompetition.

InadditiontoRollins'worldwidesuccessasajazz/world/fusionguitarist,hismusicvideoshavegarneredover8
millionviewsonYouTube.Hisvideosshowcasehislighteningfasttechnicaldexteritycombinedwithhisknackfor
fusingrhythmandmelody.Thevideofor"TheFireCadenza"hasreceivedover5millionviewsalone.

AfterpartingwithhisBillboardTop25guitarduoYoung&Rollinswhichreleased4acclaimedalbumsby2006,
RollinsrelocatedfromWashington,D.C.toCaliforniaanddebutedhisfirstsoloalbum"Infinita"in2008onhisown
recordlabelInfinitaRecords,catchingtheattentionoffansandmediaalike.Thetitletrack"Infinita"featuringvocals
fromBrazilianchanteuseFloraPurimimmediatelyroseintotheBillboardTop30radiocharts.FromtheUnited
StatestoAustraliaandeverywhereinbetween,Rollinshasbeeninterviewedoncountlessradioprograms,servedas
aCelebrityGuestDJonSiriusXMradio,andbeenfeaturedinGuitarPlayer,AcousticGuitar,andGuitarWorld
magazinesaswellasawiderangeofonlineoutlets.

OnSeptember18,youcanpickupacopyof"InfiniteChill(TheRemixSessions)"inanyBarnes&Noblestoreas
wellasthousandsofindieretailersacrossthecountry,purchaseonAmazon,HDTracks,andiTunes,orstreamon
everymajorserviceincludingSpotify,AppleMusic,andPandora.Avinyleditionwillalsobeavailable.

Website:http://www.LawsonRollins.com

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