DANCE MUSIC WILL SAVE THE WORLD
HENRY INVISIBLE was invited to perform and audition for BOOTSY COLLINS in Anaheim, CA. You can hear the collaboration on BOOTSY’s new album “Power of The One”!
Henry Invisible (Henry Roland) is a multi-instrumentalist producer who live-loops and layers vocal harmonies, dynamic guitar riffs, bass grooves, soulful keyboards, drum machines and powerful percussion to create original, high-energy dance music that resembles a solid six-piece ensemble! Henry Invisible has played a solid role in the music scene both locally in his hometown Austin, TX and regionally.
Henry Invisible has opened for such notable artists as George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Bootsy Collins, ZAPP, The Family Stone, Sister Sledge, Chaka Khan, Bernie Worrell, Shuggie Otis, George Porter Jr., Lauryn Hill,GZA, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Victor Wooten and many more and has performed at festivals such as Cambridge Club,Wakarusa, Art Outside, Euphoria, Utopiafest, Float Fest, Long Beach Funk Festival, and several others.
PRESS QUOTES
"Multi-instrumentalist Henry Invisible is quickly changing what it means to be a one man band. Based out of Austin, Henry incorporates the sheer songwriting finesse of Elton John with the technical virtuosity of Jimi Hendrix in his loop-based arrangements. Roland’s abilities on guitar, bass, keys, and vocals coalesce for high-energy performances filled with seamless transitions between instruments and songs – all while the man himself has the time of his life onstage." – Jack Anderson // KUTX host - full article here
"On a scale of one to ten, he’s a million. I first discovered Henry at the inaugural Float Fest of 2014. Obscenely talented, he appeared on stage with the soul of Elton John and the spirited guitar skills of Jimi Hendrix. While he’s able to bongo, drum, strum, fingerpick, rap, sing and do ventriloquistic performances with his football-shaped alien puppet friend, his most impressive move is stringing his guitar behind his neck and flawlessly playing a killer guitar solo as if he invented guitar solos decades ago. Since the 2014 festival appearance, I have seen him an additional handful of times, every time as if it were the first. This man will blow you off your feet so quickly that you’ll think you’re flying, and he is the sort of musician that not only makes you move but moves you. The intimate relationship he has with his audience is absolutely unmatched in the live music scene." - Nathalie Phan // On Vinyl Music
“HOW DID YOU DO THAT?” - GEORGE CLINTON
"We're grooving hard to your CD on the tour bus!!!" - The New Mastersounds
"This dude is a bad muthafunker!" - George Porter Jr.
NOTABLE PERFORMANCES
Henry Invisible has opened for George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, Bernie Worrell, Shuggie Otis, George Porter Jr., Gary Clark Jr., Lauryn Hill, Ghostland Observatory, Zack Deputy, Dumpstaphunk, Earphunk, Nth Power, GZA, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe, Victor Wooten, Cofresi, Exmag… Also, has performed at official after parties for Chromeo, Keller Williams, Mike Gordon, Galactic, The Motet, Railroad Earth, and many others.
and has performed at Wakarusa, Art Outside, Euphoria, Utopiafest, Float Fest, Long Beach Funk Festival, Hullabaloo, Mo Love, Astral Family and several other local festivals.
