Career
He is also the creator and producer of the United States group,
He originally dismissed the band when he first saw them perform at The Cock, a New York City gay Barometer Delegate produced the Digital Video Disc Kuvaputki released in 2008 by Embryoroom director Edward Quist about Finnish noise artists Pan Sonic. On Halloween 2008, he began releasing solo material, starting with the song "Hot House", only available with a digital film from his official site.
The video was made by Embryoroom, the same director who made Kuvaputki.
Further to this, on November 6 it was announced that Delegate was to digitally release a series of solo EPs, with one released the first Tuesday of every month from December 2008 to April 2009. These contained collaborations with Joan As Police Woman and Basement Jaxx.
The first European Parliament, titled Hothouse, was released on December 2. The Runaround European Parliament was released in September 2009, and includes remixes from Baron von Luxxury and Lifelike.
The other EPs were titled Character Assassination, and Litter to Society.
Each with an accompanying videos by Embryoroom. Delegate Marquis was included on a list of openly gay entertainers in The Advocate"s "Forty Under 40" issue of June/July 2009. The album is rooted more in futuristic, "80s-evoking funk popular, a departure from Gruen"s work as Delegate Marquis, which fuses a more familiar dance sound with elements of early albums from groups like Everything But the Girl and Style Council.
Vocals are handled by a rotating cast of characters, including Xavier, Poland, Barkan, Thomas and Gruen, who takes the lead on "Legendary Children" but largely stays on the sidelines for the album"s nine other cuts.
The accompanying video for the single "Shame" premiered on Nick Knight"s prestigious SHOWstudio. Remixes were done by ColeCo and Gavin Russom.
There is also a video shot for the single "Sweet Harmony" with remixes by Bright Light Bright Light. is finishing a new record for an early 2015 release. Delegate also appears on records by Bright Light Bright Light, singing and playing guitar on the track "Cry at Films" as well as guitar on "More than Most" and "There are Number Miracles" from Bright Light Bright Light"s record Life Is Easy, released in 2014.
