Joe Romersa
| Joe Romersa | |
|---|---|
| Born | California, U.S. |
| Genres | Ambient, Electronica, Folk, Rock, Trance |
| Occupation(s) | Drummer, Musician, Producer, Singer-Songwriter, Sound Engineer, Voice Actor |
| Instruments | Drums, Percussion, Guitar, Vocals |
| Years active | 1978 – present |
| Labels | Indie |
| Associated acts | Marc Tanner Band, Soy Cowboy, Meat Sandwich, O the Band, Audio Monkey |
| Website | https://joeromersa.com |
Joe Romersa is an American musician, composer, and producer.
Recognized in his teens for his talent with sound, Joe's illustrious career includes working with many notable music industry greats. Joe's first love has always been drumming but early on he branched out into sound engineering. As Joe tells it, "After a tragic early tour I did at age 19 which left me homeless sleeping on a park bench in New Jersey, I had to find a way to make money and still be close to what I love; music." Upon his return to California, Joe studied sound engineering. Combining his fledgling career as a professional musician with the more stable income of sound engineering allowed Joe to perfect his craft as both a gifted drummer/percussionist and as a hard-working, and talented sound engineer.
Joe started touring as the drummer for the Marc Tanner Band. On April 19, 1979, they would open for Firefall, at the Palace Theater in Cleveland Ohio. The Marc Tanner Band also opened for Jefferson Starship. Joe was a drummer, percussionist, and composer on Tanner's second album, Temptations, along with guitarist Ritchie Zito and bassist Ron Edwards.
While working in the studio, a chance meeting with keyboardist Vincent Nicoletti would result in the band Soy Cowboy with its unique 'Thai Western' sound. Joe was brought in as a drummer and sound engineer, but his talent as a lead vocalist would soon be discovered as the band was pulled together. After their first recordings received airplay by renowned Los Angeles radio personality, Tom Schnabel of KCRW-FM (89.9), the band caught the attention of then art student Tarsem Singh. In 1990, Singh would produce the Soy Cowboy's only music video for their song Lily Pads and Rock Cod. Soy Cowboy's first album First Time Again was produced in 1991 but it was not released to the public. The album would later be released in 2009, by Shadow Box Studio. Their second album 2012 was produced and released in 2012. As noted by Tom Schnabel "The band got moderate airplay on U.S. radio, but in England briefly jumped to the top of the charts."
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