Adam Roche - Acoustic Guitars & Vocals...
Jon Steer - Guitars/B.Vocals/Keyboards
Influences
Dave Matthews Band, Gomez, Pearl Jam, Epicure, You Am I, Ryan Adams, u2, Ben Harper, Doves, Wilco, Pete Yorn, Pollyanna, Even, Ben Folds, The Tea Party, Augie March, Something for Kate, John Mayer, John Butler, Dead Salesmen, The Wainwright Family, Screamfeeder, Ben Lee, Matheson, Michael Franti, early Coldplay, Crowded House, Split Enz, Curtis Mayfield, Stereophonics, Sigur Ros, The Cranberries, Belle & Sebastian, Parliment, Oasis, the Temptations, Detroit Spinners, John Williamson, Johnny Cash, Tim Hardin, Rockin Rod Stewart, Dreamers and Believers...
Sounds Like
Throw my influences into a blender and add some heartbreak for taste. Best served with moonlight and red wine....
A self taught singer/songwriter based in Melbourne, Adam learnt his craft after spending quality time in the inspirational Ballarat Music Scene. An old stage performer, Adam found a love for the guitar and expressing himself through song. In the early 00's, Adam formed The Bullwinkles and had a nice run supporting many of the lands great acts.
These days, Adam is playing under the name Romantasaurus. The trio recently recorded a 5 track EP.
"I honestly feel that the new EP captures the essence of what we do better than anything else we've ever done. Jon's beautiful precision on the piano and Mick's haunting guitar work, continues to remind me why music is so important".
The new EP will be out very soon.
Another Word For Romance, Adam's debut solo EP, was recorded in Oct 06 and features a cast of Melbourne's finest musicians. "It's a mixture of my past and present", says Adam of the recording. "I worked hard at trying to blend all my influences into this recording, while focusing hard on the lyrical content". Another Word For Romance has received much applause.
Gigging regularly on the Melbourne scene, Adam and Romantasaurus are building a strong following.
They sing and play with passion, because they dont know any other way...
A little bit country, A little bit soul, A little bit folk and some rock 'n' roll.
Adam Roche & Romantasaurus's Friend Space (Top 12)
Hello, the Custom Kings are playing their only Melbourne show this Saturday at the John Curtin Hotel, with special guests the Hello Mornings and Matheson.
Hope to see you there.
CK
G'day Adam you hilarious romantic crusader! long time no talk-to. Hope you're doing really well, living life to the full and feeling fantastic! Had a listen to some of your tunes here - takes me back, really enjoy them! All the best to ya, hope to catch up for another gig or just a beer sometime soon. Quinn
Hey guys, enjoying your tunes! I'm looking at creating a band. Since I'm learning guitar and being an experienced synth player, I will be searching for a bass player, drummer and a laptop enthusiast. Somebody that can play and understand the digital realm. Do you know anybody that might be interested? Would love 2 hear from anyone, stay cool ;) marco
Right, here's the scenario. As the song opens the band are travelling in a bus see? Everyone on the bus is bored, or angry with their life, or missing something. Suddenly, one of the band members gets up and whispers something to the bus driver. The bus driver gets this large smile on his face and swings the steering wheel sharply to the right and onto a dirt road. Noone knows what is going on. Then the bus drives to this clearing and in the middle there is an old abandoned warehouse, see? The band get out and walk into the warehouse. The people on the bus follow them inside and as they gets in see, they see the band who are now playing their instruments. The people are happy and start dancing all around as the warehouse falls down around them! And its raining!
Hey Adam! Want to see the prettiest man in the universe? Look at my myspace and the song I put on there including the filmclip. You've prob heard of this guy, Paolo Nutini? Everytime I watch this I go all shoes over him! He's only 19!!!
