Roman -- New York-born and Texas-raised Puerto Rican dancer and singer Roman is a solo artist. He considers his "bandmates" to be his amazing dancers (including his bellas, translated his "beauties": his all-girl back-up crew that are part of his group of dancers) and his extremely talented producers (for the demo, it's been Rye Randa of Los Angeles, CA, USA) who has helped craft his sound and his art.
Influences
Elvis Presley, Stevie Wonder, Janet Jackson, Paula Abdul, Prince, Al Green, Madonna, Gloria Estefan, Jon Secada, Ricky Martin, Selena Quintanilla, Luis Miguel, Sin Bandera, Shakira, The Beatles, Michael Jackson, George Michael, TLC, Boyz II Men, Aerosmith, Carman, Crystal Lewis, Sandi Patty, DC Talk, Garth Brooks, and many more.
Sounds Like
Justin Timberlake meets Ricky Martin.
"To me, the best singers are always the ones you absolutely believe when they're singing. You feel what they feel. Roman manages to inject genuine passion, authenticity and a trace of humor in his songs. He's a talented singer who simply sings the truth... and well."
—Richard Pérez-Feria, former Editor-in-Chief, People En Español Magazine
"What do you get when you fuse the passionate heart of the Spanish language with the pulsating beat of contemporary American pop, dance, R&B, and soul?
In one word: Roman.
He's a sexy, young Latin-American entertainer with a silky voice, funky dance moves, explosive performance ability, and massive appeal. His breed of music is that of bi-cultural Latinos who grew up listening to both Tito Puente and Elvis Presley, Celia Cruz and Aretha Franklin, Carlos Santana and Stevie Wonder, Menudo and New Edition, Luis Miguel and Michael Jackson. These same Latinos (perhaps you, too!) now currently endorse and enjoy the chart-topping hits of Shakira, Maná, Chayanne, Paulina Rubio, and Juanes, and also Usher, Missy Elliott, Eminem, Madonna, and Janet."
—Hollywood Mix
It's the popular dance/performance-oriented music Roman discovered growing up in Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, and Paula Adbul that he could not find in the Spanish language music market. It's the visual art of live performances, music videos, dance, and choreography that wins and keeps fans -- no matter what language you speak!
Pop music has a new Latin face... Roman. Roman stormed onto the scene in 2007 with an exciting and orginal Spanish-language pop EP (available on iTunes) and sexy music video. Roman's songs (originals and covers) have been played 60,000+ times on MySpace and all over the globe in '08 alone, featured as part of the musical selection of the 2006 NBA Playoffs, original motion picture soundtracks, and remixed by the hottest Hollywood DJs. With the talent of über-talented choreographer/dancer Marisa Aquino, Roman and his dancers took to the stage on a 2008 promotional tour that kicked off in Long Beach at the city's Pride Festival. Roman thrilled crowds alongside reggaeton superstar Ivy Queen and pop-tartlet Kat DeLuna.
In the new year, Roman was the exciting and splashy opening act for the 2009 West Hollywood Awards ("The WeHo Awards") where he was nominated for "Entertainer of the Year". He and his work have also appeared on daytime television, Bravo, A&E, and The Disney Channel.
Roman is currently back in the studio recording his first English album with award-winning producer Rye Randa, DJ Tony Sinclair, and Three Things Media. The first English single is his dance cover of Janet Jackson's 1994 Oscar®-nominated ballad "Again". The music video for "Again (Otra Vez)" shot over two days in April '09 with renowned voice-over actor, novelist, and human rights activist Ben Patrick Johnson in the director's chair, Hollywood's top videographer Sean Patrick Lewis behind the camera as the director of photography, and model Rick D'Agostino featured as the love interest in the video. The track is now available in the MySpace music player above and the video (slated to air on MTV-Logo, here! TV, and other distribution outlets Summer '09) is NOW available on YouTube (below)!!!
E-mail newnownext@logostaff.com to request MTV-Logo to play Roman's video "Again (Otra Vez)" as much as they can! Until then, please share the video with as many people possible!
The next English single is a Roman original, "Ain't Seen Nothin'" featuring out-and-proud rapper Melange Lavonne who is already a featured star on MTV-Logo and here! TV. For the video, superstar Hollywood DJ Josh Peace will remix the song for the clubs and TV.
Roman is also on FACEBOOK. Become a Facebook Fan by texting "fan roman" to 32665.
MUSIC VIDEO FOR "SOLO EL PRINCIPIO":
The 2-minute mini-video for "Solo..." took place over two long night shoots in early September '07 with Hollywood fashion photographer Matthew Mitchell at the director's chair. The video was edited by Mr. Mitchell and his Director of Photography Evin Grant (of Embryonic Productions) and is NOW AVAILABLE to enjoy below. Photos and blog from the shoot are in the photo gallery. A huge thank you to Matthew Mitchell and everyone who helped make this dream a reality.
View Roman's mini-music video for "Solo El Principio" and video of rehearsals with his Bellas below:
The English version of "Solo El Principio" is currently in production as "Ain't Seen Nothin'" and will be released as a full-length video remix by world-renowned DJ Josh Peace in 2009.
View and Comment these pictures in Roman's photo gallery! :-)
Here's a really quick teaser of Roman's May 2nd show shot and edited by the talented Chase Matthews. Thanks, Chase:
The ending of "Otra Vez" -- Roman sings the last little bit in English for the Americanos in the crowd! ROMAN
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