Rom G.

My name is Rom and I’m the drummer for the band Seek Irony. My band and I are originally from Tel Aviv, Israel and we recently relocated to our new home base of Austin, TX. I was granted a special visa based on my talent under the title Aliens with Extraordinary abilities/ O1. At the end of 2016, I was approved for a Green Card based on my achievements during the time since I moved to the US. In 2016 I became an official Dixon Drums and Sabian Cymbals Artist. In 2018 I became an Official Hums&Berg Cases artist. Updated Seek Irony's EPK for all the links and info about the band- I’ve been playing drums since I was eight years old. I recorded my first demo when I was ten and played my first show at a club in Tel Aviv at the age of eleven. I graduated from the jazz music department of Israel’s most prestigious high school of the arts, Thelma Yelin. Apart from being the drummer for Seek Irony, I have been working as a professional session drummer and as a drum teacher for over ten years in Israel and the US. I used to play drums for half of the music industry in Israel before I moved to the US 5 years ago. So far, I’ve recorded drums on over fifty records and performed over a thousand shows in my drumming career. As a teacher, I worked for two of the major music schools in central Israel, and these days I teach 15 students a week at my studio. I'm very proud to be a teacher for kids with special needs. I am the co-owner of a recording studio in Austin called Evil Snail Studios. Right before moving to the US, I was asked to record drums for a special musical project on a song that involved Israel and China’s top singers and was meant to celebrate a twenty-year anniversary of diplomacy between the two countries. The song was recorded half in Tel Aviv and half in Beijing. A year later this song ended up picking up a Grammy-like award for “Best Original Duet of 2012” in China, which was an amazing surprise and definitely a highlight of my drumming career so far. Seek Irony's album, "Tech N Roll" had been released independently on Feb 5th, 2015. The album's release was celebrated in front of a SOLD OUT crowd at the highly respected Red 7 venue in Austin, TX. Since then, Seek Irony's debut album has been collecting raving reviews all across the board. The band's first produced music video for their single "Devil In Me" was premiered on "Revolver Magazine" and got support from top peers as the notorious Motorhead shared and retweeted "Devil in me"'s video premiere throughout all their social media sites. Following the video's successful premiere, I was featured on Modern Drummer's online Vlog performing "Devil in me" at "Evil Snail Studios". In the winter of 2016, Seek Irony won the "Outstanding album of the year" award as part of the North American Independent Rock Music Awards. Seek Irony signed to Silver Lining Music. Formally known as UDR records / Warner Bros and re-released the album worldwide on September 29th, 2016. Since moving to the US, I’ve recorded drums for numerous American artists in different genres, from country to rock, metal, blues, and EDM. I’ve had the privilege to play live for amazing songwriters and performers. "It’s an amazing thing to have my own brand, to create my own music, and yet at the same time, I am also able to support other artists. I think that music is all about inspiring people and being inspired by the musicians you play and share the stage with." "As a session drummer, I first put my focus on preparation, walking the extra mile for the client, learning the music material quickly and efficiently beforehand, so I can perfectly perform my part without wasting the client's valuable time during rehearsals and studio recordings. At the same time, I'm a very easygoing person. I think it's very important to be fun, easy to work with, and I try to bring the extra attention towards creativity in order to bring the added value to the project I'm taking part in." "As a teacher. I believe that a lesson should be fun, easy, and challenging at the same time. As a teacher, the thing that is the most important to me is to inspire my students. There is nothing better than making a student feel like he wants to go home and practice. "