Michael Arrom

Michael Arrom is an American keyboardist best known for making his first international concert tour at age 18 with virtuoso guitarist Steve Vai. The 2013 tour included concerts in Australia, China, Indonesia, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand. Arrom was introduced to Steve by his mentor and Billy Joel band member, David Rosenthal.[1]

Arrom made his national live television debut performing with Keith Urban at the American Country Awards on December 10, 2012. Arrom was selected to appear with Keith Urban by The GRAMMY Foundation as a member of an alumni band created from past participants in the GRAMMY Camp program.[2]

Arrom also appeared as a student musician in two episodes of the FOX Television series Glee during the final season in 2015.[3]

In 2016, Arrom played a tribute concert to Jerry Leiber alongside Mike Stoller. The concert featured the music of the Songwriting Hall of Fame inductees Leiber and Stoller. [4]

Arrom graduated from the University of Southern California's cutting-edge Popular Music Program where he studied under Patrice Rushen.[5] [6] Arrom grew up in Warren Township, New Jersey and is a 2013 graduate of The Pingry School in Basking Ridge, NJ[7] and an alumnus of the Interlochen Arts Camp in Traverse City, Michigan.[8]

References
  1. "Warren keyboardist joins rock guitar legend Steve Vai for Australia, Pacific Rim tour". NJ.com.
  2. "NJNEWS - Courier-Post - courierpostonline.com". Courier-Post.
  3. "Pingry alum to appear on "Glee"". NJ.com.
  4. "Is That All There Is, A Tribute to Jerry Leiber". americansongwriter.com.
  5. "USC Music School Teaches the Art of Making a Pop Hit". Rolling Stone.
  6. "TALENT SCOUT: Michael Arrom". Keyboard Magazine. Archived from the original on 2017-09-15. Retrieved 2017-09-14.
  7. "Pingry's Class Of 2013 Celebrates Graduation". njtoday.net.
  8. "[Archive '2013] Send page by email - Interlochen Center for the Arts".
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