Roman Madrolle
Roman Madrolle (born 16 April 1980, in France) is a French singer-songwriter who released his debut album in 2009. Any Place But Home[1][2][3] mirrors Roman's life experiences: his family and early age expatriation are strong influences in his work.
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Background information | |
Born | France | 16 April 1980
Genres | unplugged, rock, blues |
Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter, musician, producer |
Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
Labels | Roman Music, Quetzal |
Website | http://www.romanonline.com |
Career
In 2005, he joined the One Voice project, a charity compilation album for the reconstruction of Hurricane Katrina-devastated schools. His song, The Pain Within her Heart obtained critical acclaim. The song will later be reused on his debut album.
The production of Any Place but Home and the music video for The House of the Rising Sun is completed before the turn of 2007.
The album release was supported by live shows in several landmark venues in Brussels: Centre for Fine Arts, Brussels (BOZAR), Orangerie of the Botanique, Ancienne Belgique alongside notable shows in support of Arno Hintjens, Johnny Winter,[4][5][6] Jacques Stotzem[7] and Bjorn Berge.[8]
2009 marked Roman's entry on the Belgian media scene. Several radio stations began giving frequent airplay to singles RIDER and GOOD MUSIC. A number of media features will follow in France and Belgium.
- RTBF invites him to guest on several shows (Classic 21,[9][10] La Première, La Deux,[11] VivaCite, Arte)
- RTL (France and Belgium) invites him to the Nocturnes hosted by Georges Lang (RTL),[12] All Access (Bel RTL), Demandez le Programme (Bel RTL), Sampler (PlugTV)…
- In France, his live television debut at Nagui's landmark music show, Taratata in May 2009 will be a frank success[13]
- Followed by Classic 21's 5th birthday at the Halles de Schaarbeek
- Bel RTL's "Rallye Télévie"
- The Octaves de la Musique[14] (Francophone-Belgian equivalent of the Grammy awards)
References
- "Any Place But Home – Roman | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- "Chroniques CD / DVD – ROMAN – Any Place But Home". Music in Belgium. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- Archived 8 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- "Johnny Winter at Centre Culturel René Magritte (Lessines) on 26 Mar 2010 –". Last.fm. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- "ROCKTIMES – Konzertbericht / Johnny Winter – 25.03.2010, Le Kursaal, Limbourg (Belgien)". Rocktimes.de. 25 March 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- "Live Johnny Winter". Keys and Chords. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- David van Lochem (22 April 2013). "Compte-rendu: concert de Roman et Jacques Stotzem à l'espace Duesberg (Verviers) » Ma guitare et vous". Guitar.vanlochem.be. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- "Bjørn Berge @ La Ferme du Biéreau | Nonivuniconnu truc.zéro". Nonivuniconnu.be. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- "Classic 21 fêtera ses 5 ans au mois d'avril – DH.be". Dhnet.be. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- Archived 4 December 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- Archived 4 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- "Video | MyTaratata" (in French). Video.mytaratata.com. Retrieved 17 July 2014.
- "Les Octaves de la musique". La Libre.be. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 17 July 2014.