Joe Romersa
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Joseph Michael Romersa |
| Born | July 27, 1956  California, U.S. |
| Genre(s) | Ambient, Electronica, Folk, Rock, Trance |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-Songwriter, Musician, Record producer, Recording engineer, Actor |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, Drums |
| Years active | 1978 - present |
| Label(s) | Indie |
| Associated acts | Meat Sandwich, Soy Cowboy |
Joseph M. Romersa (Born July 27, 1956 in California) is an American song writer, drummer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, sound engineer and vocalist.
While many know him from his singing and lyric writing on the "Silent Hill" game series, many people also know him from his former group "Soy Cowboy", which can only half-accurately be described as a "Thai-Western" band.
During his long career, Joe has also worked with such other musicians as John Prine (where he was given a Grammy for participating as Recording engineer, and drums on Prine's 1991 Grammy winning album "The Missing Years" which won for best Contemporary Folk album), and Carlene Carter, Eden Ahbez), Linda Ronstadt, Jackson Browne, Tom Petty, Laurence Juber, Bonnie Raitt, Bette Midler, David Lindley, Whoopi Goldberg, Poco, Thin White Rope, Bruce Springsteen, Angelyne, Havana, The Dickies, Melanie, The Lettermen, Peaches, Miki Howard, John Klemmer, Iron Butterfly, Egyptian Lover, Bitch, Dave Edmunds, Freddy Cannon, Don Julian & the Larks, Mary Wells, Big Mama Thornton, The Coasters, and Bob Dylan whom he has several humorous stories about. Joe also won an Electronic Music Award in 1973.
While Joe is known among younger fans for his music and very distinguishable voice (he sounds quite similar to David Bowie) in "Silent Hill", he is also known for his voice over workin in several Japanese Anime Projects.
Joe currently lives in California, and still produces music at "Shadow Box Studios".
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[edit] Discography
[edit] Mainstream Albums
| Year | Title | Artist | Record Company | Role |
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| Unknown | 1000 Pt. Man | Thom Bishop | Virgin Records | Engineer |
| 1978 | Living In The USA | Linda Ronstadt | Elektra Entertainment | Engineer |
| 1978 | Thank You for Funkin' Up My Life | Donald Byrd | Elektra/Asylum | Engineer |
| 1979 | Fate for Breakfast | Art Garfunkel | Legacy Records | Engineer |
| 1980 | Temptation | The Marc Tanner Band | Elektra/Asylum | Musician, Writer |
| 1987 | In Full Swing | Full Swing | Cypress Records | Engineer |
| 1989 | Second Coming | The Dickies | Restless Records | Engineer |
| 1990 | China Beach: Music and Memories | Various Artists | Warner Bros. Records | Engineer |
| 1990 | The Sounds Of Murphy Brown: Original Television Soundtrack Album | Various Artists | MCA Records | Engineer |
| 1990 | Thirteen Blood Red Rosebuds | Steve Forbert | SquirrelMad | Sound Engineer, Drums |
| 1991 | The Missing Years | John Prine | Oh Boy Records | Engineer, Musician |
| 1991 | The Ruby Sea | Thin White Rope | Frontier | Musician |
| 1993 | Little Love Letters | Carlene Carter | Warner Bros. Records | Engineer, Musician |
| 1995 | Lost Dogs and Mixed Blessings | John Prine | Oh Boy Records | Engineer, Musician, Co-Writer (One Song) |
| 1995 | Beauty and the Beast | Sven Vath | Warner Bros. Records | Engineer |
| 1997 | The Bitch is Back | Bitch | Enigma/Metal Blade | Producer |
| 2003 | Silent Hill 3 Original Soundtracks | Akira Yamaoka | Sony/Columbia | Featured Singer, Co-Writer |
| 2003 | Songs of Bob Dylan: May Your Song Always Be Sung | Various Artists | BMG | Engineer, Musician, Featured Singer, |
| 2004 | Coercion Street | Ernie Payne | Black & Tan Holland | Musician |
| 2004 | Silent Hill 4: The Room - Original Soundtracks | Akira Yamaoka | Sony/Columbia | Featured Singer, Co-Writer |
[edit] Indie Albums
| Title | Artist | Record Company | Role |
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| Alana Sweetwater | Alana Sweetwater | Shadow Box Studio | Producer, Musician, Writer |
| Free Enterprise | Free Enterprise | Indie | Engineer, Producer |
| Julia Free | Julia Free | Indie | Producer, Musician, Writer |
| Larry Whitman | Larry Whitman | Indie | Producer |
| Meat Sandwich | Meat Sandwich | Indie | Engineer, Producer, Artist |
| Nuclear Test Band | Nuclear Test Band | Indie | Musician, Engineer |
| Needles & Pins | Page Pazaro | Indie | Engineer, Producer |
| O The Band | O The Band | Indie | Producer, Musician, Writer |
| Soy Cowboy | Soy Cowboy | Shadow Box Studio | Producer, Musician, Writer |
| Yolie Lox and the Bears | Yolie Lox and the Bears | Indie | Engineer, Producer, Artist |
[edit] Acting
[edit] Anime Voice-over
- Akira as Additional Voices
- Armitage III as Big Thug
- Bastard!! as Priest C
- Battle Athletes as Claus (Ep. 4); Hans (Ep. 4)
- Battle Athletes Victory as Additional Voices
- Black Jack as Mob Boss
- Black Magic M-66 as Additional Voices
- Blood: The Last Vampire as David
- Cowboy Bebop as Abdul Hakim
- Dual! Parallel Trouble Adventure
- El Hazard - The Magnificent World as Driver (Ep. 3)
- El Hazard 2 - The Magnificent World as Additional Voices
- El Hazard: The Alternative World as Additional Voices
- El Hazard: The Wanderers as Additional Voices
- Fist of the North Star as Hart; Zido
- Gate Keepers as Hippie
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex as Additional Voices
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: 2nd Gig as Additional Voices
- Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex: Solid State Society as Additional Voices
- Hand Maid May as Additional Voices
- Hyper Doll as Additional Voices
- Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro as Gustav
- Macross Plus as Additional Voices
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The Movie Trilogy as Klamp
- Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team as Additional Voices
- Moldiver as Additional Voices
- Ninja Scroll as Additional Voices
- Ninku the Movie as Additional Voices
- Orguss 02 as Additional Voices
- Outlaw Star as Fake Shimi; Kyokan
- Phantom Quest Corp as Additional Voices
- Red Hawk - Weapon of Death as Additional Voices
- Rurouni Kenshin as Merchant (Ep. 15); Politician (Ep. 15); Raiko
- Sol Bianca: The Legacy as Additional Voices
- Street Fighter Alpha as Birdie; Zangief
- Street Fighter II V as Balrog
- The Big O as Additional Voices
- The Legend of Black Heaven as Luke Yamada
- The Wings of Honneamise as Additional Voices
- They Were 11 as Knu
- Trigun as Descartes
[edit] External links
- Joe Romersa's Official Website
- Joe Romersa at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Joe Romersa at the Internet Movie Database
- Joe Romersa at MySpace
- Game-OST Interview
