Ro Krom is the founder, producer and originator of Gotcha!, Ro & Paradise Funk and OLaBOLA breakbeat soul, drummer/mc with Kraak & Smaak and DJ Maestro’s Blue Note Trip. In music since 1988, Ro represents funk and all it’s edge phenomena. At present as drummer/mc with that breakbeat funk dj & live unit Kraak & Smaak, as singer/producer launching ‘The Fatty Boom Project’ in cooperation with several DJ’s and producers and as musician/vocalist with the ‘Not Easy At All Productions’ crew. Ro’s roughneck lyrical style, edgy drumbreaks and eclectic stage personality make him that talent to be reckoned with. As DJ RoKrom (Breakbeat Soul dj set) and remixing several soul, ska, reggae, dance and funk projects (Rose Spearman, Moon Baker, Sven Hammond Soul etc) Ro is that Dutch groovemaster to take into account. His unique upfront style brought him collaborations with George Clinton’s Parliament/ Funkadelic in collaboration with his 90’s gogofunk band ‘Gotcha!’ and provided him with an award and several tv commercials with his breakbeat soul crew OLaBOLA. Solo project Ro & Paradise Funk (1996-2000) proved him to be that soul singer songwriter he promised to be and the albums ‘Paradise Funk’ and ‘Baby Baby Baby’ were reviewed as ‘best Dutch soulfunk product of the year’. Nominated for the ‘De Olifant’ art & culture price in 1996 in Haarlem Holland, winner of the Essent Award 2003 , endorsed by Gretsch ‘New Classic’ drums and Istanbul cymbals. Ro Krom’s musical history covers latin (Drums United), crossover punkfunk (Beatcream, Raggende Manne), lots of freelance work and guest appearances (Lefties Soul Connection, P-funk allstars, Ghettoblaster, Coalition of the wicked, Psycoticbumpschool etc) and hip hop with his and Rockatack Ten’s visionairy posse ‘The Once Upon A Time In Da Lowlands Crew’.
