Rome with Dirty Heads – Slow and Easy
Roman Rene Ramirez is an American singer and guitarist best known for playing with Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh from Sublime in the band Sublime with Rome.
Roman was born in Fremont, California on June 11, 1988. He first started playing guitar at age 11, and one of the first songs he learned was a Sublime song. At 18, Ramirez headed to Los Angeles to focus full-time on music. There, he was introduced to one of his idols, Eric Wilson, bassist for Sublime. They became friends and started jamming together at Eric's infamous holiday parties in Long Beach. Within the year, the plan to bring back Sublime had been set into motion. In 2008, Rome collaborated with the band's two surviving members, Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh. The trio then went on tour together playing covers of original Sublime material. Sublime with Rome made its debut in 2009 at Cypress Hill's Smoke Out Festival in San Bernardino, California. Ramirez was soon touring steadily with Sublime with Rome, and the trio released their debut album Yours Truly on July 12, 2011. Gaugh performed his last show with the band on December 10, 2011. Over the next twelve years, the band performed with several different drummers, releasing an additional two albums. At the end of 2024 Ramirez left Sublime with Rome and focused on his solo career.
Rome Ramirez has contributed extensively to songwriting and production across a range of artists and genres, blending influences from reggae rock, alternative, hip-hop, and pop. He co-wrote the song "Lay Me Down" with The Dirty Heads, which became a breakout hit and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs chart. He continued collaborating with the band on several of their albums, including Sounds of Change, Dirty Heads, Dessert EP, and Swim Team. Outside of the reggae and rock scenes, Ramirez contributed to Enrique Iglesias's tenth studio album, providing songwriting support. He also worked with Selena Gomez on her 2013 album Stars Dance, contributing both songwriting and guitar work. In 2015, Ramirez co-wrote "Castaway" and "Vagabond Blues" with The Dirty Heads for Blues Traveler’s collaborative album Blow Up the Moon.
