It all started for me in Stockton, CA in the

the mid 80's when I began singing, playing

piano, and writing songs at the age of 13. At

16 years old, I met some amazing young

musicians from Franklin High School in East

Stockton at an all city band performance. By

the time l was 17, I was recording in Los

Angeles at Ameraycan Studios under the

creative tutelage/vocal coaching of Philip

Ingram (Switch, Motown) and Ollie Brown

(Ollie&Jerry). After that crash course into the

world of the LA music scene where I

recorded demos with great folks like Philip

Ingram, Marc Nelson (Az Yet), and shopping

tunes to labels, and publishers, I headed

back to Northern California and just kept

writing music for artists and gigging. From

playing keyboards at 19 years old with

Confunkshun saxophonist Ron Moton, to

performing solo piano and singing every

Summer weekend at my favorite Caribbean

restaurant The Breadfruit Tree, eventually

Some of my music began to find its way into

the hands of other artists and producers.

To date, music I've created has been

recorded and produced by artists such as

Jeff Lorber, Brian Bromberg, Les Sabler, Eric

Marienthal, Toni Scruggs, Rahsaan

Patterson, and R&B crooner Keith Eric

Martin. l've had the pleasure to share the

stage with some of my favorite artists: Jon

B, Morris Day and The Time, Donell Jones,

as well as residencies with my own band

project: Love City Riot.

Well, that's about it in a nutshell. I gotta run

now but I want to say thank you for

checking me out here on the world wide

web. I really do appreciate it. It takes time,

and time really is the most precious thing

that we have to give. l hope to meet you at

a future show. Come hang. Chill. Listen.

Feel. Enjoy. Say Hello! I always appreciate

the love!

So be good to yourself... and drink lots

of water! Sorry, I'm probably saying that

more as a reminder to myself.

Big Love,

Rocky Ramirez

Oakland, CA. January 2016