ROMderful

Rommel Alexander Donald, known by his stage name ROMderful (formerly ROM) is a British producer, DJ, and multi-instrumentalist from Birmingham. He released his debut studio album, Press L to Continue, on Same Plate/Sony in April 2019.

Early life and education

Rommel Donald was born and grew up in Birmingham, England. As a child, he learned how to make beats and play multiple instruments, including the guitar, bass guitar, violin, and drums. He was also childhood friends with fellow artist and future collaborator, KayFaraway. In early 2016, he released the track "I Just Want You To Know" which sampled the Snoop Dogg song, "Beautiful". In March of that year, he released a 3-track EP as part of his record label Soulection's White Label series. That collection contained the song "You Love Em" featuring Emmavie. Later that year, he earned a placement on the remix album for GoldLink's And After That, We Didn't Talk, reworking the track, "Late Night". He also remixed tracks from Raye ("I, U, Us") In December 2016, ROM released a track called "Kiss and Tell" featuring the vocals of Naji.

In 2017, he adopted his current stage name, ROMderful. He also released several new tracks including "Only One" (with Tendayi) and "SoReal?" (with KayFaraway). Additionally, he produced the Jean Deaux record, "Wikipedia", and appeared on Kitsuné's Afterwork Vol 1 compilation album with the track "BeThere4Me" (featuring KayFaraway). In 2018, ROMderful continued working with Jean Deaux, producing her song "Energy" which was the lead single off her EP, Krash. That year, he was also signed to Same Plate Entertainment, a joint venture label with Sony Music.

In March 2019, he released a collaborative EP, Hours After Midnight, with KayFaraway. The following month, he released his debut studio album, Press L to Continue, on Same Plate/Sony. and "1 Missed Call" (featuring Dean and Tabber). The album also featured guest appearances from TOBi, Jay Prince, Devin Tracy, Wade, and KayFaraway. Vocals from ROMderful himself also appeared on the album. and "Tired of the Games" (featuring TOBi) premiered after the album's release. ROMderful also produced the Duckwrth track "KING KING" released in May 2019 and the Jean Deaux track, "Anytime" (featuring Kehlani) released in June 2019.

In 2024, he performed the song, The Water Song, from the children's television in Yo Gabba Gabbaland, in episode 5, Water, in Season 1.

Discography

Studio albums

+ List of studio albums with selected details Title Details Press L to Continue Released: 23 April 2019 Label: Same Plate/Sony Formats: Digital download PLEASE RECONNECT CONTROLLER Released: 29 October 2021 Label: EMA Recordings Formats: Digital download

EPs

+ List of EPs with selected details Title Details Soulection White Label – 018 Released: 18 March 2016 Label: Soulection Formats: Digital download Hours After Midnight(with KayFaraway) Released: 14 March 2019 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download ICE CREAM CLONES Released: 25 November 2020 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download UTOPIA(with Summer Soul) Released: 9 June 2022 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download ICE CREAM CLONES 2 Released: 29 September 2023 Label: Self-released Formats: Digital download

Singles

+ List of singles with selected details Title Year Album "Only One" (feat. Tendayi) 2017 "BeThere4Me" (feat. KayFaraway) Afterwork Vol 1 "Run Tings" (with Shakka and feat. Dounia) 2019 Press L to Continue "1 Missed Call" (feat. Dean and Tabber)

Production and remixes

+List of production and remix creditsSongYearArtistAlbumRole "Frontin'" (remix with DEFFIE) Rayana Jay Morning After Producer "Energy" Lou Phelps (feat. Jahkoy) Producer "Anytime" 2020 SIRUP cure Producer "Overnight" SIRUP cure Producer "Sunshine" SIRUP cure Producer