Rome Ramirez first rose to fame in 2009 when he became singer and guitarist with Sublime with Rome, a group that featured Bud Gaugh and Eric Wilson of Sublime, with Ramirez taking the place of the late Bradley Nowell, the founder and frontman of Sublime who died in 1996 as the band's first major-label album was awaiting release. Roman Rene Ramirez was born in Fremont, California on June 11, 1988, and he began playing guitar at the age of 11. In his teens, Ramirez began working with local bands, and Sublime became one of Ramirez's favorite acts (as well as Muse, Nirvana, Led Ze...