RAFAEL BROM

Rafael's whole family was filled up with musical talents. His mother was popular professional singer, piano player and composer. His father is outstanding piano player and composer. His grandfather was multiinstrumental virtuoso. His uncle studied classical trumpet and was leader of several music bands. His brother was pro drummer in many Rock bands. Rafael was born in Prague, former Czechoslovakia (today Czech Republic) on August 13, 1952. In 1963 Rafael emigrated to Sarajevo, Former Yugoslavia (today Bosnia and Hercegovina). In Sarajevo Rafael studied 5 years all levels of Graphics Art, Communication Art and Fine Art  in Commercial Art Institute together with former Yugoslavia's Pop/Rock Star Jadranka Stojakovic.
In this school they were students of well known Academy professors and international graphics artists, one of them was Mersad Berber. You can review Rafael's artwork on Web Site: Rafael's Art Gallery. After studies Rafael worked for 7 years as Graphics Designer for Energoinvest Corporation in Sarajevo. During that time Rafael composed many songs and did home recordings dreaming about release of his own 12' vinyl record album. His taste in music was very much influenced by his friend and probably greatest A&R expert in the world Igor Kramarenko, who intoduced him to music of groups like: The Beatles, Abba, Led Zepellin, Yes, Pink Floyd, Jethro Tull, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Genesis and many others. Igor later tragicaly died in Sarajevo during bloody civil war of 90's. In Sarajevo Rafael had 3 best friends, one was Croatian, one was Serbian, and one was Muslim. 1979 ten days before Rafael had to serve mandatory communist Yugoslav army he emigrated to Denver, Colorado with help of his father Prof. Libor Brom,  Denver University Professor and Colorado Senator Armstrong. Rafael did not see his father for 22 years. In Denver Rafael released his first vinyl record album:  "Rafael Brom I" (now: "Dance for Padre Pio") on his first record label: Brom Studio.
Rafael composed, performed and recorded whole album in his apartment on 26th floor of Brooks Towers in Downtown Denver.  Album was later mixed in Colorado Sound, Denver, Colorado. This album received a lot of airplay on public and college radio stations in USA and Canada. Immediately after release of this album Rafael was elected in membership of ASCAP. 1984 Rafael moved to Los Angeles, California where he established his own record label Cosmotone Records, Publishing Company Cosmotone Music (ASCAP) and distribution company Center for the Queen of Peace. Released 3 more albums:  "Padre Pio", "Peace of Heart" and "The Sounds of Heaven". Padre Pio album was mixed in Rusk Sound Studio, Hollywood, California. In Los Angeles Rafael was involved in numerous charity and religious activities with his friends of Medjugorje Movement, Catholic Church and Operation Rescue. He opened two Catholic bookstores and was giving big screen presentations on Medjugorje and other apparitions for seven years in Pasadena, California which changed lifes of many. 1992 he moved to Sugar Land, Texas where he released 5 more albums: "Dance for Padre Pio" (which is contains two first albums), "True Measure of Love",  "Music for Peace of Mind", "The Christmas Songs" and "You'll Never Walk Alone". On request from Hollywood's Film Director Kurt James Stefka he composed and performed original score for Kurt's short TV movie: "Crossroads of the World". In Sugar Land Rafael as a webmaster developed new distribution and publishing company: marianland.com which is now one of the largest Catholic Christian resource websites on the Internet. This website distribute and publish finest Catholic / Christian Videos, Books, Music and Gifts. Rafael also plans to build a Catholic Theme Park "Marianland" in United States. Rafael is also representative of award winning British film director J. Paddy Nolan for Paddy's documentary videos on Padre Pio, Sr. Faustina and Medjugorje. In year 2000 all Rafael's albums were remastered for CD and MP3 Files by music and sound guru Colin Kennedy of Tortuga Music, Glendale, California. Today Rafael is now working on new album "Angelophany" which will be released in 2001. Rafael is very thanksful to his parents and friends for all help, also to ARCO and UNOCAL Corporations  where he worked as a Computer Graphics Illustrator since he emigrated to USA in 1979.