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'''Rocky Kramer''', born '''Sindre Langhelle''', is a ] guitarist, singer, songwriter, composer, and ] from ] who is now based in ], CA, United States.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Melstveit|first=Maren Elvig|date=2016-08-16|title=(+) Supergitarist Rocky Kramer fra Trondheim gjør suksess i Los Angeles|url=https://www.adressa.no/pluss/kultur/2016/08/16/Supergitarist-Rocky-Kramer-fra-Trondheim-gj%C3%B8r-suksess-i-Los-Angeles-13168843.ece|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-18|website=]|language=nb}}</ref> In 2018, Kramer became more widely known when he headlined the ].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Ring|first=Su|date=2018-08-18|title=From Norway, with Love: Rocky Kramer’s passion for playing metal and saving the environment|url=https://www.northwestmusicscene.net/from-norway-with-love-rocky-kramers-passion-for-playing-metal-and-saving-the-environment/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=NorthWest Music Scene|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ball|first=Linda|date=3 August 2018|title=HEMPFEST returns to Seattle for its 27th year|work=]|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/aug/03/hempfest-returns-seattle-its-27th-year/|url-status=live|access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref> The next year, in 2019, he released his debut Album "Firestorm" and was nominated for a ].<ref name=":1" /> Kramer plays and endorses ] guitars.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rocky Kramer “Rock Star In The Truest Form”|url=https://www.thehypemagazine.com/2020/09/rocky-kramer-rock-star-in-the-truest-form/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=The Hype Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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'''Rocky Kramer''', born '''Sindre Langhelle''', is a ] guitarist, singer, songwriter, composer, and ] from ] who is now based in ], ], ].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Melstveit|first=Maren Elvig|date=2016-08-16|title=(+) Supergitarist Rocky Kramer fra Trondheim gjør suksess i Los Angeles|url=https://www.adressa.no/pluss/kultur/2016/08/16/Supergitarist-Rocky-Kramer-fra-Trondheim-gj%C3%B8r-suksess-i-Los-Angeles-13168843.ece|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-18|website=]|language=nb}}</ref> In 2018, Kramer became more widely known when he headlined the ].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=Ring|first=Su|date=2018-08-18|title=From Norway, with Love: Rocky Kramer’s passion for playing metal and saving the environment|url=https://www.northwestmusicscene.net/from-norway-with-love-rocky-kramers-passion-for-playing-metal-and-saving-the-environment/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=NorthWest Music Scene|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Ball|first=Linda|date=3 August 2018|title=HEMPFEST returns to Seattle for its 27th year|work=]|url=https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2018/aug/03/hempfest-returns-seattle-its-27th-year/|url-status=live|access-date=19 October 2020}}</ref> The next year, in 2019, he released his debut Album "Firestorm" and was nominated for a ].<ref name=":1" /> Kramer plays and endorses ] guitars.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rocky Kramer “Rock Star In The Truest Form”|url=https://www.thehypemagazine.com/2020/09/rocky-kramer-rock-star-in-the-truest-form/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=The Hype Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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After his teenage years, Kramer moved to Los Angeles, ], to pursue music. During this time he perfected his already good English. He was soon signed by the ]. Kramer was granted word and trade marks for his stage name "ROCKY KRAMER," as well as a logo bearing the same name on June 11, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|title=United States Patent & Trademark Office, Reg. No. 4349557|url=https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=85743710&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch|access-date=2020-10-25|website=www.USPTO.gov}}</ref> Working together with his band and noted producer Kim Richards, he released his debut album ''Firestorm''.<ref name=":3" /> In 2019, he toured the UK with ] playing at venues such as the ].<ref name="Buckcherry1" /><ref name="Buckcherry2" /> |
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After his teenage years, Kramer moved to Los Angeles, ], to pursue music. During this time he perfected his already good English. He was soon signed by the ]. Kramer was granted word and trade marks for his stage name "ROCKY KRAMER," as well as a logo bearing the same name on June 11, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|title=United States Patent & Trademark Office, Reg. No. 4349557|url=https://tsdr.uspto.gov/#caseNumber=85743710&caseType=SERIAL_NO&searchType=statusSearch|access-date=2020-10-25|website=www.USPTO.gov}}</ref> Working together with his band and noted producer Kim Richards, he released his debut album ''Firestorm''.<ref name=":3" /> In 2019, he toured the UK with ] playing at venues such as the ].<ref name="Buckcherry1" /><ref name="Buckcherry2" /> |
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On April 7, 2020, the weekly Kramer hosted live broadcast, "Rock & Roll Tuesdays with Rocky Kramer," premiered on ].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-21|title=Rocky Kramer Rock & Roll Tuesdays On Twitch 7-9 PM PT|url=https://celebrityzones.com/2020/09/21/rocky-kramer-rock-roll-tuesdays-on-twitch-7-9-pm-pt/|access-date=2020-10-31|website=Celebrity Zones|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=7 April 2020|title=Rock & Roll Tuesdays with Rocky Kramer|work=]|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13299266/?ref_=pro_tt_visitcons|url-status=live|access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref> During the ] Lockdown, Kramer looked for ways to entertain from home. He had previously released a video of ] from ]'s ], a tribute to ].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-07|title=Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb COVER (A Tribute to David Gilmour by Rocky Kramer)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrYqwVixpbw|access-date=2020-10-31|website=YouTube|language=en-US}}</ref> Kramer chose Twitch because it was a "great way to stay in touch with fans and ... develop new fans"<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-16|title=Rocky Kramer "Firestorm"|url=https://mimicnews.com/rocky-kramer-firestorm|access-date=2020-10-31|website=Mimic News|language=en-US}}</ref> During Kramer's October 13, 2020 Rock & Roll Tuesdays program, he premiered a cover video tribute to ], of the "Baroque & Roll" instrumental from Malmsteen's fourteenth studio album, ].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-12|title=Rocky Kramer To Premier Video Tribute To The Great Yngwie Malmsteen On Rock & Roll Tuesdays On Twitch 10/13/20|url=https://indiepulsemusic.com/2020/10/12/rocky-kramer-to-premier-video-tribute-to-the-great-yngwie-malmsteen-on-rock-roll-tuesdays-on-twitch-10-13-20/|access-date=2020-10-31|website=Indie Pulse Music|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-10-13|title=Yngwie Malmsteen - Baroque & Roll (A Humble Tribute by Rocky Kramer)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R7cWwtl82U|access-date=2020-10-31|website=YouTube|language=en-US}}</ref> Throughout the Pandemic Lockdown, Kramer has released additional cover videos of ] "The Pretender,"<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-02-28|title=Foo Fighters - The Pretender (80s Synth Rock Cover by Rocky Kramer)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-Hsf5h4hn4|access-date=2020-10-31|website=YouTube|language=en-US}}</ref> ] "Breaking The Habit,"<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-03-02|title=Linkin Park - Breaking The Habit (Metal Cover by Rocky Kramer)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9bfuV_ZemM|access-date=2020-10-31|website=YouTube|language=en-US}}</ref> ] "A Girl Like You,"<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-05-15|title=Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You (80s Inspired Cover by Rocky Kramer)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6BxRhcHsLM|access-date=2020-10-31|website=YouTube|language=en-US}}</ref> ] "Keep You On My Side,"<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-12|title=CHVRCHES - Keep You On My Side (Metal Cover by Rocky Kramer)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PnW7J7eg30|access-date=2020-10-31|website=YouTube|language=en-US}}</ref> ] "The Show Must Go On,"<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-07-14|title=Queen - The Show Must Go On (Cover by Rocky Kramer)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrjeLvyVLXI|access-date=2020-10-31|website=YouTube|language=en-US}}</ref> and ] "Mama."<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-01|title=Genesis - Mama COVER (A Tribute to Phil Collins by Rocky Kramer)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9x1T91AtFs|access-date=2020-10-31|website=YouTube|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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On April 7, 2020, the weekly Kramer hosted live broadcast, "Rock & Roll Tuesdays with Rocky Kramer," premiered on ].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-21|title=Rocky Kramer Rock & Roll Tuesdays On Twitch 7-9 PM PT|url=https://celebrityzones.com/2020/09/21/rocky-kramer-rock-roll-tuesdays-on-twitch-7-9-pm-pt/|access-date=2020-10-31|website=Celebrity Zones|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|date=7 April 2020|title=Rock & Roll Tuesdays with Rocky Kramer|work=]|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13299266/?ref_=pro_tt_visitcons|url-status=live|access-date=31 October 2020}}</ref> During the ] Lockdown, Kramer looked for ways to entertain from home. He had previously released a video of ] from ]'s ], a tribute to ].<ref name=":I">{{Cite web|date=2020-02-07|title=Pink Floyd - Comfortably Numb COVER (A Tribute to David Gilmour by Rocky Kramer)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrYqwVixpbw|access-date=2020-10-31|website=YouTube|language=en-US}}</ref> Kramer chose Twitch because it was a "great way to stay in touch with fans and ... develop new fans"<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-16|title=Rocky Kramer "Firestorm"|url=https://mimicnews.com/rocky-kramer-firestorm|access-date=2020-10-31|website=Mimic News|language=en-US}}</ref> During Kramer's October 13, 2020 Rock & Roll Tuesdays program, he premiered a cover video tribute to ], of the "Baroque & Roll" instrumental from Malmsteen's fourteenth studio album, ].<ref name=":A">{{Cite web|date=2020-10-12|title=Rocky Kramer To Premier Video Tribute To The Great Yngwie Malmsteen On Rock & Roll Tuesdays On Twitch 10/13/20|url=https://indiepulsemusic.com/2020/10/12/rocky-kramer-to-premier-video-tribute-to-the-great-yngwie-malmsteen-on-rock-roll-tuesdays-on-twitch-10-13-20/|access-date=2020-10-31|website=Indie Pulse Music|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":B">{{Cite web|date=2020-10-13|title=Yngwie Malmsteen - Baroque & Roll (A Humble Tribute by Rocky Kramer)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4R7cWwtl82U|access-date=2020-10-31|website=YouTube|language=en-US}}</ref> Throughout the Pandemic Lockdown, Kramer has released additional cover videos of ] "The Pretender,"<ref name=":C">{{Cite web|date=2020-02-28|title=Foo Fighters - The Pretender (80s Synth Rock Cover by Rocky Kramer)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-Hsf5h4hn4|access-date=2020-10-31|website=YouTube|language=en-US}}</ref> ] "Breaking The Habit,"<ref name=":D">{{Cite web|date=2020-03-02|title=Linkin Park - Breaking The Habit (Metal Cover by Rocky Kramer)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9bfuV_ZemM|access-date=2020-10-31|website=YouTube|language=en-US}}</ref> ] "A Girl Like You,"<ref name=":E">{{Cite web|date=2020-05-15|title=Edwyn Collins - A Girl Like You (80s Inspired Cover by Rocky Kramer)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6BxRhcHsLM|access-date=2020-10-31|website=YouTube|language=en-US}}</ref> ] "Keep You On My Side,"<ref name=":F">{{Cite web|date=2020-06-12|title=CHVRCHES - Keep You On My Side (Metal Cover by Rocky Kramer)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PnW7J7eg30|access-date=2020-10-31|website=YouTube|language=en-US}}</ref> ] "The Show Must Go On,"<ref name=":G">{{Cite web|date=2020-07-14|title=Queen - The Show Must Go On (Cover by Rocky Kramer)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrjeLvyVLXI|access-date=2020-10-31|website=YouTube|language=en-US}}</ref> and ] "Mama."<ref name=":H">{{Cite web|date=2020-09-01|title=Genesis - Mama COVER (A Tribute to Phil Collins by Rocky Kramer)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9x1T91AtFs|access-date=2020-10-31|website=YouTube|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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|''Firestorm''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-15|title=Album Review: Firestorm by Rocky Kramer (7/10) {{!}} Magazine|url=https://www.musicconnection.com/album-review-firestorm-by-rocky-kramer-7-10/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=] Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>{{efn|The song Rock Star achieved Number 1 - TOP 150 INDEPENDENT AIRPLAY CHART 10-05-2019<ref>{{Cite web|title=DigitalRadioTracker.com - Your Global Radio Airplay Monitoring Solution....|url=https://www.digitalradiotracker.com/drt-dev/drt-national-airplay-charts.php?prevWeek=10-05-2019|access-date=2020-10-20|website=www.digitalradiotracker.com}}</ref>}} |
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|''Firestorm''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-15|title=Album Review: Firestorm by Rocky Kramer (7/10) {{!}} Magazine|url=https://www.musicconnection.com/album-review-firestorm-by-rocky-kramer-7-10/|access-date=2020-10-19|website=] Magazine|language=en-US}}</ref>{{efn|The song Rock Star achieved Number 1 - TOP 150 INDEPENDENT AIRPLAY CHART 10-05-2019<ref>{{Cite web|title=DigitalRadioTracker.com - Your Global Radio Airplay Monitoring Solution....|url=https://www.digitalradiotracker.com/drt-dev/drt-national-airplay-charts.php?prevWeek=10-05-2019|access-date=2020-10-20|website=www.digitalradiotracker.com}}</ref>}} |
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|''Rock Star Music Video, from the Rocky Kramer Firestorm Album''<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-10-15|title=Rock Star, The Music Video by Rocky Kramer (7/10) {{!}} YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKx6zN1DydQ/|access-date=2020-11-06|website=] YouTube|language=en-US}}</ref> |
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|''Pink Floyd, "Comfortably Numb" by Rocky Kramer''<ref name=":I" /> |
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|''Foo Fighters, "The Pretender" by Rocky Kramer''<ref name=":C" /> |
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|''Linkin Park, "Breaking The Habit" by Rocky Kramer''<ref name=":D" /> |
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|''Edwyn Collins, "A Girl Like You" by Rocky Kramer''<ref name=":E" /> |
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|''CHVRCHES, "Keep You On My Side" by Rocky Kramer''<ref name=":F" /> |
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|''Queen, "The Show Must Go On" by Rocky Kramer''<ref name=":G" /> |
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|''Genesis, "Mama" by Rocky Kramer''<ref name=":H" /> |
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|''Yngwie Malmsteen, "Baroque & Roll" by Rocky Kramer''<ref name=":B" /> |
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Kramer grew up in a musical family. His mother was a skilled pianist and his father was first violinist in the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra. When he was five, his mother died of cancer. Kramer began his musical career playing the piano and violin, before switching to guitar after listening to Kiss and AC/DC. He cites Yngwie Malmsteen as a key guitarist influence and Pink Floyd for general inspiration. As a teenager he was a member of the band Armed Science, which reached the final of the UKM talent show.
On April 7, 2020, the weekly Kramer hosted live broadcast, "Rock & Roll Tuesdays with Rocky Kramer," premiered on Twitch. During the Covid-19 Pandemic Lockdown, Kramer looked for ways to entertain from home. He had previously released a video of Comfortably Numb from Pink Floyd's The Wall, a tribute to David Gilmour. Kramer chose Twitch because it was a "great way to stay in touch with fans and ... develop new fans" During Kramer's October 13, 2020 Rock & Roll Tuesdays program, he premiered a cover video tribute to Yngwie Malmsteen, of the "Baroque & Roll" instrumental from Malmsteen's fourteenth studio album, Attack!!. Throughout the Pandemic Lockdown, Kramer has released additional cover videos of Foo Fighters "The Pretender," Linkin Park "Breaking The Habit," Edwyn Collins "A Girl Like You," CHVRCHES "Keep You On My Side," Queen "The Show Must Go On," and Genesis "Mama."
Rocky Kramer performing in 2018