Born in Philadelphia, producer, arranger and orchestra conductor.
In collaboration with producer Jacques Morali, he established the disco recording group The Ritchie Family in 1975.
Rome's signature style is marked by lush orchestrations, interweaving multidimensional horns and strings to accentuate the sensuality of the compositions. A selection of his projects are the great African Suite - African Suite LP(1980), The Chi-Lites - My First Mistake(1977), Flower - Now LP(1979) and, in collaboration with Phil Hurtt, Stanley Turrentine's Disco Dancing (1978).