Sublime With Rome

What Sublime With Rome does

Sublime With Rome operates as an independent solo music artist project anchored by Rome Ramirez, who fronted the Sublime with Rome band from its 2009 formation before launching a solo career in 2024. The core product is a catalog of reggae, ska, and soul-leaning recordings — both legacy Sublime with Rome material and new solo releases — distributed across major streaming platforms (Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Deezer) and monetized through streaming royalties, live performance, merchandise, and collaboration/licensing income. The business serves reggae/ska music fans, live concert attendees, and digital streaming consumers in the US, with emerging international reach into Mexico via a January 2026 Cabo San Lucas co-headline with Slightly Stoopid.

The operation is small and talent-centric: an 8-person team supports touring, catalog management, and a grassroots fan community ("Romiez") that has generated measurable engagement around release windows, including 1.7M views on the "Forever" teaser and 10,000+ user-generated videos. Strategic positioning emphasizes collaborations within the reggae-rock peer set — Dirty Heads, Slightly Stoopid, Duddy, and Katastro — and recurring festival placements at Reggae Rise Up Florida and the Lake Tahoe Reggae Festival, supplemented by an expanding 20+ city US venue circuit in 2025.

The business model is a hybrid of recorded-music and live-performance income with no disclosed label backing, institutional funding, or external capital. Revenue mechanics are diversified across DSP streaming (long-tail, low per-stream yield), ticket and merchandise sales on tour (highest absolute revenue per date), and licensing/sync opportunities that scale opportunistically with catalog traction. Go-to-market relies on festival circuit visibility, peer collaborations, and social/community-driven content rather than paid advertising at scale.

Name

Sublime With Rome

Legal name

Rome Ramirez

Website

https://sublimewithrome.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sublime With Rome is an independent solo reggae/ska music project led by Rome Ramirez, distributing recorded music across major streaming platforms and monetizing through touring, merchandise, and collaborations with acts like Dirty Heads and Slightly Stoopid for US and Mexico audiences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Streaming revenue: Revenue from music streaming plays on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Deezer through digital distribution
2. Concert and tour revenue: Ticket sales for live performances including headline shows, festival appearances, and co-headlining tours
3. Merchandise sales: Sale of artist merchandise including apparel such as 'Aviator T-Shirt' and 'Romiez Flag' through The Merch Collective
4. Collaboration and feature revenue: Revenue from featured appearances on other artists' tracks such as 'Call My Name' with Katastro and 'Slow & Easy' with Dirty Heads

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Sublime With Rome / ROME is the solo musical project of artist Rome Ramirez, who creates and distributes recorded music (singles, EPs, collaborations) through digital streaming platforms, performs live concert tours across U.S. and international venues, and sells branded merchandise. The catalog spans solo releases, Sublime With Rome band releases, and collaborative work with artists such as Duddy and Dirty Heads.

Product overview

Sublime With Rome and Rome Ramirez offer music releases across multiple formats (singles, EPs, collaborations) distributed through streaming platforms. The artist provides live tour performances across U.S. cities and international venues, plus branded merchandise through third-party retail. The portfolio includes solo releases by Rome Ramirez, band releases under Sublime With Rome, and collaborative work with artist Duddy, with music available on Spotify, YouTube, Apple Music, and Deezer.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sublime with Rome: Band formed to perform Sublime catalog songs, featuring Rome Ramirez as frontman alongside original Sublime members' collaborators.

Products and services

• Rome Solo Music Releases Solo recorded music by Rome Ramirez including singles and solo projects distributed across major streaming platforms.
• Sublime With Rome Band Releases Recorded music released under the Sublime With Rome band name, including the 'Tangerine Skies' EP and tracks 'All I Need' and 'Cool & Collected'.
• Rome & Duddy Collaborative Releases Collaborative music releases between Rome and Duddy, including 'Good Times', 'Coast of Mexico', 'I'll Be Right Here', and 'Cannabis Tree'.
• Live Tour Performances Live concert performances by Rome Ramirez across U.S. cities and international venues, including headline shows, festival appearances, and co-headlining tours.
• Artist Merchandise Branded merchandise including t-shirts and flags available for purchase through The Merch Collective online storefront.
• Slow & Easy (ft. Dirty Heads) Single Single release 'Slow & Easy' featuring Dirty Heads, a collaborative recording available on streaming platforms.

Quantifiable outcome

• Social media teaser received 1.7 million views and inspired 10,000+ user-generated videos

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Slightly StoopidcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 July 2025Co-headlining tour partnership for a special gig in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico in January 2026 to 'start the new year off right'. This represents a significant collaboration with another established reggae artist.
• Dirty HeadscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 June 2025Collaborative recording partnership resulting in the single 'Slow & Easy' released June 2025. The collaboration blends Dirty Heads' signature sound with Rome's 60s soul and reggae influences, described as the 'summer anthem of 2025'. Both artists came up together in the music scene.
• Skunk BaxterminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 December 2024Special guest appearance with Skunk Baxter during a PBS broadcast performance in Nashville. Joined other special guests including Lauren Morrow, Slim Jim Phantom, and the Nelson brothers for a performance of classic hits.
• KatastrocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 October 2024Featured appearance on Katastro's final album 'Until the End of Time', performing on the track 'Call My Name'. This was a tribute to Katastro's legacy following a significant loss, with Rome describing it as 'a privilege to sing on this track'.
• DuddycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 January 2024Ongoing collaborative partnership under the 'Rome & Duddy' branding. Released multiple singles including 'Good Times', 'Coast of Mexico', 'I'll Be Right Here', and 'Cannabis Tree'. Conducted spring 2024 'Friends & Family tour' featuring island-country band format at intimate venues.
• EveningElephantsminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOpening act for Florida tour dates in September 2025 (Jacksonville, Stuart, Cocoa, St. Pete). Part of the touring support act lineup.
• BeachFlyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOpening act for Florida tour dates in September 2025. Part of the touring support act lineup alongside other artists.
• JordanFletcherminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOpening act for Florida tour dates in September 2025. Part of the touring support act lineup.
• The Merch CollectivecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial merchandise partner handling the sale of artist merchandise including apparel items such as the 'Aviator T-Shirt' and 'Romiez Flag'. Products available through themerchcollective.com.
• Downtown Rocks Free Concert Series (Las Vegas)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerFree headline show at the Downtown Rocks Free Concert Series on Fremont Street in Las Vegas, NV on July 19, 2025 at 9PM. No cover charge event.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Iya Terra: Reggae band touring the same festival circuits with a comparable independent, live-event-driven approach.
• Katastro: Reggae/rock band that featured Rome on a tribute track. Comparable genre positioning and active presence on the same festival/support-act circuits.
• Slightly Stoopid: Long-running reggae/ska band with a co-headlining tour partnership in Cabo San Lucas. Comparable genre positioning, festival presence, and tour-driven business model.
• The Expendables: Santa Cruz reggae/rock band with similar touring patterns, festival slots, and audience overlap in the California reggae/ska scene.
• Pepper: Hawaii-based reggae/rock band with a comparable touring-first model and overlapping fan demographic in the reggae/ska scene.
• Stick Figure: Solo-led reggae project with strong touring and festival positioning. Closely comparable structure: one creative lead, independent releases, and live-event-driven growth.
• Rebelution: California reggae band with established festival and touring presence in the same reggae circuit. Similar genre, target audience, and live-event-led revenue model.
• Long Beach Dub Allstars: California reggae/ska group with deep Long Beach roots directly tied to the original Sublime lineage, operating in the same genre and festival landscape.
• Dirty Heads: American reggae/rock band that directly collaborated with Rome on the single 'Slow & Easy' (June 2025). Operates in the same live touring and festival circuit with overlapping audience.

Broad incumbents

• 311: Long-established reggae/rock band with broader portfolio and larger commercial footprint, providing a useful ceiling/incumbent benchmark for the reggae/ska touring category.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@RomeRamirez
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sublime-with-rome

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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