Career
He also co-hosted the radio show "Sexy" on Norwegian radio channel Norsk Rikskringkasting P3, along with Totto Mjelde. Ralph Myerz and The Jack Herren Band The band was formed in 1997 when Erlend Sellevold asked for people to play percussion with him during a party in Bergen. Supposedly a one-time-event, they had so much fun playing together that they decided to form a band, and Ralph Myerz & The Jack Herren Band was formed.
After releasing a 7" and a 12" on the Norwegian record label Tellé Records.
Those limited releases were followed by some attention from magazines and dj"s around Europe, including Dimitri from Paris who included the track "Nikita" on one of his Playboy Mansion Civil Defense-compilations. In 2002 they were signed by the United States label Emperor Norton Records, and they released their European Parliament, A Special European Parliament. The album A Special Album followed one year later.
lieutenant included the tracks "Casino" and "Think Twice", which both became hits in clubs across Europe, and commercial hits in Norway. During their touring promoting this album, the band was joined by guitarist Mads Berven on their live shows.
Datarock Strøm is also one of the touring and recording drummers for the Norwegian electronic group Datarock.