Background
Rosmini was born in New York and grew up in Greenwich Village, where he learned guitar and began performing in clubs.
Rosmini was born in New York and grew up in Greenwich Village, where he learned guitar and began performing in clubs.
He was best known for his role in the American "folk revival" of the 1960s. During the 1960s, he was employed as the main jewelry photographer for Tiffany & Company His 1964 album Adventures for 12 String, 6 String, and Banjo, predates much of John Fahey and Leo Kottke and other American Primitivism guitarists, which Kottke cited as an early influence.
Rosmini was also a noted banjo player.
He appeared as a sideman with Bob Gibson at Chicago"s Gate of Horn. With Art Podell & Paul Potash at New York"s Cafe Wha?.
As soloist and singer at Los Angeles" Ash Grove. With Barbara Dane in a concert tour with Bob Newhart.
And in association with Pernell Roberts in Bonanza.
Rosmini continued his career in music as a sideman on numerous folk albums, including those by Bob Gibson, Eric Weissberg, Dave Van Ronk, Ananda Shankar, Hoyt Axton and others before leaving music to pursue a career in photography. He subsequently taught recording for over a decade at the University of Southern California and had a hand in the evolution of motion picture sound into its present day form. In 1978 he wrote a booklet on multitrack recording called Tokyo Electro Acoustic Company Multitrack Primer.
His constant fight to make audio electronics accessible to musicians led to his development of many of Tascam"s multitrack and portable multitrack recorders and mixers.
He was a consultant to JBL on the musical instrument transducer K-series 120 and 130. He co-designed JBL studio monitors and participated in their integration into Hollywood"s top studios.
He died on September 9, 1995 of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis at the age of 58. 1976: Original Soundtrack Recording from the Paramount Motion Picture Leadbelly
1979: Original Soundtrack Recording from the United Artists Motion Picture The Black Stallion
1957: I Come Foreign To Sing, Bob Gibson
1958: There"s a Meetin" Here Tonight, Bob Gibson
1960: Songs Of Earth And Sky, Art and Paul
1961: Hangin", Drinkin" And Stuff Art and Paul
1961: Van Ronk Sings, Dave Van Ronk
1963: Come All Ye Fair And Tender Ladies, Pernell Roberts
1964: A Folksinger’s Choice, Theodore Bikel
1964: Changes, Modern Folk Quartet
1967: Steve Gillette, Steve Gillette
1968: Song Cycle, Van Dyke Parks
1969: Greatest Hits, Philosophy Ochs
1969: Bob Gibson, Bob Gibson
1970: To Be Free, Jackie DeShannon
1970: California Stop Over, Johnny Darrell
1970: Ivan the Ice Cream Manitoba, Ivan Ulz
1970: Ananda Shankar, Ananda Shankar
1971: Sweet Country Suite, Larry Murray
1971: Songs, Paul Parrish
1971: Cyrus, Cyrus Faryar
1971: Songs, Jackie DeShannon
1972: Let"s Spend the Night Together, Claudine Longet
1972: Malvina, Malvina Reynolds
1973: Duelin" Banjo, Doug Dillard
1973: Islands, Cyrus Faryar
1974: Digby Richards, Digby Richards
1974: Richard Ruskin, Rick Ruskin
1974: You Don"t Need a Reason to Sing, Doug Dillard
1975: Microphone Fever, Rick Ruskin
1975: Southbound, Hoyt Axton
1977: Six String Conspiracy, Rick Ruskin
1977: Roadsongs, Hoyt Axton
1977: More Rod "77, Rod McKuen.