Simon Grome

Simon Grome grew up in the suburbs of Cincinnati, Ohio, where he got his start playing a variety of instruments from a young age. His professional career began in earnest when he moved to Columbus for college and accepted gigs in a wide variety of genres from jazz to pop to country, specializing in both the bass and banjo.

In 2024, Simon moved to Dallas, Texas, where he has quickly become immersed in the local music scene. On any given night, you might find him stoking a crowd with the precision of a well-placed bass lick, or picking over bluegrass tunes late into the evening.

After nearly a decade of professional performance, Simon has played all over the United States, honing his musicianship and gathering stories like loose change. His experiences have in turn shaped his songwriting, which interweaves personal memories with universal truths of love, loss, and laughter.

Simon has played with countless artists, including Tristan Roberson, Ramblewood, Adam Paddock and Nate Burnham, as well as on recordings for groups such as Adam Paddock, Andy Sipe, and Maxwell Rincon. His resume includes opening for artists such as Waka Flocka Flame, William Beckmann, The Great Divide, and The Mary Wallopers. He has also shared festival bills with groups like Walker Hayes, William Clark Green, Kygo, and AJR. Simon’s career has taken him to venues as diverse as the Chicago House of Blues, Gruene Hall, Luckenbach Texas, and Kemba Live.

His latest release, Two Bedroom Apartment, combines the blistering speed and dynamic solos of bluegrass with the good-timing attitude of modern country that lets the listener trivialize their problems and revel in commiseration, if only for the night. He'll be following it up with a ballad, Texas in the Summertime, which releases on October 23, 2026.