Romy B has been deep in the music world for years, writing her own songs while working backstage at Perth’s RAC Arena and Optus Stadium, doing everything from prepping the green room for Dua Lipa’s concert to setting the stage for Coldplay. 

“I really like being the roadie,” she tells Rolling Stone AU/NZ, recalling her early work crewing for some of the world’s biggest artists. “I’ve been the random worker setting up the dark-themed green room for Billie Eilish or forklifting Iron Maiden’s 10-tom drumkit into rehearsals.”

Now, it’s her own music and her own team. A multi-instrumentalist and Nannup Music Festival Emerging Artist Award-winner from Boorloo/Perth, Romy B is now part of Mentos Fresh Sounds, a Rolling Stone AU/NZ spotlight on emerging artists shaping the next wave of Australian music.