"Abe Rounds is a diamond in the rough. He is a superstar living undercover as a student. We are all so happy to have him."
  - Meshell Ndegeocello

Hailing from Sydney Australia, Abe started playing drums at the tender age of one & has never looked back.

Now 29 & residing in Los Angeles California he is a member of his musical mentor Meshell Ndegeocello’s band.

He has been writing, recording, performing as a multi instrumentalist & touring extensively with other artists/producers such as Seal, Andrew Bird, Sara Barellies, Pino Palladino, Blake Mills & Mark Ronson.

His father is renowned Sydney musician/producer Victor Rounds & he is named after world-renowned bass player Abraham Laboriel Snr. Abe is a graduate of Newtown High School of the Performing Arts (09’) & Berklee College of Music (14’) where he received the Alan Dawson Achievement award. As a TV composer he has contributed to all 5 seasons of Own network series "Queen Sugar" directed by Ava Duvernay & produced by Oprah Winfrey. He has also contributed original score to Netflix release, "Madam CJ Walker" , "We The People" produced by the Obamas & upcoming Starz release "Black Mafia Family".

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2021 brings the debut of his first solo record release on 'Colorfield Records'.