Rob was raised in Los Angeles and Santa Monica, California and began studying classical piano at the age of six. During his formative years, Rob was accepted into the citywide honor orchestra as a clarinetist and later performed jazz guitar with the Loyala Marrymount Jazz Ensemble under the direction of Buddy Collette. He studied Jazz Composition and Guitar Performance at Berklee College of Music in Boston, under the department chair and later went on to complete his studies in classical composition, ethnomusicology and theory at UC Berkeley.
Rob is a talented composer of orchestral and commercial music and currently scores projects for tv and film. In 2008 he completed underscore tracks for a project entitled "Underground Bounty Hunter,” a media hybrid which combined the gritty action film genre with online gaming and social networking. This multi-media venture was written, produced and directed by Daral Quarls screenwriter of Big Mama’s House, Black Knight (starring Martin Lawrence) and Soldier Boyz. Rob’s recent film scoring credits include a number of intriguing short films including “Threshold,” Directed by Rouzbeh Rakhsha. This international art house gem received its second premier at the Cannes Short Film Festival in 2012.
Rob is a talented composer of orchestral and commercial music and currently scores projects for tv and film. In 2008 he completed underscore tracks for a project entitled "Underground Bounty Hunter,” a media hybrid which combined the gritty action film genre with online gaming and social networking. This multi-media venture was written, produced and directed by Daral Quarls screenwriter of Big Mama’s House, Black Knight (starring Martin Lawrence) and Soldier Boyz. Rob’s recent film scoring credits include a number of intriguing short films including “Threshold,” Directed by Rouzbeh Rakhsha. This international art house gem received its second premier at the Cannes Short Film Festival in 2012.
"Stunning,
like liquid mercury" has been the description of Rob’s guitar work on stage. He has performed at such well-known Los Angeles
jazz venues as Billy Higgins's World Stage, Fifth Street Dicks
and the Watts Summer Festival.
Rob has also been a member of the modern straight ahead jazz quintet The Jazz VP’s, and the Gloud/Barner Project along with numerous
free jazz and jazz fusion ventures.
Upcoming performance projects will explore avant-garde and experimental
improvisation traditions coupled with new directions in jazz composition
guaranteed to challenge the listener. Robert also continues to compose chamber
music that explores extended playing techniques and sound design.
Robert holds an
Associate’s Degree in Liberal Arts from WLAC and a Bachelor’s Degree in music
from UC Berkeley and teaches private and group lessons.
Links:
Threshold
Underground
Bounty Hunter
The World Stage
Fifth Street
Dick’s and Leimert Park
Watts Summer
Festival:
