Journey so far:
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Age 2
First words were Bach and Rachmaninov
Before my next birthday
Working on a project with you.
Age 4
Built first drum kit out of Southern African hand drums
Age 7
Started learning cello and drum kit
Age 8
Went to a Ghanaian drumming course at
Dartington International Sumer School
Age 7 - 18
Classically trained on cello, school and summer orchestras, getting grade 8
Soul, jazz and rock bands on drum kit, getting grade 8 at fourteen
Age 15
Started classical and jazz piano
Age 18
Jazz piano and drums at Lavelle School of Music, Washington D.C, and a music production course.
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Learnt mbira, the Nyanga Panpipe Dance and Kudu Horns from Andrew Tracey, the director of ILAM, Makhanda, South Africa
Age 19 - 20
Two visits, eight months in Ghana - lived with master drummer, Prof. Johnson Kemeh of University of Ghana to study Ewe and Ashanti drumming
Robert has since been teaching the styles in UK - schools, universities, summer courses, and festivals.
Age 19 - 22
BA English and Philosophy degree from University of East Anglia
Produced lots of tracks exploring audio software Reason 3, Pro Tools and Logic
Age 22 - 26
Masters at SOAS University in Ethnomusicology, Cuban and West African Drumming (MMus)
Music production course with distinction, IMW Campus London
Age 23
First job doing composing music for a fashion collaboration On|Off and W Hotels. Have a watch.
began composing and producing music for sync music, online brands campaigns, TVCs, short films and documentaries.
Age 28
Filmed and edited a documentary on The Isle of Man TT, the most dangerous motorsport race in the world. It's called 'The People's Race'
Age 30 - 31
Two years as a film editor for Rankin. Worked on music videos for Boy George, Dido, Will Young, fashion films and adverts, and also a film with Public Health England, directed by Richard Curtis.
Age 34, 2021, moved from London to Wales, to create in nature, and have enough studio space for all the instruments and equipment.
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Studio and home are in two 10m artic lorries which Robert converted, and he has a music museum in a wooden hut overlooking a waterfall.
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Three llamas called Jimmy, Roe and Kai walk next to the trucks whilst all sorts of sounds come from within.
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It's located just below the Brecon Beacons, on the edge of a forest, in a beautiful campsite called Willow Springs Campsite.
come for glamping and say hi.
1987
2023
Age 33
Robert bought his one thousandth instrument (but who's counting)
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SOAS University opened the door to new styles of music from around the world. Over the years Rob has studied and performed with bands that play Klezmer, Gamelan, Amandinda, Ceilidh, Bata and Djembe drumming, Nyanga Pan Pipes, Brass Band, Kudu Horns, Gamelan, Balkan, Trad Jazz, Synth Pop, Trad Chinese music. He has learnt instruments such as accordion, clarinet, mandolin, mbira to name a few, more often violin, drum kit and piano, particularly pieces by Chopin and Liszt. Robert's biggest musical challenge is the tabla. For a decade, he has been studying with guru Sirishkumar Manji, and is continuing for the long haul.
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Any sound and style can be replicated since there is a menu of sounds available in rooms, on shelves and walls.
Rob's considerable musical instrument collection would amaze even the most avid collector.
Imagination realised; concept to reality.