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Many people choose music, but for others music chooses them. Rob began playing the electric guitar at age 11, learning note-for-note solos of every Metallica and Guns N Roses tune he could find. His metal edge began to fade after enrolling in his schools jazz ensemble, where he was exposed to an array of new artists, rhythms, chords, and more importantly, the beauty of improvisation.

Noticing his natural talent for the instrument, guitar virtuoso Ted Reece took Rob as a private student.
Reece introduced him to the acoustic guitar while helping him develop his ear and strengthen his playing. Rob was annually awarded excellence for his performance in the high school band, and was offered a scholarship offer to join the jazz ensemble at Trinity University (TX).
Throughout college, Rob maintained music only as a hobby and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in biochemistry/molecular biology and Spanish. His academic aspirations suddenly halted one evening in New York City when it dawned on him he wanted to become a singer. Having never sung a note in his life, Rob began spending six to eight hours a day, developing his voice and songwriting skills.

He soon began playing to full crowds at Boulder's legendary Fox Theatre and opening for national acts.
In 2006, he was invited to perform during for former president Bill Clinton, senators Ken Salazar and Bob Hernandez and congressman John Salazar.

Rob was very happy to donate a song to all of us. So feel free to download Stay Here With Me, immediately.
You can get his music from Amie Street, iTunes and eMusic. Or get the CDs from Rob's Store.
Make sure you visit his website and MySpace profile, too.

Below is a short interview we had with Rob.

How long have you been singing? when did you decide you wanted to become an artist?

I've been singing for a little over three years. I remember singing in really high falsetto in the bathtub to tapes when I was about two or three, and one day, I became self-conscious and just stopped...
20 years later, I started singing again. It hit me really hard. I was in the middle of the musical Chicago, completely spacing out and not paying attention. It just sort of dawned on me that I would become a singer, write my own songs and sing them to people.
It would be the biggest challenge of my life, but I was certain that was what I wanted to do.

Do you write both lyrics and music for your songs?

Yup, I've never done any co-writting before.
Most of the time, its the music or the melody that comes first. Then I sing and sing and sing till words fit the melody, the words make sense, the energy feels right, and I can play through the whole song. Then I start performing it and let it evolve from there.

What does inspire you? what artists did influence you the most?

It's simply always been a love for music that has inspired me. Whenever I stumble upon a musical, lyrical, or melodic idea, I jot it down and it goes in this pile that is "This-needs-to-be-a-song pile!"
Artists that inspire me most are simply artists that keep going and keep creating. It's really hard to start out and start to make a name for yourself, but to keep going no matter what and not give up, that takes a different kind of character, strength and inspiration.

Thanks to the Internet, things are starting to change in the music industry, it seems like there's a lot more space for artists to get out and build their own success. How do you feel about it?

A lot of people ask me if I have a label...Usually I respond with: "Nope I've got a laptop!"

Everyone knows how the internet is this revolution in the music industry. What is kind of cool though is that it really can't touch live music. I spend a lot of time on my computer and good recordings can get you pretty far and you can promote live shows to the end of the earth, but as soon as I pick up my guitar, its just about my playing. The internet cannot touch that.

What do you think about Music Milker?

Sign me up! :)

Thank you endlessly for reaching out to independent artists and for being so responsive to artists who reach out to you!
It's an awesome opportunity for an artist like me and it's a wonderful place for folks who are always searching for new great music.

Thanks again to Rob for taking part in Music Milker!