| Robs music has been cultivated since the age of four.
First taking up the guitar and later the piano. At School Rob received his
first Gold award for singing at the age of six and went on to spend many
hours on stage and backstage which would earn him full colours status
twice for drama. He received an acting award for his roll as Mr Samsa in Kafka's Metamorphosis.
This play won the R.A.P.S one act play festival in 1985 and went on
to showcase at the Grahamstown festival. Rob signed his first
entertainment contract, while still at school, at the age of sixteen and went on to perform at
most of the Southern Sun, and Sun International Hotels around Southern
Africa. He also performed at The Moulin
Rouge, The Park Lane and The Ambassador Hotels in Hillbrow in the mid 80's to Talking Heads in Rocky
Street, Diggers Grill And Late Night All's at Bruma Lake in the Late
80's. All this time playing at numerous corporate and private parties. Rob
was lead vocalist in the band "Odyssey" in the early nineties with Leon
Mervis, Brin Addison and Neil Ford. Later Rob and Leon formed the great
Duo "Anything
Goes" and performed country wide.. In the early 90's Rob went to Ireland for over a year and
performed all around the country taking time out to perform in
The Far East for the three months. He returned to South Africa and later
did more trips to The Far East.. In the later 90's Rob moved to Cape Town
and performed at venues like Quay Four, Naughties, Cantina Tequila and
Watney Girls. After a year of writing music he returned to Johannesburg and performed
at The Waterfront Arms, The Firken, O'Hagan's, Banbury Cross
and so many more venues including many wedding venues, casinos, major
events venues and private homes. Rob was at
Montecasino in Fourways for 8 years. From Chianties Show bar for
a two year stint to Cobblestones Pub where he played for 6 Years. He
performed for 2 years on Sunday afternoons
at The Plazzo Hotel Montecasino and is currently at Marc Antony's,
Emperors Palace, and Cappello's in Greenside. |