About Rob

Rob graduated from The Royal College of Music, studying under the tutelage of Mike Moran (Piano), Ralph Salmins (Drums) and Alex Neal (Percussion).

Selected credits (live/studio/performing/arranging) include: Robbie Williams, Cher, Nile Rodgers, Kylie Minogue, Gary Barlow, Cee-Lo Green, Ne-Yo, Bryan Adams, Jess Glynne, Lenny Kravitz, Jamie Cullum, Gregory Porter, Joss Stone, Gabrielle, Nicole Scherzinger, Clean Bandit, Mel C, Mel B, Beverley Knight, Louis Tomlinson, James Morrison, Mark Feehily, Paloma Faith, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Emma Bunton, Mica Paris, Jools Holland, Alexandra Burke, Heather Small, Dizzee Rascall, Daniel Beddingfield, Michael Ball, Laura Wright, Rick Wakeman, Russell Watson, Katherine Jenkins, Rachel Stevens, Sheridan Smith, Will Young, Elaine Paige, Morten Harket, David Essex, Amber Riley, Florence & The Machine, Bill Wyman’s Rhythm Kings, Don Broco, Tom Walker, Denise Van Outen, Izzy Bizu, Aston Merrygold, Rebecca Ferguson, Ella Eyre, Jack Savoretti, Yola, Collabro, Ailee, Goldie, Anoushka Shankar, Nicola Roberts, Justin Hawkins, Jake Shears, Martine McCutcheon, Megan McKenna, Tom Grennan, Kelis, KSI, Jason Donovan, Claire Sweeney, Newton Faulkner & Dame Evelyn Glennie.

Orchestral & Ensemble work includes Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Concert Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, London Metropolitan Orchestra, The Welsh Pops Orchestra  and The BBC Big Band.  

Composers and Producers that Rob has worked with include Alan Silvestri, Glenn Ballard, Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Brian Rawling, Paul Meehan, Mark Taylor, Nigel Wright, Andrew Lippa, Matthew Brind, Graham Stack  and Jeff Wayne.

Rob regularly works in television, most recently as Assistant Musical Director on ITV's Romeo and Duet.  He has worked extensively on The X Factor  and Britain’s Got Talent, as both an Arranger and Pianist, and has also contributed arrangements to America’s Got Talent: The Champions  and X Factor Celebrity.  He is one of the Track Producers and part of the Music Team for The Masked Singer  and Walk The Line, and has worked on America's Got Talent, Britain's Got Talent: The Champions, X Factor: The Band, All Together Now  and Celebrity All Together Now. He has been numerous House Bands, including  Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow: Name That Tune, The Greatest Show, Bryn Terfel Scholarship  and recently has played on some episodes of Sesame Street. 

Additionally, Rob was the Musical Director for The Evening Standard Theatre Awards 2019, has performed at The Opening Ceremony London 2012 Olympic Games  and contributed a co-arrangement to The Brit Awards.

In the studio, Rob was recently the String Arranger and Conductor for the BBC Children In Need 2020  single Stop Crying Your Heart Out - produced by Grammy-Award Winning Brian Rawling and Mark Taylor - featuring an array of artists. Other recent studio Arranging/Conducting credits include  Mica Paris, Joss Stone, Will Young, Amanda Holden, Martin Kemp, Shirlie Kemp, Anggun, John Barrowman, Leading Ladies  and Anton Du Beke.

He has recorded and/or conducted sessions at some of London’s top Studios, including EMI Abbey Road, Angel, RAK and British Grove. Rob was also one of the Track Producers for Strictly Come Dancing: The Professionals 2019 (+ Co-Arrangements in 2022) and Rip It Up 70s, and recently completed 45 minutes of music for Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s  ‘Symphonic 80s Spectacular’ Prom in the Park. Rob is the Musical Supervisor/Track Producer for Remembering The Oscars for Aljaz Skorjanec  and Janette Manrara.

West-End credits include Dreamgirls, Motown: The Musical  and Everybody’s Talking About Jamie  (all as Associate Conductor). He has held chairs on The War of the Worlds  and Stephen Ward,  and has also deputised on Beautiful, The Bodyguard, Bat Out Of Hell  and Thriller: Live.  He is also currently playing Keyboards on the smash-hit Back To The Future.  Other notable tours include  Jeff Wayne’s 40th Anniversary of The War Of The Worlds, Inala, Soul Sister,  Dancing In The Streets  (including Additional Arrangements for USA/Canada Tour) and Showman.  Further to this, Rob is the Musical Director for TBI Media's Magic at the Movies,  and plays Keyboards for the annual Magic at the Musicals,  broadcast from the Royal Albert Hall in London for Magic FM, where he has performed with an array of West-End stars in a 60-piece Orchestra, including Marisha Wallace, Lucie Jones, Lee Mead, Ricardo Afonso, Kerry Ellis, Cassidy Janson, Ben Forster, Louise Dearman, Ruthie Henshall, John Owen-Jones, Maz Murray  and Ramin Karimloo.

Rob has very proudly arranged, recorded and fixed studio musicians for over 50 successful productions at ted  for their shows worldwide for TUI, Marella and Sensatori, alongside many other large-scale projects for Guest Acts & Artists performing all over the World.

Additionally, Rob has his own EP, Beyond The Lights, which was released on May 19th, 2022 - 6 original songs featuring wonderful guest singers Vula, Tommy Blaize, Red, Jaz Ellington, Brendan Reilly  and Hamish Stuart,  a 6-piece Rhythm Section, 5-piece Horn Section and a 24-piece String Section.