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, Michael Buble, Nile Rodgers, Kylie Minogue, Gary Barlow, Cee-Lo Green, Ne-Yo, Bryan Adams, Jess Glynne, Lenny Kravitz, Richard Marx, Jamie Cullum, Gregory Porter, Joss Stone, Sigrid, Gabrielle, Nicole Scherzinger, Clean Bandit, Mel C, Mel B, Emma Bunton, Beverley Knight, Louis Tomlinson, James Morrison, Paul Carrack, Mark Feehily, Paolo Nutini, Paloma Faith, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, 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, Ricardo Arjona, Zucchero, 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, Melody Thornton, Claire Sweeney, Newton Faulkner, Hannah Waddingham, Luke Evans & Dame Evelyn Glennie.
Orchestral & Ensemble work includes BBC Concert Orchestra [including Conductor], Royal Liverpool Philhmaronic [including Conductor] Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, Nashville Symphony Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, London Metropolitan Orchestra, The Welsh Pops Orchestra and The BBC Big Band. He has also conducted and/or supervised numerous Session Orchestras in London, Los Angeles and Prague.
Composers and Producers that Rob has worked with include Alan Silvestri, Pete Waterman, Glenn Ballard, Lord Andrew Lloyd-Webber, Brian Rawling, Paul Meehan, Mark Taylor, Nigel Wright, Pete Waterman, Andrew Lippa, Glen Scott, Matthew Brind, Michael Gray and Jeff Wayne.
Rob regularly works in television, working extensively on the Music Team for 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 was one of the Track Producers and part of the Music Team for The Masked Singer Series 1 and 2, Romeo and Duet and Walk The Line, and has worked on America's Got Talent, Name That Tune (USA), Britain's Got Talent: The Champions, X Factor: The Band, Britain Get Singing, Luke Evans Christmas Special 2022, All Together Now and Celebrity All Together Now. He has been numerous House Bands, for television and radio broadacasts, including Alan Carr's Epic Gameshow: Name That Tune, Songs of Praise Christmas and New Year's Special 2023, The Greatest Show, Big Night of Musicals, Bryn Terfel Scholarship and recently has played on some pop-up Shows of Sesame Street. In 2023, Rob orchestrated and Musically Directed Ad Campaigns for Amazon and Direct Line.
Rob was recently the Music Producer for the IAAPA nominated 'The Nutquacker' and 'DC Celebration of Superheroes' for Warner Bros, at Warner Bros World, Abu Dhabi for EastWest. 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. He has recorded and/or conducted sessions at many 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, 2023) Remembering The Oscars and Rip It Up 70s.
West-End credits include Dreamgirls, Back To The Future, Motown: The Musical and Everybody’s Talking About Jamie [all as Associate Conductor]. He has also held chairs on The War of the Worlds and Stephen Ward, and has deputised on Beautiful, The Bodyguard, Bat Out Of Hell and Thriller: Live. 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 was the Musical Director for TBI Media's Greatest Hits Radio Live: The Party at The Palladium and 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 70 successful productions at ted and RWS for their shows worldwide for Marella, MSC, TUI and Sensatori, alongside many other large-scale projects for Guest Acts & Artists performing all over the World. This inclduces co-ordinating all of the Recording Sessions.
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.