Robert Kinkel

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Bob Kinkel (born in Buffalo, New York) is a professional session keyboardist and music engineer. He attended Hamilton College and graduated with a Bachelor of arts in music with a minor in physics.

His first professional music job came at Record Plant Studios in New York City, where he assisted on productions for bands such as The Who, Aerosmith, and Genesis. Soon afterwards, he began his career as a keyboardist and composed the music for many successful TV campaigns.

He teamed up with Paul O'Neill and Jon Oliva on an album for a group called Savatage. More recently Bob has been working with Trans-Siberian Orchestra as a composer and co-producer for the group. He was the co-founder to the group along with Paul O'Neill. He currently tours with the group, serving as keyboardist, backing vocalist, and musical director at the group's live shows.

He lives in Brooklyn and has a wife and two children