Bruce Robb (producer)

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This article is about the American producer and co-owner of Cherokee Studios, For the children's television writer, see Bruce Robb.

Bruce Robb

Background information
Born	June 13, 1954
Origin	Oconomowoc, Wisconsin (Near Milwaukee)
Genre(s)	Folk Rock, Funk, Alternative Rock, Pop Rock
Occupation(s)	Producer, Music Supervisor
Instrument(s)	Hammond B3, Vocals
Years active	1967 – present
Associated acts	The Robbs, Sly and the Family Stone, John Mellencamp, The Lemonheads, Electric Light Orchestra

Bruce Robb has been a part of the music industry for the better part of the last century. With his brothers in the folk rock outfit The Robbs to the founding of the one of the first independent recording studios, Cherokee Studios, Bruce has been on all sides of the music industry. Cherokee Studios has already made its mark on the music industry as the place where nearly 300 gold and platinum releases were recorded as well as the home of the producers of The Lemonheads, Wilson Pickett, John Mellencamp and Steve Cropper. Bruce continues to create music with many artists always prioritizing artistic integrity and creativity.

BRUCE ROBB is an award-winning multi-platinum record producer, engineer, music supervisor and musician. His cumulative work as a producer and engineer has generated well over 200 Million dollars in record sales, while his musical contribution to motion pictures and television has supported over One Billion dollars in worldwide sales. Bruce Robb also co-founded Cherokee Studios, the world famous recording studio, which has been a home to recording legends such as, 'Frank Sinatra, Elton John, David Bowie and Madonna, and has been honored with over 300 Gold and Platinum records. And as a musician, and one of the foremost players of the Hammond B3 organ, Bruce Robb has toured with icons like Jerry Lee Lewis and performed on more than 200 recorded songs by some of the industries biggest talent including, Steve Cropper, The Lemonheads and Little Richard to name just a few.

With his new indie record label, Quarter2Three Records, Robb keeps a demanding schedule working with the label’s artists and developing new talent. Currently, he is completing two new records he produced for celebrated blues man and R&B artist Robert Bradley’s Blackwater Surprise and blues rock band The Bihlman Brothers, both of which will release on Quarter2Three. While the label has become his primary focus, he still makes time for outside projects. His recent live recordings of the Grammy-nominated band, The Duhks, debuted on Indie 103.1 FM to much adulation from DJ Chuck P. When offered the opportunity to co-produce and play B3 for Ronnie Laws of Earth, Wind and Fire, Robb was honored, and the resulting album Everlasting was number one in sales on the jazz charts for six weeks. And, what started as a self-funded passion project for Shelby Lynne, with Robb producing, engineering and mixing, evolved into the full album, Identity Crisis, which Rolling Stone compared to “a grainy black-and-white noir.” For this record, that launched a label bidding war that was ultimately won by Capital, Robb most relished the occasion to work with lifetime friend Billy Payne of Little Feat who played all the keyboards.

A fan of cinema, and the challenges of intelligent and creative music supervision, Robb has expanded his interest by co-founding the music production services company Bruce Robb Productions, for which he is currently music supervising-producing the complete score and soundtrack for a new Amy Smart movie. Prior to launching his own company, Robb had shared a ten-plus year relationship with director, composer and musician John Carpenter as his exclusive music supervisor-producer. Most recently, they collaborated with Carpenter’s son, Cody Carpenter, on his debut effort composing the score and soundtrack for John Carpenter’s Cigarette Burns, which aired as an episode of Showtime’s Masters of Horror. Around awards time, Robb watched with pride as the HBO movie, Lackawanna Blues, for which he produced, engineered and mixed all of the live music, was nominated for an astounding forty-nine awards with twenty-four wins, including the Golden Globe. In this motion picture and soundtrack, Robb’s production can be heard and seen, in the club scenes where Mos Def sings “Caldonia” and “Destination Love” backed by the real musicians Robb assembled for the studio recordings, who appear as Mos Def’s onscreen band. In addition, Robb’s work producing, engineering, mixing and playing on the critically-acclaimed release from Robert Bradley’s Blackwater Surprise, Still Lovin’ You, overlapped his work for the film where Bradley appeared performing his music, including an incredible duet with Macy Gray. Over the years, Robb has counted many of the top A-list directors as his clients, most of whom have a strong connection to music, including: David Lynch, Ivan Reitman, Steven Spielberg and Robert Altman. He is also a secret weapon for savvy music supervisors like Evyen Klean with whom he collaborated for Lackawanna Blues.

While Robb excels and enjoys all aspects of the music industry, he still maintains that, “To discover and break a new artist is still the best, most exciting thing that you can do in this industry!”

Bruce Robb is a voting member of The Recording Academy (Grammys).

1 FILM/TV/COMMERCIAL MUSIC CREDITS
2 Music Discographic
3 Recent Public Appearance
4 External links

[edit] FILM/TV/COMMERCIAL MUSIC CREDITS

Love N’ Dancing – Directed by Robert Iscove (in post-production) Bruce Robb: Music Supervisor, Composer, Music Producer, Music Arranger, Music Engineer, Music Mixer, Music Editor, Music Contractor, Musician: Hammond B3 Organ, Synth, Wurlitzer, Percussion, Background Vocals Tiffany Downey: Assistant Music Supervisor, Music Coordinator, Musician: Background Vocals Barry Stone: Assistant Music Engineer, Assistant Music Editor, Musician: Percussion

Featuring over 30 original new songs, including performances by Robert Bradley (Robert Bradley’s Blackwater Surprise), Lee Thornburg (Tower of Power), Tatyana Ali, Dana Dvorak (Antonín Dvorák)…

Masters of Horror: John Carpenter’s Cigarette Burns – Directed by John Carpenter for Showtime Bruce Robb: Music Supervisor, Music Producer, Music Engineer, Music Mixer Tiffany Downey: Music Assistant

Featuring John Carpenter’s son Cody Carpenter’s professional composing debut

Lackawanna Blues – Directed by George C. Wolfe, Executive Produced by Halle Berry for HBO Films Bruce Robb: Music Producer, Music Arranger, Music Engineer, Music Mixer, Musician: Hammond B3 Organ & Wurlitzer

Featuring original productions performed by Mos Def, Macy Gray & Robert Bradley (including a remake of “Caldonia” by Mos Def) for Music Supervisor Evyen Klean

Just Friends – Directed by Roger Kumble for New Line Cinema Bruce Robb: Music Producer, Music Engineer, Music Mixer

Featuring “Into Your Arms” by The Lemonheads (licensed from their Gold Record “Come On Feel” also produced, engineered and mixed by Bruce Robb)

Punch Drunk Love – Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson for Revolution Studios/New Line Cinema Bruce Robb: Music Producer, Music Engineer, Music Mixer

Featuring “He Needs Me” by Shelley Duvall (Co-produced with Harry Nilsson), licensed by Composer Jon Brion

Run Ronnie Run – Directed by Troy Miller for New Line Cinema Bruce Robb: Music Producer, Music Engineer, Music Mixer

Featuring original theme song “Ass Kickin’ Fat Kid” performed by Scott Ian (Anthrax) & Samantha Maloney (Hole)

Ghosts of Mars – Directed by John Carpenter for Screen Gems Bruce Robb: Music Supervisor, Music Producer, Music Engineer, Music Mixer, Music Editor

Featuring original score performed by Anthrax, Steve Vai, Buckethead & Elliot Easton (The Cars) for Composer John Carpenter

The Other Sister – Directed by Gary Marshall for Mandeville Films/Touchstone Pictures Bruce Robb: Music Mixer

Featuring a remake of “Mrs. Robinson” by The Lemonheads (licensed from their Gold Record “It’s A Shame About Ray” also produced, engineered and mixed by Bruce Robb)

Vampires – Directed by John Carpenter for Columbia Pictures Bruce Robb: Music Supervisor, Music Producer, Music Engineer, Music Mixer, Music Editor, Musician: Hammond B3

Featuring Academy of Science Fiction Award-winning original score performed by Steve Cropper & Duck Dunn (Booker T. & the MG’s), Jeff Baxter (Doobie Brothers) for Composer John Carpenter

Village of the Damned – Directed by John Carpenter for Universal Pictures Bruce Robb: Music Supervisor, Music Producer, Music Engineer, Music Mixer, Music Editor, Musician: Hammond B3

Featuring original score performed by Dave Davies (The Kinks) for Composer John Carpenter

Don Juan DeMarco – Directed by Jeremy Levin, Produced by Francis Ford Coppola for American Zoetrope/New Line Cinema Bruce Robb: Music Recorder, Music Engineer, Music Mixer

Featuring original productions performed by Selena for Producer Jose Hernandez (including Spanish version of title song “Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman?”)

Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me – Directed by David Lynch for New Line Cinema Bruce Robb: Music Recorder, Music Engineer, Music Mixer

Featuring original music for Composer Angelo Badalamenti

My Girl – Directed by Howard Zieff for Columbia Pictures Bruce Robb: Music Producer, Music Engineer, Music Mixer

Featuring remake of “Hot Fun in the Summertime” by Sly & the Family Stone (Co-produced with Steve Cropper)

The Experts – Directed by Dave Thomas for Paramount Pictures Bruce Robb: Music Producer, Music Engineer, Music Mixer, Music Editor

Featuring remake of “Back in the USSR” performed by Jack Mack & the Heart Attack (Co-produced with Steve Cropper)

Twins – Directed/Produced by Ivan Reitman for Universal Pictures Bruce Robb: Music Recorder, Music Engineer, Music Mixer

Featuring original score by Composer Randy Edelman

The Great Outdoors – Directed by Howard Deutch, Executive Produced by John Hughes for Universal Pictures Bruce Robb: Music Producer, Music Engineer, Music Mixer

Featuring remake of “Land of a Thousand Dances” performed by Elwood Blues Revue (The Blues Brothers) with Wilson Pickett (Co-produced with Steve Cropper)

Satisfaction – Directed by Joan Freeman, Produced by Aaron Spelling for NBC/Twentieth Century Fox Bruce Robb: Music Producer, Music Engineer, Music Mixer

Featuring an original soundtrack performed by Justine Bateman & “The Mystery” band, which was actually Steve Cropper, Duck Dunn and James Burton (Elvis Presley) (Co-produced with Steve Cropper)

Innerspace – Directed by Joe Dante, Produced by Steven Spielberg for Amblin Ent./Warner Bros. Bruce Robb: Music Producer, Music Engineer, Music Mixer

Featuring a remake of Sam Cooke’s “Twistin’ the Night Away” by Rod Stewart for the end titles theme

Dragnet – Directed by Tom Mankiewicz for Universal Pictures Bruce Robb: Music Producer, Music Engineer, Music Mixer

Featuring original music performed Dan Akroyd, including main theme song “Just the Facts” (Co-produced with Steve Cropper)

Melanie – Directed by Rex Bromfield AVCO Embassy Pictures Bruce Robb: Music Producer, Music Engineer, Music Mixer, Music Editor

Featuring original songs by Burton Cummings, including the theme “You Saved My Soul” (licensed from his record “Sweet Sweet” (also produced, engineered and mixed by Bruce Robb)

Neighbors – Directed by John G. Avildsen, Produced by Richard D. Zanuck for Columbia Pictures Bruce Robb: Music Producer, Music Engineer, Music Mixer

Featuring an original soundtrack by Fear (Co-produced with John Belushi & Steve Cropper) – soundtrack no longer appears with film after it was replaced by studio executives upset with Belushi

Popeye – Directed by Robert Altman, Produced by Robert Evans for Paramount Pictures Bruce Robb: Music Producer, Music Engineer, Music Mixer

Featuring an original soundtrack written by Harry Nilsson and performed by Shelley Duvall and Robin Williams, including the classic “He Needs Me” (Co-produced with Harry Nilsson)

Down and Dirty Duck – Directed by Charles Swenson, Produced by Roger Corman for New World Pictures Bruce Robb: Music Recorder, Music Engineer, Music Mixer, Musician: Hammond B3, Wurlitzer, Acoustic Piano & Background Vocals

Featuring original soundtrack by Flo & Eddie (The Turtles)

[edit] Music Discographic

Album/Song Artist

Creator The Lemonheads
It's a Shame About Ray [Single #1] The Lemonheads
Come on Feel the Lemonheads The Lemonheads
Confetti/My Drug Buddy The Lemonheads
My Drug Buddy The Lemonheads
3 for One The Lemonheads
Ain't Even Done With The Night John Cougar Mellencamp
Nothin' Matters and What If It Did John Cougar Mellencamp
Best That I Could Do [1978-1988] John Mellencamp
Words & Music: John Mellencamp's Greatest Hits John Mellencamp
Best That I Could Do [Australia Bonus Tracks] John Mellencamp
Identity Crisis Shelby Lynne
The Definitive Collection Shelby Lynne
Big Red Letter Day Buffalo Tom
Chronicles Cher
The Broadway Album Barbara Streisand
Dreaming of You Selena
Cherokee The Robbs
The Robbs The Robbs
Night After Night Steve Cropper
Playing My Thang Steve Cropper
Watermark Art Garfunkel
Best of Flo & Eddie Flo & Eddie
Levon Helm [1978] Levon Helm
Levon Helm [1982] Levon Helm
Deep in the Night Etta James
Flying Cowboys Rickie Lee Jones
The Best of Billy Vera & The Beaters Billy Vera & The Beaters
Motivation Bob Crewe
Visitors Automatic Man
Dinner with Raoul Bliss Band
Dream of a Child Burton Cummings
Inside Story Robben Ford/The Yellowjackets
Blood on the Bricks The Iron City Houserockers
Mystical Adventures Jean-Luc Ponty
Holes in the Heavens Warpipes
Mos' Scocious: Anthology Dr. John
Heart Burton Cummings
The Beginning. The Middle. The End. Kristin Barry
Somewhere in L.A. Stone
Malice in Wonderland [German Bonus Tracks] Nazareth
Brad Wilson Brad Wilson
Just Because I'm a Woman: The Songs of Dolly Parton Various Artists
Still Lovin' You Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise
Everlasting Ronnie Laws
Flash Harry Harry Nillson
Stop and Smell The Roses Ringo Starr
By Request Billy Vera & The Beaters
Unknown Album Robert Palmer
Laid Back Greg Allman
We Came To Play Tower of Power
Demo Jewel