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. [1]
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.[1] 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 Kinkel 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.[2] He currently tours with the group, serving as keyboardist, backing vocalist, and musical director at the group's live shows.[1]
He lives in Brooklyn and has a wife and two children.
He was inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame in October of 2007.
[edit] References
- ^ a b c The Composers, Trans-Siberian Orchestra website
- ^ Trans-Siberian Orchestra (interview with Robert Kinkel), The Tech (MIT newspaper) Volume 121, Issue 66: Tuesday, December 11, 2001
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