Robert Anthony Navarro (born June 1, 1972) is an American award-winning music composer, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist who specializes in contemporary music styles.
Contents |
Robert was born in Manhattan, New York City to Playboy Bunny/Stunt Woman/Interior Designer Carole Lee Dreyfus Navarro and her husband, Latin entertainer Bobby Navarro. Robert is the godson of influential Latin jazz and mambo musician Tito Puente (often credited as "El Rey" (the King) of the timbales and "The King of Latin Music"), best known for dance-oriented mambo and Latin jazz compositions that helped keep his career going for 50 years. Robert is also the nephew of Bette Ford, the first American bullfighter to fight in the Plaza Mexico, making history for the United States.
Composer of over 2000 pieces, Robert's credits include the 2007 Monday Night Football theme for ESPN Heavy Action, the 2007 Kansas City Royals Baseball theme, collaborations with award- winning Burt Bacharach lyricist Hal David, engineer/producer Wyn Davis (Total Access Recording), and several Video Game titles.
Robert is adept at Guitar, Bass, Vocals and Percussion. In 2007 Navarro recorded Guitar and Vocals in collaboration with C.C. DeVille of Poison and Fred Coury of Cinderella, as well as Vocals on tracks for Ringside drummer Norm Block and Kirk Hellie (formerly of Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols).
As a music producer, Robert has worked with several notable artists including film composer Jeff Rona, Jeffrey Cain and Leslie Van Trease of Remy Zero, George Lynch of Dokken and Lynch Mob, and Scott Rockenfield and Michael Wilton of Queensrÿche.
In the world of Game Audio, Robert has collaborated with several well-known composers including Inon Zur, Cris Velasco, Sascha Dikiciyan, Garry Schyman, Jason Graves and Chris Rickwood.