Robin Batteau
| Robin Batteau | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 12, 1948 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Composer/Singer-songwriter |
| Known for | Composer of well-recognized jingles and grammy award winning music |
Robin Batteau (born 12 January 1948) is an American Grammy-winning, Emmy-winning, Clio-winning, and Oscar-nominated composer, singer-songwriter-soloist and music producer. Batteau is the son of Blanca Batteau and Dr. Dwight Wayne Batteau, of Harvard University and Tufts University. He is the brother of singer/songwriter David Batteau. He attended Phillips Academy in Andover[1] and graduated from Harvard University in 1969.[2] He is best known for the jingles he has created, such as I'm Lovin’ It for McDonald’s, This is Beer for Budweiser and The Heartbeat of America for Chevrolet.[3] He performed with David Buskin as Buskin and Batteau[4][5][6] but in April 2014 the duo split up. He recorded with Nanci Griffith, Tom Rush, and Marc Cohn.[7]
References
- ↑ Buskin & Batteau, Joyous Reprise, by Richard Cuccaro, Acoustic Live, ..."Robin's high school was the prep school at Andover, MA."..., Accessed April 11, 2013
- ↑ http://www.law.yale.edu/news/6648.htm
- ↑ Michael Neill (December 21, 1987). "Despite Their Jingular Success, Buskin and Batteau Insist They'd Rather Be Just Folks". People Magazine.
- ↑ http://www.bricklin.com/buskinandbatteau.htm
- ↑ http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/78493982.html
- ↑ http://www.wfma.net/BandB.htm
- ↑ http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/artist/Robin+Batteau/a/Robin+Batteau.htm