Rob Kleiner
Appearance
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Birth name | Robert Francis Kleiner II |
Origin | Park Ridge, Illinois, United States |
Genres | Indie rock, space rock, alternative rock, pop |
Occupation(s) | Music producer, musician |
Instrument(s) | Piano, keyboards, organ, guitar, bass guitar, drums, percussion, synthesizer, melodica |
Years active | 1997–present |
Labels | BMG |
Website | [1] |
Rob Kleiner is an American songwriter and producer. Kleiner received degrees in music composition and philosophy at Eastern Illinois University.[1] He would later go on to direct and score the film Andalusian Doug: Academic Freedom vs. Religious Conservatism, a documentary about the controversial teaching methods of his music professor, Douglas DiBianco.[2] Between 1997 and 2011 he was a touring member of Tub Ring, Super 8-Bit Brothers, and occasional fill-in for Mindless Self Indulgence.[3]
Discography
With Tub Ring
With Super 8-Bit Brothers
- First Level (2004)
- Melee (2006)
- Brawl (2010)
- Strife (2012)
Solo
- No Eyes (2005)
- Doctor Sleep (2006)
- Rob Kleiner and the Satanics (2010)
Soundtrack
- Working Class Rock Star (2008)
- Music from the Motion Picture Watch Out (2008)
- Stuck!: Original Music from the Motion Picture (2009)
- Andalusian Doug: Academic Freedom vs. Religious Conservatism (2010)
- The Collapsed (2011)
- The Casserole Club (2011)
- Culture Shock (2013)
- The Far Flung Star (2013)
- Skullworld (2013)
- Roundball (2014)
As Producer/Engineer
- Ideamen - May You Live in Interesting Times (2009) [Mastering Engineer]
- Secret Colours - Secret Solours (2010) [Producer/Recording & Mastering Engineer)
- Cee Lo Green - What Part of Forever from The Twilight Saga - Eclipse Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2010) [Songwriter/Producer]
- David Guetta - Nothing but the Beat (2011) [Engineer/Vocal Producer]
- Cee Lo Green - (You're So Square) Baby, I Don't Care from Rave on Buddy Holly (2011) [Producer/Musician]
- ZZ Ward - Eleven Roses (2011) [Vocal Producer/Engineer/Mix/Master]
- Donnis - Southern Lights (2011) [Engineer]
- Flo Rida - Wild Ones (2012) [Vocal Production/Engineer]
- Chantal Claret - The Pleasure Seeker EP (2012) [Songwriter/Producer]
- Chantal Claret - The One, the Only... (2012) [Songwriter/Producer]
- ZZ Ward - Til the Casket Drops (2012) [Vocal Producer/Engineer]
- Haley Reinhart - Listen Up! (2012) [Songwriter/Producer]
- Alessandra Amoroso - Amore Puro (2013) [Songwriter]
- Sia featuring The Weekend & Diplo - Elastic Heart from The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2013) [Vocal Production/Engineer]
- Britney Spears - Britney Jean (2013) [Vocal Engineer]
- Skyler Stonerstreet - Timebomb Single (2013) [Songwriter/Producer]
- Kylie Minogue - Into the Blue Single (2014) [Vocal Producer/Engineer]
- Candice Glover - Music Speaks (2014) [Songwriter/Producer]
- Sia - 1000 Forms of Fear (2014) [Engineer/Vocal Production]
- Nikki Yanofsky - Little Secret (2014) [Songwriter/Producer]
- LP - Forever for Now (2014) [Songwriter/Producer]
- David Guetta - Listen (2014) [Engineer/Vocal Production]
- Sasha - The One (2014) [Songwriter/Producer]
- Denai Moore - Elsewhere (2015) [Producer/Songwriter]
- Natalia Jiménez - Creo en Mi (2015) [Producer/Songwriter]
- Clairy Brown - Vanity Fair Single (2015) [Producer/Songwriter][6]
- Giorgio Moroder - Déjà Vu (2015) [Vocal Producer]
- Andra Day - Cheers to the Fall (2015) [Producer/Songwriter]
- Travie McCoy featuring Sia - Golden Single (2015) [Vocal Producer]
- Matt Nathanson - Show Me Your Fangs (2015) [Producer/Songwriter]
- MAX - Ms. Anonymous (2015) [Producer]
- Haley Reinhart – Better (2016) [Producer/Songwriter]
Other appearances
- Mindless Self Indulgence - (It's 3am) Issues (Tub Ring's Disco Edison Remix) (2008)
- The Left Rights - White (Crash and Burn Remix) from Bad Choices Made Easy (2010)
Awards
- Runner-up in MTV2's Dew Circuit Breakout (with Tub Ring)[7]
- Tribecca Visionfest International Film Festival Best Original Score 2010 (Stuck!)
- Nominated Tribecca Visionfest International Film Festival Best Original Score 2011 (The Casserole Club)
- Tribecca Visionfest International Film Festival Best Original Score 2012 (Culture Shock)[8]
- What Part of Forever by Cee Lo Green, from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Certified Gold[9]
- Amore Puro by Alessandra Amoroso Certified ITA 2x Platinum
- Listen by David Gueta Certified Gold
- Nothing but the Beat by David Guetta Certified UK 2x Platinum [10]
- 2016 Latin Grammy for Best Producer (Creo En Mi by Natalia Jiménez[11])
References
- ^ http://www.robkleiner.com/about.php
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1617000/
- ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxYWorfei7E
- ^ http://www.robkleiner.com/discography.php
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2972794/
- ^ http://thegarbwire.com/2015/10/29/vanity-fair-the-clairy-browne-interview/
- ^ http://www.mi2n.com/press.php3?press_nb=85890
- ^ http://www.visionfest.com/press/releases/
- ^ https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=13&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=on&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=2010&endYear=2011&sort=CertificationDate&perPage=50
- ^ http://www.musicweek.com/businessanalysis/read/official-charts-analysis-richard-adam-sell-29k-to-hit-no-1/055626
- ^ http://i.imgur.com/lNHq2H2.jpg