About Me
Robert Petersen is a Los Angeles based musician who has performed all over the country including Lollapalooza, the Monterey Jazz Festival, the House of Blues, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, the Avalon, and the Geffen Playhouse. He was born and raised in Pasadena, California and attended the Los Angeles County High School for the Arts where he received the Norris Foundation Scholarship for Music.
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Robert currently performs with Gwendolyn, Tif McMilllan, Quazar and the Bamboozled, and Gwendolyn and the Good Time Gang........................................................
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L.A. Weekly described Gwendolyn as one of “L.A.'s sweet pleasures and secret treasures.†Gwendolyn received the Best New Genre/Uncatergorizable Artist at the 2003 L.A. Weekly Awards. Gwendolyn also won KFPK radio's The Music Never Stops 1 Album of the Year" award for Dew and Amoeba Music named Gwendolyn as one of their Homegrown Artist Picks.
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Tif McMillin is currently in the process of completing a deal with Curb Records for her debut CD. Additionally, she will be featured in the soundtrack of Foodfight, a new animated movie from producer Larry Kasanoff (Terminator 2, True Lies, Mortal Kombat).
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The L.A. Times described Gwendolyn and the Good Time Gang as “a smart and raucous delight, the kind of sonic adventure that ranks up there with Marlo Thomas' classic "Free to Be You and Me," Harry Nilsson's "The Point" and anything from the Muppets in their heyday.†Gwendolyn and the Good Time Gang have appeared on Extra and Noggin, and have been featured in the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Entertainment Weekly (where their debut record received an “A†rating), Los Angeles Magazine, and Flaunt Magazine.
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Robert’s bass playing can also be heard on several episodes in season 2 and the upcoming season 3 of the Showtime original television series Weeds. He also wrote a beat for hip hop artist Snoop Dogg which was featured in Episode 8 (MILF Money) of the second season......................................................
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Robert has also had the pleasure to work with hip hop artist and producer Benny Cassette on his own record, including his upcoming single featuring Eve, as well as on tracks for other up and coming artists such as Tara Ellis and Earl Iodine.
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Most recently Robert has been producing tracks for some local artists including Matu and Solomon Coal. And when he gets a chance, Robert likes to write and record his own music.......................................................
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