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Rob McDowell

About Me

I have been surrounded by music as far back as I can remember. As a child, I taught myself piano and guitar, and was always singing along with the radio wherever I went. In grade school I started playing clarinet and then switched to trombone (insert your faveorite trombone joke here). I played bass in my middle school jazz band and did a year on trombone in the Largo High Band of Gold marching band, as well as being in the performing choir group "Pitchforks"at SPHS. I also began to learn live audio in high school, mixing the musical productions that were put on. I have worked as a Tour Manager and Front of House concert mixer for some really great artist. I've had the pleasure of working with: Rick Braun, Peter White, Richard Elliot, Jeff Golub, Jeff Lorber, Gerald Albright, Rick Derringer, Paul Taylor, Richard Smith, and Mindi Abair. There are many other great artists and groups I have worked with while mixing the Clearwater Jazz Holiday for several years as well as many other large scale concert events. Mostly I am a freelance Bassist both live and in the studio, playing in all sorts of different musical situations. Music is my heart and soul, and there is nothing like the high you get when connecting musically with other great musicians live. ( all you Playas' out there know what I mean!) See ya' on the bandstand.... made with the Cosmoedit Myspace editor
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Member Since: 07/07/2006
Band Website: bigrobmusic.com
Band Members: You can contact me at [email protected]
Influences: Jaco Pastorious, Marcus Miller, Aquarium Rescue Unit, Rush, Level 42, Ray Brown, Miles Davis, Gary Willis, The Who, Uzeb, Herbie Hancock, The Yellowjackets, Genesis, Sly & Family Stone, James Brown, Yes, Frank Zappa, Oscar Peterson
Sounds Like: You tell me.
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Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Current Gear

Current gear I use:Sadowsky & Fender BassesSadowsky, Ashley, Stewart Audio pre ampsStewart Audio power ampAvatar speaker cabinetsMarkbass combo ampLine 6 Relay G30 Wireless SystemBoss Effects PedalsDi...
Posted by on Thu, 10 Sep 2009 22:34:00 GMT

JPF Nominee

Sunday, July 12, 2009"Tears" Receives Nomination for 2009 JPF Music Awards****Friends:We are proud and honored to tell you that our song "When The Tears Finally Come" (from my 2008 cd ANGELS FROM HAZA...
Posted by on Wed, 15 Jul 2009 11:08:00 GMT

Great night last night

What a great week. I had a great time playing on NBC Daytime Tuesday morning and last night at Pastino's was a blast. It was great to see all the old Norm's crowd out in force. Thanks to Ron Reinhardt...
Posted by on Thu, 21 Sep 2006 10:33:00 GMT