Darren Robbins
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Darren Robbins is a singer-songwriter
from Chicago, Illinois
. Robbins released the seminal power pop CD Darren Robbins Steals Your Girlfriend in 1988. Glowing reviews in publications such as Rolling Stone
and Musician
, combined with heavy regional radio airplay led to a recording contract with A&M Records.
With two albums recorded, but unreleased, Robbins parted ways with the label and released two CDs under the name Time Bomb Symphony. Most recently, he has released his first CD of new material in seven years under yet another pseudonym, Destroy The Heart. The self-titled CD was produced by Adam Schmitt
.
According to a recent New York Times feature, Robbins formed the company Big D Custom Tour Merch in 2007, providing full-service tour merchandising to many major rock acts as well as custom screen printing services.
Singer-songwriter
Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the...
from Chicago, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. Robbins released the seminal power pop CD Darren Robbins Steals Your Girlfriend in 1988. Glowing reviews in publications such as Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone
Rolling Stone is a US-based magazine devoted to music, liberal politics, and popular culture that is published every two weeks. Rolling Stone was founded in San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner and music critic Ralph J...
and Musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
, combined with heavy regional radio airplay led to a recording contract with A&M Records.
With two albums recorded, but unreleased, Robbins parted ways with the label and released two CDs under the name Time Bomb Symphony. Most recently, he has released his first CD of new material in seven years under yet another pseudonym, Destroy The Heart. The self-titled CD was produced by Adam Schmitt
Adam Schmitt
Adam Schmitt is a singer/songwriter from Champaign, Illinois. He recorded two albums with Reprise Records in the early 1990s before the label released his contract. Afterwards, he began to record albums in his studio, Mixolydian Studios, working with artists such as Hum and Uncle Tupelo...
.
According to a recent New York Times feature, Robbins formed the company Big D Custom Tour Merch in 2007, providing full-service tour merchandising to many major rock acts as well as custom screen printing services.
Discography
- Darren Robbins Steals Your Girlfriend, 1988 (Like Records).
- Time Bomb Symphony/If You See Kay, 1997 (Chequered).
- Time Bomb Symphony/Rules Get Broken, 2000 (Chequered).
- Destroy The Heart/Destroy The Heart, 2007 (Home Taping Is Killing Music Records).