Career

Robin began her career as the youngest and only female guitar student of Randy Rhoads

Randy Rhoads

Randall William "Randy" Rhoads was an American heavy metal guitarist who played with Ozzy Osbourne and Quiet Riot. A devoted student of classical guitar, Rhoads often combined his classical music influences with his own heavy metal style. While on tour with Ozzy Osbourne, he would seek out...

. She started performing professionally as a teenager in the mid-80's playing guitar in the all-female hard rock band Precious Metal http://www.rocketcityrecords.com/preciousmetal/. After Precious Metal broke up, Robin took studio work as a session guitarist. In 1992, she became a member of Lindsey Buckingham

Lindsey Buckingham

Lindsey Adams Buckingham is an American guitarist, singer, composer and producer, most notable for being the guitarist and male lead singer of the musical group Fleetwood Mac. Aside from his tenure with Fleetwood Mac, Buckingham has also released six solo albums and a live album...

's band, touring extensively behind his solo album Out of the Cradle

Out of the Cradle

Out of the Cradle, released in 1992, is the third solo album by American singer/songwriter Lindsey Buckingham. It was Buckingham's first album after his much-publicised departure from Fleetwood Mac in 1987...

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After several years touring with Buckingham, Robin embarked on a solo career releasing four albums on her own imprint, Little Sister Records. In addition to her solo work, Robin also appeared as a guitarist for several artists including Meredith Brooks

Meredith Brooks

Meredith Ann Brooks is an American singer/songwriter and guitarist. She is best known for her 1997 hit song "Bitch", for which she was nominated for a Grammy Award.- Early life :...

, Michelle Shocked

Michelle Shocked

Michelle Shocked is the stage name of Michelle Karen Johnston, an American singer-songwriter.-History:Shocked received her first international exposure in Europe, particularly Britain, with her debut album The Texas Campfire Tapes .Her first U.S...

, Alice Peacock

Alice Peacock

Alice Peacock is an American folk singer and has recorded three independent albums. A native of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, she is based in Chicago, Illinois, where she sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" at U.S...

 and Sarah Bettens

Sarah Bettens

Sarah Bettens is the lead singer of the Belgian band K's Choice. Sarah and her brother Gert Bettens are the two popular faces of the band. She is known for her enigmatic, smoky voice. The band is popular in Belgium, the Netherlands and France, and had toured in the U.S...

. From 2008-2009 Robin was a touring member of Air Supply

Air Supply

Air Supply is an Australian soft rock duo, consisting of Graham Russell as guitarist and singer-songwriter and Russell Hitchcock as lead vocalist. They had a succession of hits worldwide, including eight Top Ten hits in the United States, in the early 1980s...

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In 2009, Robin met up with producer John Carter Cash

John Carter Cash

John Carter Cash is an American Country music-singer, author, songwriter and producer. He is the only son of Johnny and June Carter Cash.-Biography:...

 to record her album Everything Has Changed. Robin raised $16,000 in fan donations to record the album. Everything Has Changed was released in 2010 by German record label Hypertension Music.

Discography

• 1998: Open the Door (Renaissance Records)
• 2001: Out From Under (Little Sister Records)
• 2004: After The Flood (Little Sister Records)
• 2007: Days of Summer - EP (Little Sister Records)
• 2010: Everything Has Changed (Hypertension Music)

Other

• Her song Personal Revolution appeared at Girls Night Out, Vol. 5 (2004, Genius Entertainment) compilation CD.

External links

• Janet Robin Official Website
• http://www.myspace.com/janetrobinmusicJanet Robin Exclusive Official MySpace
  MySpace
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• interview with Janet Robin at Modern Guitars Magazine
• Janet Robin in Precious Metal band
• http://www.girlmusician.com/feature/jrobinjan02.html