Rob Goraieb
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Rob Goraieb is a singer, published songwriter
, guitarist
, and signed recording artist.
, exclusively signed to Zomba Music Group
record labels, and was also the leader of The Get Set
on the renowned, Crank! A Record Company
label.
In 2003, Goraieb released a solo record, Apartment 305 (B/R/M Records and Not Lame Recordings
). Produced by notable producer/songwriter/musician, Rob Laufer (Fiona Apple
, Johnny Cash
, Melissa Ferrick
, Frank Black
), guests on the record include bassist Dan Schwartz (Sheryl Crow
, Susanna Hoffs
, Jon Hassell
, Brian Eno
) and drummer Mark Powell
. Apartment 305 featured the songs “Soho (I Can Make It So)” and “Get It Right.”
Goraieb got his start with Gleaming Spires
, the band for the legendary eccentric duo, Sparks
, performing on Gleaming Spires' record, Funk For Children (released on the Posh Boy Records
/Vodka Label). Gleaming Spires is best known for their hit song, “Are You Ready for the Sex Girls?”
He was also a founding member of Clash of Symbols. A hard rock band with catchy pop melodies, similar to Weezer
, Clash of Symbols enjoyed wide popularity with their hit song, “Free,” and energetic live performance. Goraieb co-wrote two acclaimed records, the E.P. Sunday Is An Altogether Different Proposition (IceHouse Records/Tone Box Records) and the full-length CD Begging At The Temple Gate Called Beautiful (Brainstorm Artists International
/Tone Box Records), featuring Mike Stand of the pioneer punk band, Altar Boys
.
Rob Goraieb also recorded/toured with King Holiday
(Mike Knott/Elektra Records
) and Just Plain Big (Double Deuce
/Caroline Records
).
A versatile musician, Goraieb is now primarily focused on writing for TV/film (signed with agent 5 Alarm Music/Rescue Records), though he does work with other music artists and outside projects.
In 2011, Rob Goraieb released the much-anticipated CD single "Underground" which received rave reviews.
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
, guitarist
Guitarist
A guitarist is a musician who plays the guitar. Guitarists may play a variety of instruments such as classical guitars, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and bass guitars. Some guitarists accompany themselves on the guitar while singing.- Versatility :The guitarist controls an extremely...
, and signed recording artist.
Biography
Rob Goraieb formed Kosmos ExpressKosmos Express
Kosmos Express was a rock band from the 1990s. They were represented in both the mainstream and Christian market.-Biography:From early 1997 to mid-1998, Kosmos Express released two critically acclaimed records, Now, featuring the hit song “Beautiful”, co-produced by Craig Nepp and Simulcast,...
, exclusively signed to Zomba Music Group
Zomba Music Group
The Zomba Group of Companies was a music group and division which was owned by and operated under Sony Music Entertainment. The division was renamed to Jive Label Group in 2009 and was placed under the RCA/Jive Label Group umbrella. In 2011, the RCA/Jive Label Group was split in half...
record labels, and was also the leader of The Get Set
The Get Set
-Biography:Formed in 2001, Los Angeles-based The Get Set featured Rob Goraieb and Mark Powell who were previously in the popular rock band Kosmos Express....
on the renowned, Crank! A Record Company
Crank! Records
crank! A Record Company is an independent record label which was started by Jeff Matlow in September 1994. The label's first release was a 7" by Vitreous Humor.-Artists:* Acrobat Down* Boy's Life* Cursive* Errortype:11* Fireside* The Get Set...
label.
In 2003, Goraieb released a solo record, Apartment 305 (B/R/M Records and Not Lame Recordings
Not Lame Recordings
Not Lame Recordings was a Ft. Collins, Colorado, United States based independent record label specializing in power pop releases. The company was started by Bruce Brodeen in November 1994 but it shut down per November 24, 2010. The reasons Brodeen mentioned were a career switch combined with...
). Produced by notable producer/songwriter/musician, Rob Laufer (Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple
Fiona Apple McAfee Maggart is an American singer-songwriter and pianist. Apple met international acclaim for her 1996 debut album, Tidal, which was a critical and commercial success...
, Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash
John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author, who has been called one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century...
, Melissa Ferrick
Melissa Ferrick
-Early life:Ferrick was raised in Ipswich, Massachusetts. Herfather John was a well-liked public school teacher who managed several free-jazz bands on the side. As a child, Ferrick would often accompany her father to clubs on Boston's North Shore to watch the bands play. She began taking...
, Frank Black
Frank Black
Black Francis is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the frontman of the influential alternative rock band Pixies, with whom he performs under the stage name Black Francis. Following the band's breakup in 1993, he embarked on a solo career under the name Frank Black...
), guests on the record include bassist Dan Schwartz (Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Crow
Sheryl Suzanne Crow is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, musician, and actress. Her music incorporates elements of rock, folk, hip hop, country and pop...
, Susanna Hoffs
Susanna Hoffs
Susanna Lee Hoffs is an American vocalist, guitarist and actress. She is best known as a member of the all-female pop band The Bangles.-Early life:...
, Jon Hassell
Jon Hassell
Jon Hassell is an American trumpet player and composer. He is known for his influence in the world music scene and his unusual electronic manipulation of the trumpet sound.-Life and career:...
, Brian Eno
Brian Eno
Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno , commonly known as Brian Eno or simply as Eno , is an English musician, composer, record producer, singer and visual artist, known as one of the principal innovators of ambient music.Eno studied at Colchester Institute art school in Essex,...
) and drummer Mark Powell
Mark Powell
Mark Powell may refer to:* Mark Powell , British fashion designer* Mark Powell , American symphony and opera conductor* Mark Powell , American photographer* Mark Powell , Australian footballer...
. Apartment 305 featured the songs “Soho (I Can Make It So)” and “Get It Right.”
Goraieb got his start with Gleaming Spires
Gleaming Spires
Gleaming Spires were a new wave pop group popular in the 1980s. Performing as Bates Motel they were enlisted by the Mael brothers to be a part of the 1981-1985 incarnation of their band, Sparks...
, the band for the legendary eccentric duo, Sparks
Sparks (band)
Sparks is an American rock and pop band formed in Los Angeles in 1968 by brothers Ron and Russell Mael , initially under the name Halfnelson...
, performing on Gleaming Spires' record, Funk For Children (released on the Posh Boy Records
Posh Boy Records
Posh Boy Records was a Hollywood, California based record label owned by Robbie Fields, a high school substitute teacher and former copyboy at the L A Times who took an interest in the emerging punk rock scene in Orange County, California during the late 1970s...
/Vodka Label). Gleaming Spires is best known for their hit song, “Are You Ready for the Sex Girls?”
He was also a founding member of Clash of Symbols. A hard rock band with catchy pop melodies, similar to Weezer
Weezer
Weezer is an American alternative rock band. The band currently consists of Rivers Cuomo , Patrick Wilson , Brian Bell , and Scott Shriner . The band has changed lineups three times since its formation in 1992...
, Clash of Symbols enjoyed wide popularity with their hit song, “Free,” and energetic live performance. Goraieb co-wrote two acclaimed records, the E.P. Sunday Is An Altogether Different Proposition (IceHouse Records/Tone Box Records) and the full-length CD Begging At The Temple Gate Called Beautiful (Brainstorm Artists International
Brainstorm Artists International
Brainstorm Artists International formerly Broken Records , was an artist-run record label founded in 1987 by Gene Eugene, Ojo Taylor, and Barry Hill. The label was distributed globally by Sony/Epic Music, among others, and closed in 1997 due to distribution issues.Located in Fullerton, California,...
/Tone Box Records), featuring Mike Stand of the pioneer punk band, Altar Boys
Altar Boys
Altar Boys are a Christian punk rock band from California, formed in 1982. They are Mike Stand , Jeff Crandall , Steve Pannier , Mark Robertson , and Ric Alba.-Background:...
.
Rob Goraieb also recorded/toured with King Holiday
King Holiday
King Holiday is an R&B/Hip hop single released in January 1986 by the King Dream Chorus and Holiday Crew. Composed by Phillip Jones, Kurtis Blow, Grandmaster Melle Mel and Bill Adler, it was released in honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which was first celebrated as a national holiday in the...
(Mike Knott/Elektra Records
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group. In 2004, it was consolidated into WMG's Atlantic Records Group. After five years of dormancy, the label was revived by Atlantic in 2009....
) and Just Plain Big (Double Deuce
Double Deuce
Double Deuce is the nineteenth Spenser novel by Robert B. Parker. The story follows Boston-based PI Spenser as he and his friend Hawk butt heads against a street gang while attempting to unravel the murder of a teenage mother and her young daughter....
/Caroline Records
Caroline Records
Caroline Records started out as a subsidiary of Richard Branson's Virgin Records label during the early to mid 1970s. The label originally specialized in putting out budget price LPs by mainly progressive rock and jazz artists generally not considered to have a great deal of 'mainstream' or...
).
A versatile musician, Goraieb is now primarily focused on writing for TV/film (signed with agent 5 Alarm Music/Rescue Records), though he does work with other music artists and outside projects.
In 2011, Rob Goraieb released the much-anticipated CD single "Underground" which received rave reviews.
Select Discography
- Now (1997)
- Simulcast (1998)
- Down Marriott Lane! (2002)
- Apartment 305 (2003)
- Down Marriott Lane! (Japanese release on Trident Style Records with bonus tracks 2004)
- Liberty EP (bootleg/unreleased acoustic demos 2004)
- Underground (CD single 2011)
T.V./Movies
Rob Goraieb songs have appeared in:- The Moment of Truth 2: Take a Stand (Truth Soul Armor 1997)
- ESPN Extreme (ESPNESPNEntertainment and Sports Programming Network, commonly known as ESPN, is an American global cable television network focusing on sports-related programming including live and pre-taped event telecasts, sports talk shows, and other original programming....
1998) - The ClimbThe Climb (2002 film)The Climb is a 2002 film directed by John Schmidt, distributed by World Wide Pictures.-Plot summary:Christian film about Two free solo climbers, who meet each other during a rescue get a chance to realize a climb of a lifetime, but with an unexpected change: they have to work together...
(World Wide PicturesWorld Wide PicturesWorld Wide Pictures is a film distributor and production company established as a subsidiary of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association in 1951...
2002) - RoswellRoswell (TV series)Roswell is an American science fiction television series developed, produced, and co-written by Jason Katims. The series debuted on October 6, 1999 on The WB and moved to UPN for the third season. The last episode aired May 14, 2002...
(Warner Bros.Warner Bros.Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
/20th Century Fox20th Century FoxTwentieth Century Fox Film Corporation — also known as 20th Century Fox, or simply 20th or Fox — is one of the six major American film studios...
/UPNUPNUnited Paramount Network was a television network that was broadcast in over 200 markets in the United States from 1995 to 2006. UPN was originally owned by Viacom/Paramount and Chris-Craft Industries, the former of which, through the Paramount Television Group, produced most of the network's...
2004) - Friday Night LightsFriday Night Lights (TV series)Friday Night Lights is an American sports drama television series adapted by Peter Berg, Brian Grazer and David Nevins from a book and film of the same name. The series details events surrounding a high school football team based in fictional Dillon, Texas, with particular focus given to team...
(NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
/UniversalUniversal StudiosUniversal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
2007) - The Black DonnellysThe Black DonnellysThe Black Donnellys is an American television drama that debuted on NBC on February 26, 2007 and last aired on April 2, 2007. Thereafter, NBC began releasing new episodes weekly on until the series was officially canceled. The Black Donnellys was created by Paul Haggis and Robert Moresco...
(NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
/UniversalUniversal StudiosUniversal Pictures , a subsidiary of NBCUniversal, is one of the six major movie studios....
2007) - Today Show (NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
2007) - EverwoodEverwoodEverwood is an American drama television series that initially aired in the United States on The WB. The series is set in the fictional small town of Everwood, Colorado, and was filmed in Ogden, South Salt Lake, and Draper, Utah, except the series pilot which was filmed in Canmore, Alberta,...
(The WB/Warner Bros.Warner Bros.Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
re-release 2008) - Life (NBCNBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
2008) - Jack & BobbyJack & BobbyJack & Bobby is an American television series that aired on The WB network. It featured two brothers, one of whom would become President of the United States, serving from 2041 to 2049...
(The WB 2004/2009-release)
Theater
Rob Goraieb songs have appeared in:- Run Baby Run - The Life Story of Nicky CruzNicky CruzNicky Cruz is a Christian evangelist, the founder of Nicky Cruz Outreach, an evangelistic Christian ministry. He was also once the director of Teen Challenge, serving under David Wilkerson before founding another ministry home himself in California...
(New York stage show/co-wrote "I've Been Set Free" closing song/TRUCE Productions 2001)
External links
- Rob Goraieb - Official site
- Tollbooth: Apartment 305 - Apartment 305 review
Trivia
- Rob's first performances were in a convalescent hospital singing Beatles songs to senior citizens.
- Rob's father played Beatles drummer Ringo StarrRingo StarrRichard Starkey, MBE better known by his stage name Ringo Starr, is an English musician and actor who gained worldwide fame as the drummer for The Beatles. When the band formed in 1960, Starr was a member of another Liverpool band, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes. He became The Beatles' drummer in...
in the hit Broadway show BeatlemaniaBeatlemaniaBeatlemania is a term that originated during the 1960s to describe the intense fan frenzy directed toward The Beatles during the early years of their success...
. He was also a founding member of the R&B group Future Flight (EMIEMIThe EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
/Capitol RecordsCapitol RecordsCapitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...
), known for their single “Hipnotic Lady," he worked alongside Motown songwriting legend Lamont DozierLamont DozierLamont Herbert Dozier is an American songwriter and record producer, born in Detroit, Michigan. Dozier has either co-written or produced several US Billboard #1 hits.-Career:...
.