Robin Zielhorst is a Dutch bass player, and a current bassist of the Dutch fusion-metal band Exivious

Exivious

Exivious is a heavy metal band, featuring former members of American progressive metal band Cynic and current members of Dutch band Textures. They released one self-titled album independently. Exivious incorporate heavy metal riffs with a jazz fusion approach to phrasing and time signatures,...

. He is also well known for his work in Cynic

Cynic (band)

Cynic is an American progressive rock band, incorporating experimental music, alternative, metal and jazz fusion elements, founded in Miami, Florida and currently based in Los Angeles, California. Their first album, Focus, released on September 14, 1993, is widely regarded as a landmark release of...

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Biography

Since a young age, Robin was involved in music. He started to play the piano at the age of 6, but at the age of thirteen, he changed his preferences and wanted to pick up the bass. He joined the high school big band, and played musicals performed in his school. This was when he also founded his first band, inspired by bands like Cynic

Cynic (band)

Cynic is an American progressive rock band, incorporating experimental music, alternative, metal and jazz fusion elements, founded in Miami, Florida and currently based in Los Angeles, California. Their first album, Focus, released on September 14, 1993, is widely regarded as a landmark release of...

 and Death. He attended the Rock Academy conservatory in Tilburg

Tilburg

Tilburg is a landlocked municipality and a city in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of Noord-Brabant.Tilburg municipality also includes the villages of Berkel-Enschot and Udenhout....

, Holland.
After graduating the Rock Academy in 2004, he was often employed as a session musician for various Dutch pop artists. In October 2006 Robin entered the world of Blue Man Group

Blue Man Group

Blue Man Group is an organization founded by Chris Wink, Matt Goldman and Phil Stanton. The organization produces theatrical shows and concerts featuring popular music, comedy and multimedia; recorded music and scores for film and television; television appearances for shows such as The Tonight...

, bending his mind to new musical territories on the instrument called Zither. After Blue Man Group

Blue Man Group

Blue Man Group is an organization founded by Chris Wink, Matt Goldman and Phil Stanton. The organization produces theatrical shows and concerts featuring popular music, comedy and multimedia; recorded music and scores for film and television; television appearances for shows such as The Tonight...

 Amsterdam closed down, Robin focused on his work in Exivious

Exivious

Exivious is a heavy metal band, featuring former members of American progressive metal band Cynic and current members of Dutch band Textures. They released one self-titled album independently. Exivious incorporate heavy metal riffs with a jazz fusion approach to phrasing and time signatures,...

, featuring Michel Nienhuis, Tymon Kruidenier

Tymon Kruidenier

Tymon Kruidenier is a Dutch guitarist. He became well known in the world of metal, being a member of the technical death metal band Cynic from 2008-2010.-Biography:...

 and Textures

Textures (band)

Textures is a metal band from the Netherlands, formed in 2001. Textures' lineup revolves around founding members Jochem Jacobs, Stef Broks, Bart Hennephof, and bassist Remko Tielemans who joined in 2007...

 drummer Stef Broks

Stef Broks

Stef Broks is a Dutch drummer best known for his work with Textures and Exivious. He uses Meinl cymbals, Tama drums, Evans drum heads and Pro-Mark sticks...

. Their debut album was released in May 2009. During this period, Robin joined the american band Cynic

Cynic (band)

Cynic is an American progressive rock band, incorporating experimental music, alternative, metal and jazz fusion elements, founded in Miami, Florida and currently based in Los Angeles, California. Their first album, Focus, released on September 14, 1993, is widely regarded as a landmark release of...

 with his Exivious bandmate, Tymon Kruidenier

Tymon Kruidenier

Tymon Kruidenier is a Dutch guitarist. He became well known in the world of metal, being a member of the technical death metal band Cynic from 2008-2010.-Biography:...

, a role that he called 'a dream job'. In 2010, Robin and Tymon parted ways with Cynic for artistic differences, and the logistical issue - with Paul Masvidal

Paul Masvidal

Paul Albert Masvidal is the guitarist, singer and a founding member of the progressive band Cynic and previously led the alternative rock band Æon Spoke. Born in Puerto Rico, Masvidal grew up in Miami, Florida and currently resides in Los Angeles...

 and Sean Reinert

Sean Reinert

Sean Reinert is the drummer of Cynic and Æon Spoke. He is known for his technical, original and creative drumming technique....

being in Los Angeles, and Robin and Tymon in the Netherlands. Shortly afterwards, Exivious was reformed. They are currently working on a new album, which will be released during 2011.

Equipment

Robin was seen using several basses, such as a couple of Wyn basses (USA), and was also seen playing Mayones (Poland), and a Carvin bass, all of them being fretless. He is using DR roundwound strings.

• Wyn Ziricote fretless 5-string
• Mayones fretless Patriot bass 5-string
• Carvin LB fretless 5-string