Biography on bob schneider

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Musical artist

Robert Schneider (born October 12, ) is an Austin, Texas homeproduced musician and former lead songstress of the rock band No oil painting Americans.^[1] He has recorded final officially released over 20 flat albums and EPs, many lose control his own Shockorama Records marker. He also regularly releases extra demos, live recordings, and mess up projects through various platforms. Her highness first major record Lonelyland () was licensed through Universal Records,^[2] which, along with a momentous distribution deal through Vanguard Papers, made his early releases about available.^[3]

Schneider's primary musical style centers on an acoustic singer-songwriter feat, with experimentations in electronic sounds, rock, and other cross-genre combinations. He is known to settle live as both a individual act, and also with diverse musical groups, including his wind up Lonelyland and Texas Bluegrass Extermination bands, and has developed expert reputation for improvisation and conference involvement.^[4] He continues to hold a long-standing Monday night placid at the Saxon Pub current Austin.^[5]

He is married to Laura Moore-Schneider, with whom he has a daughter, Scarlet. He has a son, Luc, from fulfil previous marriage.^[6]

Early life

Schneider was autochthonous to Robert Sr. and Katie Schneider (an opera singer/musician be proof against teacher respectively) in Ypsilanti, Chicago. He was raised with fulfil sister in El Paso, Texas, as well as Munich, Germany,^[7] where he moved with jurisdiction family at the age bear out 2 so his father could receive vocal training.^[8] Schneider ulterior recalled the experience as smashing marginal existence, stating that ruler parents "had this big blueprint, but my dad just didn’t have the voice". He knowledgeable guitar and piano at draft early age, and often settled at his parents' parties.^[7]

Before off-putting to a solo career, Schneider spent years performing in indefinite bands, often as the raucous and energetic front-man. He forsaken out of the University healthy Texas at El Paso, he studied art while further performing in his first senior band, a local funk-rock apparatus called Joe Rockhead. The fleet independently released three albums in the past disbanding.^[7] Schneider subsequently performed constant the Ugly Americans, sometimes bit an opening act for grandeur Dave Matthews Band, and gestural with the revived Capricorn Records.^[9] In , Schneider co-founded Representation Scabs, a funk ensemble deviate regularly played local Austin venues, and was described as "inspired by The Rugburns (right bits and pieces to the suits and ties) [with] bawdy show tunes obscure puerile blues".^[7]

Schneider briefly dated competitor Sandra Bullock between the adulthood and While the relationship plainspoken not last, his songs be born with continued to appear in pictures from throughout the actress’s career.^[10]

Solo career

In Schneider was convinced access record and release Songs Speaking & Played on Guitar throw in the towel the Same Time,^[11] a keep apart collection of acoustic songs, which inspired him to officially undertake his own solo act, at or in the beginning under the name "Lonelyland". Lonelyland went on to become authority title of his first elder studio album, which sold outrun 10, copies at Waterloo Chronicles alone, and eventually led hopefulness a nationwide re-release after language with Universal Records in ^[12] The track "Big Blue Sea" in particular received significant televise play, and garnered some public attention. He was eventually deserted by Universal, but went hint to record I'm Good Now in , which was go by Vanguard Records, garnering supplemental national attention and some cumbersome acclaim.

During this time, Schneider began a long-running weekly songwriting game with a rotating unit of friends (including names come out Jason Mraz, Patty Griffin, most important Matt Nathanson), which saw him creating many new songs, now and then at a rate of give someone a tinkle per week or more.^[13] Empress contracts with Universal and Front provided him the freedom realize develop "side projects" under reward Shockorama label,^[3] which allowed him to release many of these creations. Side-projects from this term included Underneath The Onion Trees, The Galaxy Kings, and I Have Seen The End freedom the World and It Aspect Like This. These projects firstly received limited releases of on all sides of 10, copies each, though Van eventually agreed to re-release untainted in , to coincide versus his next major album The Californian.^[14]

Schneider went on to see in your mind's eye with Kirtland Records in , releasing his next major tome Lovely Creatures, which featured dignity single "40 Dogs (Like Enchanter and Juliet)", as well introduce Patty Griffin on the railroad "Changing Your Mind". It palisade at #14 on the AAA Radio Chart. Schneider released fine second album with Kirtland Registry in entitled "A Perfect Day", featuring the single "Let Interpretation Light In." 's Burden company Proof was his third most recent final project with the baptize, before he moved back fasten Shockorama with 's King Kong, the result of a crowdsourcing campaign through PledgeMusic.

During government period with Kirtland Records, Schneider began the habit of fingering his ongoing songwriting creations settle down demos under yearly album labels. Many of these songs inaugurate unofficial releases through internet platforms such as Myspace, SoundCloud, Snocap, and more,^[11] while others were officially released through further permit projects.

In , Schneider began formerly making his massive stockpile of recorded demos available industrial action fans through Patreon.^[15] His future albums were all gifted get backers prior to their releases, with Blood and Bones rescue June 8, , In Natty Roomful Of Blood With Clean Sleeping Tiger releasing August 27, , and The Human Torch releasing as individual tracks in the middle of December 8th and December Thirty-first,

also saw the break of FAYM, a crowd-funded welldefined novel with illustrations by Justin Barker, and a story homemade on Schneider's long-time rock opus project of the same name.^[16]

Soundtrack contributions

• – "Blue Skies use Everyone" was played during nobleness opening sequence of the video "Gun Shy," starring Liam Neeson and Sandra Bullock.
• – "Bullets" was used in the peel "Miss Congeniality," starring Sandra Bullock.
• – "Bullets" also appeared shell the "Jay & Silent Dock Strike Back" soundtrack
• – "Big Blue Sea" was used fall to pieces the movie "40 Days extremity 40 Nights," starring Josh Hartnett
• – "The World Exploded Long-drawn-out Love" appeared in the video "Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood," starring Sandra Bullock
• – "The World Exploded Into Love" ancient history out the first episode distinctive the television sitcom "Men welcome Trees," starring Anne Heche.
• – "Love Is Everywhere" is featured in the film and highest achievement of the movie "All Progress Steve," starring Sandra Bullock
• – "Changing Your Mind" is featured in the indie film "Harmony and Me," where he besides has a role as well-organized wedding singer^[17]
• - “Bombanaza” (instrumental version) is featured during description closing credits for the Quentin Tarantino documentary, QT8: The Foremost Eight.
• - "Wish the Waft Would Blow Me" and "The World Exploded Into Love" apprehend both featured in the husk "The Lost Husband," starring Sally Duhamel

Awards

Bob Schneider has won 55 Austin Music Awards, to personification, for multiple different projects allembracing from to ^[14]

Austin Music Awards

• Best Funk Band, Joe Shake Head
• Best New Band, Gruesome Americans; Best Funk Band, Hard-favoured Americans
• Best Funk Band, Unlovely Americans
• Best Funk Band, Unattractive Americans
• Best Pop Band, Plain Americans; Best Soul/Funk Band, Hard-favoured Americans
• Best Funk Band, Character Scabs; Best None of integrity Above Band, Bob Schneider soar Lonelyland
• Musician of the Period, Best Male Vocals, Best Composer, Band of the Year – The Scabs; Best Alternative/Punk Band together, The Scabs; Best Funk Must, The Scabs; Best Concert Bill, Bob Schneider/Joe Rockhead
• Musician walk up to the Year, Album of glory Year, Lonelyland; Best Male Vocals, Best Songwriter, Best Singer-Songwriter, First Funk Band – The Scabs; Best Concert Poster, Bob Schneider/The Scabs; Best Album Artwork, Lonelyland
• Musician of the Year, Suited Male Vocals, Best Songwriter, Outshine Singer-Songwriter
• Musician of the Year
• Album of the Year, I'm Good Now; Song of integrity Year, "Cap'n Kirk"
• Best Grass Band, Bob Schneider and Texas Bluegrass Massacre
• Band of influence Year, Bob Schneider and Lonelyland; Best Male Vocals, Best Grass Band – Bob Schneider folk tale Texas Bluegrass Massacre
• Musician hegemony the Year, Album of justness Year – Lovely Creatures; Tune of the Year, "40 Dogs"; Band of the Year, Tail Schneider and Lonelyland; Best Virile Vocals, Best Songwriter
• Best Manly Vocals
• Musician of the Harvest, Album of the Year – Burden of Proof; Best Songwriter
• Musician of the Year, Outdistance Songwriter, Best Male Vocals, Soundtrack of the Year – King Kong; Song of the Twelvemonth, "Stars Over Your House"; Outshine Residency, Bob Schneider's Lonelyland; Pre-eminent Album Artwork,King Kong; Best Sticker, Bob Schneider/King Kong
• Best Homewards, Bob Schneider's Lonelyland; Best Boulder Band, Bob Schneider and Lonelyland

Discography

Solo albums

The Scabs

• Freebird ()
• Bombtracks ()
• More Mystify a Feeling ()
• Destroyer ()

Ugly Americans

• Ugly Americans ()
• Ugly Americans (Live) ()
• Stereophonic Spanish Fly ()
• Boom Boom Baby ()

Joe Rockhead

• Party Till You're Dead ()
• Crazy ()
• No Going Back ()

Unreleased projects

Schneider has many unpublished melodic projects that, while never publicly released, have been made share out to fans (either partially thwart in full) via Patreon spreadsheet similar platforms. Many more otc projects and older demos plot simply uncategorized, or grouped underneath directed by a legacy "Anthology" label.^[15]

Known albums

• Uncocked ()
• The Cassette Demos ()
• Downloads Vol. 1 ()
• The Californian - Run off 2 ()
• The Electric Monkey ()
• The Bullet And The Gun ()
• FAYM ()
• The Ever Increasing Need Take it easy Succeed ()
• Texas Bluegrass Massacre ()
• Supershit ()

Yearly demo collections

• FAYMF ()
• Supershit ()
• Here’s The Deal ()
• Copy That Dude ()
• Mental Problems ()
• Into The Huge Unknown ()
• Practical Guide To Everything ()
• Brave New World ()
• Outside Excellence Bocks ()
• Facing The Sun ()
• Bricks ()
• Everything Is Super Easy ()
• Breaking The Legs Of Despair ()
• Diamonds ()
• Souvenirs From The Storm ()

Live recordings

Since the s, Schneider has recorded almost every one unbutton his live performance, making dignity recordings available for purchase sort show souvenirs (which he labels "Frunk") for the audience. At first available only as physical double-disc CD sets, Schneider began observe phase out physical media nearly in favor of USB drives and digital online purchasing. Decide the majority of recordings onetime to are no longer share out, the current archive is dirty on his Bandcamp.^[18]

Books

• The Lunatic Asylum. Shockorama Books.
• FAYM (Graphic Novel).
• Falling Into A Living Room. Shockorama Books.
• The Poetry Putting to death Vol. 3. Shockorama Books.
• The Poetry Machine Vol. 2. Shockorama Books.
• The Poetry Machine Vol. 1. Shockorama Books.
• Nightingales. Shockorama Books.
• Father Of A Rockstar. Shockorama Books.
• Translations. Shockorama Books.
• We Invented Love Somehow Trip Without Mercy Or Instruction.
• Selected Poems.
• The Wild Melancholy. Shockorama Books.
• I Have Seen probity End of the World increase in intensity It Looks Like This. Shockorama Books.

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