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==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
===Pre-Tally Hall=== | ===Pre-Tally Hall=== | ||
Rob Cantor started learning guitar at age 12 from his dad. Rob had tried learning the piano at age 5, but gave up a year later. Sometime before or after this, Rob was inspired to sing after finding out one of his sisters was in a musical.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ShvJW9gxJqoDUOXtMCvJdFv1Yj5g81px/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108098740026738219447&rtpof=true&sd=true The Carpeted Wall chatlog with Tally Hall. 2005. | Rob Cantor started learning guitar at age 12 from his dad. Rob had tried learning the piano at age 5, but gave up a year later. Sometime before or after this, Rob was inspired to sing after finding out one of his sisters was in a musical.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ShvJW9gxJqoDUOXtMCvJdFv1Yj5g81px/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=108098740026738219447&rtpof=true&sd=true The Carpeted Wall chatlog with Tally Hall.] Coz Baldwin et al. 2005. Archived Via Google Docs.</ref> He also played French horn and cornet in middle school and joined choir in high school.<ref name="LMIRA05">[https://web.archive.org/web/20110805020324/http://sitemaker.umich.edu/livingmusic/browse_interviews&findAll=true&mode=single&recordID=000000000000000000000000000000000000000000322294&nextMode=list Living Music interview with Rob and Andrew, circa 2005.] Circa 2005. Archived Via The Wayback Machine. Archive.org.</ref> | ||
The first band Rob was ever in was called [[Source]]. While attending Andover High School, he formed a band called [[listedBlack]] with current Tally Hall bandmate [[Zubin Sedghi]] and friend [[Zach Krasman]]. He went on to study Cell and Molecular Biology at the University of Michigan;<ref name=facebook>[https://www.facebook.com/rob.cantor Rob Cantor's Personal Facebook Page.]</ref> where he met bandmate [[Joe Hawley]]. | The first band Rob was ever in was called [[Source]]. While attending Andover High School, he formed a band called [[listedBlack]] with current Tally Hall bandmate [[Zubin Sedghi]] and friend [[Zach Krasman]]. He went on to study Cell and Molecular Biology at the University of Michigan;<ref name=facebook>[https://www.facebook.com/rob.cantor Rob Cantor's Personal Facebook Page.] ''Facebook''.</ref> where he met bandmate [[Joe Hawley]]. | ||
In 2001 during his time at the University of Michigan, Rob would perform acoustic sets at The Ark to test some songs he had written in the same year. He claimed it was "a great way for me to get a new reaction to my music and to perform in front of a different crowd."<ref>https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071755065/923</ref> Rob would also perform with fellow University of Michigan attendee [[Dan Patrevito]]. | In 2001 during his time at the University of Michigan, Rob would perform acoustic sets at The Ark to test some songs he had written in the same year. He claimed it was "a great way for me to get a new reaction to my music and to perform in front of a different crowd."<ref>https://digital.bentley.umich.edu/midaily/mdp.39015071755065/923</ref> Rob would also perform with fellow University of Michigan attendee [[Dan Patrevito]]. | ||
In fall 2002, Rob joined Joe's comedy troupe [[AnonyMous]] and played a role in | In fall 2002, Rob joined Joe's comedy troupe [[AnonyMous]] and played a role in Joe's senior thesis film: [[The Other Way]]. | ||
===Tally Hall=== | ===Tally Hall=== | ||
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==Post Hiatus== | ==Post Hiatus== | ||
During Tally Hall's hiatus, in 2012 Rob opened his website '''robcantor.com'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120423214225/http://www.robcantor.com/ robcantor.com Circa 2012] April 23rd, 2012. Archived Via The Wayback Machine.</ref> (Now defunct). About this time he also made a SoundCloud account and uploaded multiple new songs. Some of these included: [[Cuckoo]], [[Country Good]], and [[Christian Bale Is At Your Party]]. One of these was [[Shia LaBeouf]], which was uploaded to Soundcloud on the 3rd of March 2012,<ref>[https://soundcloud.com/rob-cantor/shia-labeouf Shia LaBeouf on Soundcloud] Shia LaBeouf. 3rd March 2012. Rob Cantor. ''Soundcloud.com''</ref>. | During Tally Hall's hiatus, in 2012 Rob opened his website '''robcantor.com'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120423214225/http://www.robcantor.com/ robcantor.com Circa 2012] April 23rd, 2012. Archived Via The Wayback Machine. Archive.org.</ref> (Now defunct). About this time he also made a SoundCloud account and uploaded multiple new songs. Some of these included: [[Cuckoo]], [[Country Good]], and [[Christian Bale Is At Your Party]]. One of these was [[Shia LaBeouf]], which was uploaded to Soundcloud on the 3rd of March 2012,<ref>[https://soundcloud.com/rob-cantor/shia-labeouf Shia LaBeouf on Soundcloud] Shia LaBeouf. 3rd March 2012. Rob Cantor. ''Soundcloud.com''</ref>. | ||
This song soon became a viral hit and would gain recognition from actor Rob Lowe<ref>[https://twitter.com/roblowe/status/423352177461972992 Rob Lowe tweet] ''twitter''.</ref> and eventually Shia LaBeouf himself<ref>[https://twitter.com/thecampaignbook/status/396017996571082754 Shia Labeouf tweet] ''twitter''.</ref>. The track also went to the front page of the group blog Boing Boing<ref>[https://boingboing.net/2012/04/18/a-song-about-shia-labeouf-mas.html A song about Shia LaBeouf: mass murdering, cannibalistic superstar by Dean Putney. BoingBoing] ''boingboing''.</ref>, which would help the track reach half a million streams on SoundCloud.<ref>[https://hitsdotcom.tumblr.com/post/22221351087/half-million-plays-achieved HITSdotcom Tumblr post about Shia LaBeouf] '' | This song soon became a viral hit and would gain recognition from actor Rob Lowe<ref>[https://twitter.com/roblowe/status/423352177461972992 Rob Lowe tweet] ''twitter''.</ref> and eventually Shia LaBeouf himself<ref>[https://twitter.com/thecampaignbook/status/396017996571082754 Shia Labeouf tweet] ''twitter''.</ref>. The track also went to the front page of the group blog Boing Boing<ref>[https://boingboing.net/2012/04/18/a-song-about-shia-labeouf-mas.html A song about Shia LaBeouf: mass murdering, cannibalistic superstar by Dean Putney. BoingBoing] ''boingboing''.</ref>, which would help the track reach half a million streams on SoundCloud.<ref>[https://hitsdotcom.tumblr.com/post/22221351087/half-million-plays-achieved HITSdotcom Tumblr post about Shia LaBeouf] ''Tumblr''.</ref> | ||
In 2013, Rob wrote some audio cues for television shows with composer David Benjamin Steinberg. These were for shows like Island Hunters, Friends To Lovers, and Life with La Toya.<ref>[https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/works/publisher/4077757/ROB%20CANTOR%20MUSIC ASCAP songwriters database page for Rob Cantor.] Accessed February 22nd, 2022. ''ASCAP''.</ref> | In 2013, Rob wrote some audio cues for television shows with composer David Benjamin Steinberg. These were for shows like Island Hunters, Friends To Lovers, and Life with La Toya.<ref>[https://www.ascap.com/repertory#/ace/works/publisher/4077757/ROB%20CANTOR%20MUSIC ASCAP songwriters database page for Rob Cantor.] Accessed February 22nd, 2022. ''ASCAP''.</ref> | ||
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2014 would see the announcement of [[Not A Trampoline]], Rob's first solo album, which the members of [[Rob's Street Team]] would help to promote. The album was put up for preorder along with two tracks, [[Old Bike]] and [[Ghost]]. The music video for Old Bike was directed by [[Andrew Laurich]] and was uploaded to YouTube on March 4th 2014.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4iWAnrMGU OLD BIKE - Rob Cantor.] ''YouTube''.</ref> The album would be fully released on April 14th, 2014. | 2014 would see the announcement of [[Not A Trampoline]], Rob's first solo album, which the members of [[Rob's Street Team]] would help to promote. The album was put up for preorder along with two tracks, [[Old Bike]] and [[Ghost]]. The music video for Old Bike was directed by [[Andrew Laurich]] and was uploaded to YouTube on March 4th 2014.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Z4iWAnrMGU OLD BIKE - Rob Cantor.] ''YouTube''.</ref> The album would be fully released on April 14th, 2014. | ||
2014 also saw the recording and release of an extended live version of Shia LaBeouf, which too, became a viral hit. The music video for this version features the titular star at the end, clapping for their performance. The video would go on to accumulate 82 million views, and Rainn Wilson of The Office fame would tweet out the video on Twitter<ref>[https://twitter.com/rainnwilson/status/525464011098185728 Rainn Wilson tweet] '' | 2014 also saw the recording and release of an extended live version of Shia LaBeouf, which too, became a viral hit. The music video for this version features the titular star at the end, clapping for their performance. The video would go on to accumulate 82 million views, and Rainn Wilson of The Office fame would tweet out the video on Twitter<ref>[https://twitter.com/rainnwilson/status/525464011098185728 Rainn Wilson tweet] ''Twitter''.</ref>. The part with Shia clapping would become a popular GIF on the internet as well. | ||
Another internet hit of Rob's would be [[Perfect]], a video showing Rob and Andrew performing the song with Rob doing 20 celebrity impressions.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6PxMRUgmbA 29 Celebrity Impressions, 1 Original Song - Rob Cantor.] ''YouTube''.</ref> This, however, was a farce. In truth, Rob hired multiple professional celebrity impersonators to do the impressions for him, lip-syncing to their recorded tracks with some clever editing after-the-fact.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDikWvEPpLg The Making of "29 Celebrity Impressions, 1 Original Song".] ''YouTube''.</ref> | Another internet hit of Rob's would be [[Perfect]], a video showing Rob and Andrew performing the song with Rob doing 20 celebrity impressions.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6PxMRUgmbA 29 Celebrity Impressions, 1 Original Song - Rob Cantor.] ''YouTube''.</ref> This, however, was a farce. In truth, Rob hired multiple professional celebrity impersonators to do the impressions for him, lip-syncing to their recorded tracks with some clever editing after-the-fact.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDikWvEPpLg The Making of "29 Celebrity Impressions, 1 Original Song".] ''YouTube''.</ref> | ||
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Good luck out there, | Good luck out there, | ||
Rob cantor and everyone here are Sheng-Tsu 喀什地區 Holdings</i><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/By5tt3RlaLI/ Andrew Horowitz. | Rob cantor and everyone here are Sheng-Tsu 喀什地區 Holdings</i><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/By5tt3RlaLI/ Royalty Payments letter [Instagram Post.] Andrew Horowitz. 19th June, 2019. ''Instagram''.</ref></blockquote> | ||
==Work With Disney== | ==Work With Disney== | ||
On the 14th of June 2019, Rob announced that he had spent the last year writing music and lyrics for Disney Junior's show "T.O.T.S." (Tiny Ones Transport Service), a show aimed at kids 2-7 years old. Rob says: <i>"“I want the music to be accessible for kids, but also something that parents will really enjoy listening to as much as their kids.”</i><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Byq0CYfF8KT/ T.O.T.S. announcement. Rob Cantor' | On the 14th of June 2019, Rob announced that he had spent the last year writing music and lyrics for Disney Junior's show "T.O.T.S." (Tiny Ones Transport Service), a show aimed at kids 2-7 years old. Rob says: <i>"“I want the music to be accessible for kids, but also something that parents will really enjoy listening to as much as their kids.”</i><ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/Byq0CYfF8KT/ T.O.T.S. announcement. [Instagram Post]. Rob Cantor. ''Instagram''. 14th June 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.animationmagazine.net/tv/hip-tunes-for-toons-top-composers-on-creating-eclectic-soundtracks/ 'Hip Tunes for Toons: Top Composers on Creating Eclectic Soundtracks'.] Mallory, Michael. 2019. ''animationmagazine.net''.</ref> | ||
On September 28th, 2021, Rob announced that he had been working on music for Disney Channel animated series "The Ghost and Molly McGee," which has an original song by him in every episode.<ref>[https://twitter.com/robcantor/status/1442912473359650817/ The Ghost and Molly McGee Announcement. Rob Cantor's Twitter page. 28th September 2021 | On September 28th, 2021, Rob announced that he had been working on music for Disney Channel animated series "The Ghost and Molly McGee," which has an original song by him in every episode.<ref>[https://twitter.com/robcantor/status/1442912473359650817/ The Ghost and Molly McGee Announcement. Rob Cantor's Twitter page.] 28th September 2021. ''Twitter''.</ref><ref>[https://open.spotify.com/album/1tZ5jUMyeGoGOKnwNBQ2IZ?si=C-mQFpYYQ8Kpa-Gvz8NCNg Music from The Ghost and Molly McGee] October 1, 2021. Album. Disney.</ref> Rob also announced on July 8th 2022 he wrote and sang a theme song for an upcoming Disney show, Chibiverse.<ref>[https://twitter.com/robcantor/status/1545500788444708864 Rob Cantor tweet about Chibiverse.] ''Twitter''.</ref> | ||
Rob has been writing and recording songs with Disney, sometimes in collaboration with his fellow Tally Hall bandmate Andrew Horowitz{{cn}} as well as musician [[Genevieve Goings]]. | Rob has been writing and recording songs with Disney, sometimes in collaboration with his fellow Tally Hall bandmate Andrew Horowitz{{cn}} as well as musician [[Genevieve Goings]]. | ||
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* In 2006, Rob recommended Weezer's self-titled debut album, XO by Elliott Smith, The Milk-Eyed Mender by Joanna Newsom, [[OK Go]]'s self-titled album, and Odessey and Oracle by the Zombies for Amazon.com. His reason for choosing these albums was "They're five wonderful albums." <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071016065034/http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/guides/guide-display/-/2SJFEYVUIU13H Tally Hall's Picks @ Amazon.com (Archived)] Via The Wayback Machine.</ref> | * In 2006, Rob recommended Weezer's self-titled debut album, XO by Elliott Smith, The Milk-Eyed Mender by Joanna Newsom, [[OK Go]]'s self-titled album, and Odessey and Oracle by the Zombies for Amazon.com. His reason for choosing these albums was "They're five wonderful albums." <ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071016065034/http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/guides/guide-display/-/2SJFEYVUIU13H Tally Hall's Picks @ Amazon.com (Archived)] Via The Wayback Machine.</ref> | ||
* In the earliest days of Tally Hall's touring, Rob would pose as Bob Jacobs, the band's booking agent. | * In the earliest days of Tally Hall's touring, Rob would pose as Bob Jacobs, the band's booking agent. | ||
* Rob is Josh Epstein of JR JR's second cousin once removed. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1QU4rYpPHQ Ross of Tally Hall & Josh of JR JR on Tree Town Sound]</ref> | * Rob is Josh Epstein of JR JR's second cousin once removed. <ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1QU4rYpPHQ Ross of Tally Hall & Josh of JR JR on Tree Town Sound] ''YouTube''.</ref> | ||
* Rob is Jewish. | * Rob is Jewish. | ||
* A 2005 sold-out show at [[The Blind Pig]] was "one of the most enjoyable nights of [his] life".<ref name="RC2015ADI">[https://www.artdependence.com/articles/exclusive-interview-with-rob-cantor ArtDependance interview with Rob Cantor, 2015]</ref> | * A 2005 sold-out show at [[The Blind Pig]] was "one of the most enjoyable nights of [his] life".<ref name="RC2015ADI">[https://www.artdependence.com/articles/exclusive-interview-with-rob-cantor ArtDependance interview with Rob Cantor, 2015]</ref> | ||
* Rob used to act in high school, specifically in plays.<ref name="RC2015ADI">[https://www.artdependence.com/articles/exclusive-interview-with-rob-cantor ArtDependance interview with Rob Cantor, 2015]</ref> | * Rob used to act in high school, specifically in plays.<ref name="RC2015ADI">[https://www.artdependence.com/articles/exclusive-interview-with-rob-cantor ArtDependance interview with Rob Cantor, 2015]</ref> | ||
* Rob plays the Narrator in the [[Henry Hume]] sketch. | * Rob plays the Narrator in the [[Henry Hume]] sketch. | ||
* Rob's favorite song from Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum is [[The Whole World And You]].<ref name="COLTH2008">[https:// | * Rob's favorite song from Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum is [[The Whole World And You]].<ref name="COLTH2008">[https://www.tumblr.com/hitsdotcom/749207289802702848/morton-collegian-interview-with-tally-hall-april Collegian Interview] April 2008. Archived by Hitsdotcom on Tumblr.com. Retrieved 30th April 2024.</ref> | ||
==Songs== | ==Songs== | ||
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=== EPs === | === EPs === | ||
* Disney Junior Music Holiday Classics (2018) | * Disney Junior Music Holiday Classics (2018)<ref>[https://music.apple.com/gb/album/disney-junior-music-holiday-classics-ep/1439848741 Disney Junior Holiday Classics - EP] 2018. ''Apple Music''.</ref> | ||
* Disney Junior Music: Ready For Preschool (Vol. 1) (2017) | * Disney Junior Music: Ready For Preschool (Vol. 1) (2017) | ||
* Disney Junior Music: Ready For Preschool (Vol. 2) (2019) | * Disney Junior Music: Ready For Preschool (Vol. 2) (2019) | ||