Robert was a high school husband and father. He spent his senior year married and during his senior year, he and his wife had a daughter and bought a 4 bedroom house. Working the night shift at a flooring factory six days a week for income, Robert starting using words and music as his outlet. Something he kept to himself.

After the fall of his marriage he moved to Dallas, TX from Lawton, OK and got an art degree. Still his passion laid in words and he secretly kept writing.

He eventually starting putting words and songs together and putting them out there. He formed a band that would last about a year, called “Deep Rest”. He later formed a group of songwriters and musician, called “ZTNB”. An acronym for an inside joke standing for, “Zero to None Bunch” meaning they had a zero to none chance of doing it, because all the people involved were habitual procrastinators. That project lasted almost five years and grew into something bigger than they ever imaged.

With his daughter grown and out on her own, Robert decided to move to Austin and pursue music and words more heavily, releasing an EP and a full-length album in 2010.

He is currently playing heavily in Austin as well as some touring. He has shared shows with Steve Poltz, Sam Baker, Cory Branan, Storyhill, Danny Schmidt, Carrie Elkin, Matt the Electrician, Band of Heathens, Graham Weber, Southpaw Jones, Johann Wagner, Dana Falconberry, Paper Bird, Raina Rose, Matt Bauer, Magic Leaves, some say Leland, Spirits of the Red City, The Dovekins & Dayna Kurtz to name a few.

Robert has a way of weaving his lyrics into an intricate blanket that will send you traveling through his life experiences, feeling his pulse every step of the way. When he takes the stage, be prepared for a beautiful ride through the whole spectrum of laughter to tears. He is truly an incredible and powerful performer to see.