Bio

     

For those of you who don’t know me, a little history:  I began writing music with a program called Rebirth by Propellerheads software.  It was so instantly addictive that I was hooked inside of a week on the whole process.  This program lended itself to electronic music and before that time I had really never even listened to an electronic artist.  My first purchase in this genre of music was Tricky’s “Pre-Millenium Tension” album followed shortly by the Orb’s “Orblivion”.  It wasn’t long before I discovered the rave scene as it was at its height in the late nineties.

Trance was a phenomenon back then and I was very much drawn to the melodies and the euphoria surrounding it.  I also had a natural ability for writing melodies and harmonic accompaniments to them.  I was also very intrigued by tribal percussion whether it was Tablas, Udo, Djembe or basic congo and bongo riffs.  Strong percussion and the juxtaposition of a driving kick drum soon became an obsession of mine.  This in essence then became the base for my musical style. 

While living in the states I soon traversed into the realm of what today is called Progressive Electronic music.  I say this instead of Progressive House because I believe that that term has lost its meaning and that every other genre of electronic music now has a progressive sub-genre attached to it.  In that spirit even today I would refer to my sound as a progressive tinged form of Trance (even though Trance seems to be a dirty word these days). 

I have had the honour of having people refer to other music as having a “Rob Curtis” sound to it, and I feel that this is a milestone in my musical career.  It is very flattering that my sound has evolved into something that people can recognize and apply when describing other music and this only serves to further fuel my desire to continue writing.  I look forward to the years ahead and the many music paths that I will walk down.