Rob Mathes

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Rob Mathes
Born (1970-09-10) September 10, 1970 (age 53)
Arranger, Pianist
Musical career
GenresPop, Rock
InstrumentsPiano, guitar, mandolin, vocals
Websitewww.robmathes.com

Rob Mathes (born September 10, 1970)[

spiritual-pop music.[1]

Early life

Mathes was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to classical musicians and music instructors Joan and George Mathes. The family moved to Greenwich, Connecticut, where his parents taught music with the local schools and privately. Rob Mathes showed interest and skill in music at a very early age. In his youth, Mathes attended

Juilliard faculty member at the time, and later he left Berklee College of Music to study orchestration and counterpoint, privately, under Myron Fink.[2]

Early career

By high school, Mathes was already working regularly as a professional writer and performer in the clubs of nearby New York City. He toured with

Alabama, and Randy Travis.[3]

Producing

Mathes works frequently as a record producer in a wide range of genres. He has produced the last three

Vanessa L. Williams, Michael Cavanaugh, and Melissa Errico.[3]

Arranging and composition

Albums that Mathes is credited for arranging include:[3]

Other artists for whom Mathes has done arranging and composition work include

Michael McDonald, Eliane Elias, The Cab and The Young Veins.[3]

Solo work

Mathes has also released his own albums, including Evening Train (a cult favorite among artists such as Phil Ramone, Jimmy Webb and Warren Zevon), William the Angel (a Christmas album), Orchestral Songs, Rob Mathes: Beyond the Music (a live broadcast and accompanying sound track),[3] Everywhere, Flesh & Spirit and "Wheelbarrow".

Perhaps best known among his performances are yearly

Vanessa L. Williams
) and I Want To Hear The Bells, a documentary of his first Christmas concert in 1993. Mathes celebrated 25 years of performing his annual holiday concerts in 2018 with special guests Sting, Vanessa Williams and David Sanborn joining him on stage for a few holiday-themed songs.

Live productions

Mathes' work with

Usher, Shakira, Bruce Springsteen, James Taylor, will.i.am and Stevie Wonder.[4]

Mathes arranged

New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.[5][6]

He served as Musical Director and orchestrator for the Broadway production of The Last Ship.[3]

Awards and honors

Mathes received the 2012

Emmy in the Outstanding Music Direction category for his work with The Kennedy Center Honors, which airs on CBS each holiday season.[7]

He was nominated for a

Tony Award for his orchestration work on the 2014 musical The Last Ship.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ Concert flyer (PDF) First United Methodist Church, Stamford, Connecticut (March 7, 2010) Retrieved January 10, 2011
  2. ^ Small, Mark. "A Juxtaposition of Two Worlds". Berklee College of Music. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g Mathes, Rob. "Rob Mathes | Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  4. ^ "Greenwich Musician Directed Pre-Inaugural Festivity - the New York Times". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  5. ^ Barron, James (29 January 2014). "A Soprano Is Facing 'Star-Spangled' Jitters". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  6. ^ "Super Bowl XLVIII: New Jersey Symphony to accompany Renee Fleming". LA Times. 2014-01-29. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
  7. ^ "Javier Navarrete, Rob Mathes and Rob Berman Win First Emmys | News". BMI.com. 2012-09-18. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
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