Rob's Bio
Rob Ronner is a Wilmington, NC based musician. He is an ASCAP and ISSA member, an award winning bi-lingual songwriter in English and Spanish, a multi-instrumentalist and recording artist, as well as a regionally touring musician. He pulls from a tremendous range of musical influences, which show up in spades on his newest release, “Passing Storm”. He grew up in Wilmington, NC and showed a talent for music early. Rob plays the majority of the instruments on his albums, but every so often farms out drum duties to friends. He has lived music his entire life, playing in a range of different groups and doing a multi-year stint as a travelling solo artist, but has always made writing, recording and pursuing his own music his primary focus. His days as a jazz guitarist can be heard on tracks like “October”, his country upbringing on tracks like “Carolina Night” while his early fascination with Ray Charles, Wilson Pickett and Stevie Wonder can be heard on just about everything, particularly in his approach to the microphone. Rob graduated from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington with a B.A. in Spanish, and having no Spanish roots and learning the language strictly out of interest, has composed and won songwriting awards for songs written in Spanish such as “Mágico Amor”. His albums are a journey into the human experience. Heartbreak, hope, loss, anger, love and redemption are all themes he brings to bear. Rock and roll is most certainly alive here, but Rob’s music seems to transcend genres, and crosses over to other forms with ease. We invite you to join us in the revival of rock and roll, live music, and love. Take the ride but first, take a listen…