User:Robbiesimmons

From his first piano lesson at the age of 3, Robert Paul Simmons has had one true passion: Music. Though he worked many years as a restaurant chef before attending Berklee College of Music, he feels the two aren't so disconnected. "I create music the same way I create food; It's all about creating the right layers and textures." Despite departing classical music school shortly after arriving as a teenager, Robert Paul continued making music, having a song featured in the video game Rock Band with his band Forever From Now, and later releasing solo material through Kitchen Dip Records before tossing aside his chef jacket and departing his long-time home in Florida for Boston. While continuing an active performance career, Robert shifted his focus to building skills behind the scenes, gaining experience in audio engineering, production, writing and arranging. He has placed emphasis on the blending of natural and electronic elements. Robert's current project, IVORY, will release their debut EP in January 2015. Robert also performs with folk-fusion artist Zoya.