Rob grew up in Calabasas, California and started playing drums as a child after seeing an Aerosmith concert. Rob played in various bands in High School, and eventually met Brad Delson, the future guitarist for Linkin Park. Rob has been recording and touring the globe with the hugely popular Linkin Park since the band's inception, and can be seen in action on the band's DVD "Live in Texas."
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Location: Los Angeles, CA
HighSchool: Agoura High School
College: Santa Monica College (accounting)
First gig: Party in 6th grade / (real) Roxy 1995 Los Angeles
Jobs: used to work as a waiter; currently is a drummer in Linkin Park
Previous bands: Relative Degree (with Brad Delson)
Hobbies: playing drums, playing the piano writing music, gambling, eating
Place to travel: beach / lake to water-ski and relax
Food: Mexican (burritos) / Italian (pesto)
Intsruments: drums, piano
Influences: Carter Beauford of Dave Matthews Band
Most poignant moment: getting gold plaques for Hybrid Theory
Memorable experience: playing in Germany on a freezing cold day in front of 75,000 people