Amie Street Music Wednesday #6

Today’s Amie Street selection is Rob Drabkin. This is some acoustic goodness. The first time I heard my selected track for today I thought of Eddie V. and The Wild Sound track a little bit. After listening to the rest of the EP I also think David Gray. But Rod has his own style and it is all original stuff so givinging it a good hard listening to I highly recommend.

What do we know about Rob? Here is a little bit from his website bio….

“Many people choose music, but for others music chooses them. Rob began playing the electric guitar at age 11, learning note-for-note solos of every Metallica and Guns N Roses tune he could find. But his metal edge began to fade after enrolling in his schools jazz ensemble where he was exposed to an array of new artists, rhythms, chords, and more importantly, the beauty of improvisation. Noticing his natural talent for the instrument, guitar virtuoso Ted Reece took Rob as a private student. Reece introduced him to the acoustic guitar while helping him develop his ear and strengthen his playing.
Rob was annually awarded excellence for his performance in the high school band and was offered a scholarship offer to join the jazz ensemble at Trinity University (TX). Throughout college, Rob maintained music only as a hobby and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in biochemistry/molecular biology and Spanish.
His academic aspirations suddenly halted one evening in New York City when it dawned on him he also wanted to sing. Having never sung a note in his life, Rob began spending six to eight hours a day, developing his voice and songwriting skills…”

I picked up the entire EP off Amie Street tonight and I am grooving to it now. Good stuff all of it. Here is video off YouTube so you can put a face with the sound.

Enjoy!