Robert Goodman
Composer; Musician; Singer; Songwriter; Visual Artist
ROBERT GOODMAN BAND PRESS KIT * Tobacco Road, Miami: STQ 2008 Awards Nominee: Robert Goodman Band: Nominated ?Best Male Vocal?, and ?Best Rock Band?: The Rock 3rd Anniversary Fest and Summer Jam Fest *RADIO: OCT 2008 WDNA Miami 88.9 FM 1 Hour LIVE: Radio Performance and interview. Robert Goodman Band: ?Bohemian Manifesto? featuring new talent in South Florida: *Homegrown: South Florida bands: Sun-Sentinel (Tribune) Miami April 11 2008 Teaching history to high schoolers, Robert Goodman believes learning doesn't stop when the bell rings. When his day job ends, Goodman continues to inspire minds by playing songs about saving the planet to audiences around South Florida. The West Palm Beach native entertains crowds with messages about love and peace set to a blend of jazz, progressive rock and soul. He's backed by his eponymously named group, the Robert Goodman Band. Goodman's no newcomer to the global harmony groove. He began crafting tunes about caring, sharing and healing as a kid in the late 1960s. "The Beatles changed me," Goodman said. "I could never write a song that doesn't mean something. What's the point of creating if you don't give back?" His current band is the latest in a long musical resume that includes studio work and solo gigs. The group features Goodman on lead vocals and keyboards, with drummer Mark Nemcek, guitarist Dave Rubinstein and Rick Shepherd on fretless bass. The band's already put out one CD, Back Home. They're working on a second disc, Everything Is Beautiful, due out this summer. The group continues to spread what Goodman calls a "dismantle hate with love vibe" by lending their talents to a variety of causes, from pediatric AIDS to Doctors Without Borders. They're also donating a song, Story, to the documentary Death in Darfur ? The Truth. The band is helping raise funds for the film's production costs by collecting money from downloads of the tune on their Web site at robertgoodmanband.com. The guys play regular gigs around town, too. Their next show will be helping ring in the third anniversary of the Rock, a weekly original music night held at Tobacco Road in Miami. The party happens 8 p.m.-4 a.m. April 18, with 30 bands on four stages at 626 S. Miami Ave.; 305-374-1198 or tobacco-road.com. (April 10, 2008) *NEW TIMES Dec.2006 broward - Palm beach Good Vibrations: By Lewis Goldberg Ever been in a situation you've been in countless times before, but for some reason this time it just feels different? Like the stars are aligned so that the same old scene seems better than it ever has? This, my friends, is what we call a vibe. When the Robert Goodman Band takes its avant-jazz to the stage at a local hotspot, the vibe is right. Sure, you've seen a thousand different jazz groups at a thousand different bars, but this five-piece progressive combo, led by a local high school history teacher, controls the moment. They could teach us all a thing or two about improvisation and composition. History repeats itself each Wednesday evening from 8 to10 p.m. when the Robert Goodman Band provides the vibe at The Lounge (517 Clematis St., West Palm Beach). Admission is free. Call 561-655-9747, or visit www.robertgoodmanband.com. * GOLeft.TV :Award Winner Make Music For Me 2008- Song "Story" placed 2nd! See compressed HD Video @ www.goleft.tv/viewer.asp?v=876 * Live On Stage Mag: South Florida Nov. 2005 School House Rock: by Audra Hodges I had some memorable teacher in high school, but I'm pretty sure they didn't spend their free time rockin' at local clubs. If they had, I probably would have been like Robert Goodman's students, who stand outside The Lounge in West Palm Beach hoping to catch a few notes as their history teacher jams. "My Students think it's cool that I have a band...some ask to buy CDs," the West Palm native said. "They think we rock. It also shows them that no matter what age, you can always do what makes you happy." The Robert Goodman Trio, a progressive rock band, played for three years with a core of bass player Rick Shepherd and drummer Mark Nemcek. They had gigs in Delray at Dada and the monthly Jazz on the Avenue as well as Mizner Amphitheater in Boca Raton and the Blue Room in Orlando. Last year *Nemcek left the band, "so we had to regroup,? Goodman said. "I ran into drummer, *Don Jacobson, at Dada. We had a gig coming up, and he said he could sit in. He sat; now he's been with us ever since." Jacobson brought in guitarist, Dave Rubinstein, and *Antonio Abada came in to play percussion and lend backup vocals. The now-five-piece band has been together since May and playing a regular show at The Lounge since June. They've been invited to play the West Palm Beach Summer Jazz Series and area venues like the Bamboo Room. "We have a special sound together and we love to perform," Goodman said. "Also, our hearts and souls are in the right place." The Robert Goodman Band has a new CD titled "Best of Live @ the Bamboo Room August 10, 2005." For more information, visit www.RobertGoodmanBand.com ? Mark Nemcek has rejoined the band since spring 2006. ? Don Jacobson and Antonio Abada no longer play as fulltime line-up. MARCH 26, 2007---NATIONAL EXPOSURE!! *"AREA 67 Undiscovered Artists PODCAST" ** Area 67's pod cast feed is available for upload and subscription through iTunes, Google, Yahoo, Switchpod, podcastalley, singingfish, Podcast.net, plazoo, podcastpickle, podcastin-station, syndic8, digitalpodcast and many more. http://www.switchpod.com/p6235.html (Show to air late March or early April) Area 67 plays music from unsigned and undiscovered artists looking for exposure and all genres are accepted and played. They will have guests on the show to discuss the music and also to review what is playing. Guests will also talk about new equipment out, as well as discuss music business topics and much more. Each show will be geared towards a specific genre and Area 67 will categorize shows for easy access to genres you enjoy most. *Internet Radio Show: iRadiola.com: Robert Goodman Band Robert Goodman Band: songs in rotation: ? Go with Love" and Victimless Age". 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Tim Malloy Post Katrina" Live performs shot of "Helping Hands" Salvation Army/ Red Cross Fund raise concert at the Lounge. 2005 Band performed original song "Helping Hands" which is about Americans coming together in crisis and healing each others pain as one nation! The band was interviewed as well. The Robert Goodman Band, an American musical experience at its finest. Hybrid Sound: The Robert Goodman Band has rekindled a spirit that made music timeless ? building upon today?s current events and the history of our great nation for inspiration. In November of 2002, Robert Goodman, a noted songwriter, pianist, and vocalist, joined with bassists Rick Shepherd, percussionist Mark Nemcek, and guitarist Dave Rubinstein, to form this unique band. Igniting a passionate flame of creativity in this new project, the band has revived expressions of world peace, respecting the environment, ending poverty, and promoting freedom which is evident in the themes of this remarkable original sound. The incomparable group chemistry found within this brotherhood of musicians is notable in the rich musical style they produce. Although he?s been writing and performing his original music for over 20 years, Goodman?s latest venture has brought together such diverse and creative influences that it has become a truly unique listening experience. All at once, beautiful, articulate and edgy, the band energizes the lyrics of each song with a unique blend of music genres, resulting in a series of songs that have to be considered "current classics." Their forthcoming CD Everything Is Beautiful captures the spirit of American music in all of its subtle forms, and the clear rhythmic, harmonic, and melodic tapestry it has created resonates. The band?s adventurous sound comes distinctly from their collective soul. It is the culmination of a lifetime of divergent musical journeys rolled into a vibrant and powerful search for beauty. The one and only ? Robert Goodman Band Line-up Robert Goodman Piano/keys Lead Vocal Mark Nemcek Drums Dave Rubinstein Guitar Rick Shepherd Fretless Bass & Stand-up Biography In the studio or through our live performances, we're about change. Music that is reminiscent of Santana or U2 etc...dismantle hate with a love vibe. Yes, love and peace are not new to all of us, but, we still have a long way to go. We'd like to reintroduce you to that vibration of creation - PEACE! Discography NEXT CD-"Everything IS Beautiful"- 2009 release! SET LIST: Our sets vary as we have so much original music. This allows us to perform different songs each night. G to our website to hear some jazz jams and songs we do! Longtime - Story - Freedom - Alone - I Love You - Monster Inside - Ride this Wave - I Feel - Sometimes - Tug of War - Cain - Save Ourselves - Heavy Things - Make You Smile - Sharing a Life of Wonders - Anyway - Open Skies - Helping Hands - Go With Love - Victimless Age - Walkin - Now Hear This - Santos - Way Out - Raise Your Glasses High - In the Beginning...and more. www.robertgoodmanband.com