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In [[1991]], Rob founded Buzzmuscle with [[Greg Dunlap]], [[Dave Schleitwiler]] of [[Bhopal Stiffs]] and Brian Gay of [[Savage Beliefs]]. That band broke up in [[1994]] after releasing two 7"s ("Assembler/33 Degrees" and "Comedian / 12 Step") as well as winning graphic design honors by the US National Design Museum / Smithsonian for the "Assembler" package. Buzzmuscle completed but did not release an LP named "Stayeth". <br><br> | In [[1991]], Rob founded Buzzmuscle with [[Greg Dunlap]], [[Dave Schleitwiler]] of [[Bhopal Stiffs]] and Brian Gay of [[Savage Beliefs]]. That band broke up in [[1994]] after releasing two 7"s ("Assembler/33 Degrees" and "Comedian / 12 Step") as well as winning graphic design honors by the US National Design Museum / Smithsonian for the "Assembler" package. Buzzmuscle completed but did not release an LP named "Stayeth". <br><br> | ||
In 2000, Rob appeared on Califone's second self-titled EP released on RoadCone records. Rob also played bass on the theme music for the 1997 TV comedy show "Upright Citizen's Brigade" as part of a combo named "The Real Welders". Between 1999 and 2002, Rob worked for the small Chicago independent label Perishable Records, art-directing and project-managing label projects including Califone, Fruit Bats, The Fire Show, Frontier and many others. <br><br> | In 2000, Rob appeared on Califone's second self-titled EP released on RoadCone records. Rob also played bass on the theme music for the 1997 TV comedy show "Upright Citizen's Brigade" as part of a combo named "The Real Welders". Between 1999 and 2002, Rob worked for the small Chicago independent label Perishable Records, art-directing and project-managing label projects including Califone, Fruit Bats, The Fire Show, Frontier and many others. <br><br> | ||
In 1999, Rob founded the surf-noir | In 1999, Rob founded the surf-noir band San Andreas Fault with guitarist Pete Machine and a rotating cast of musicians. In 2003 SAF released the 90% instrumental album "Encantada", tracks of which appear on numerous television programs and internet radio stations. <br><br> | ||
In 2007, Rob founded Sirs, a band with vocalist Chris Kreb. In 2008 Sirs released the 7" "Billy The Kidney / Fast Eddie and Curtis" on the Unicut Records label before ending the project. <br><br> | In 2007, Rob founded Sirs, a band with vocalist Chris Kreb. In 2008 Sirs released the 7" "Billy The Kidney / Fast Eddie and Curtis" on the Unicut Records label before ending the project. <br><br> | ||
With animator Heather Smith, he created, wrote, directed, voice-acted, scored and engineered the online web comedy cartoon series "Officer Bob" in 2008. | With animator Heather Smith, he created, wrote, directed, voice-acted, scored and engineered the online web comedy cartoon series "Officer Bob" in 2008. | ||
Revision as of 22:43, 24 December 2008
Rob Warmowski was the founding bassist and lead singer for The Defoliants from 1984 to 1989. Im 1985 the band (Rob, Chuck Uchida and Jeff 'BBQ" Cohn) released a cassette called "Now How Much Would You Pay For It?", a 7" EP titled "Hang Ten" in 1987 on Chicago label Pravda Records, and a LP titled "Grrr" on the Berlin label Angry Fish Music in 1989.
In 1991, Rob founded Buzzmuscle with Greg Dunlap, Dave Schleitwiler of Bhopal Stiffs and Brian Gay of Savage Beliefs. That band broke up in 1994 after releasing two 7"s ("Assembler/33 Degrees" and "Comedian / 12 Step") as well as winning graphic design honors by the US National Design Museum / Smithsonian for the "Assembler" package. Buzzmuscle completed but did not release an LP named "Stayeth".
In 2000, Rob appeared on Califone's second self-titled EP released on RoadCone records. Rob also played bass on the theme music for the 1997 TV comedy show "Upright Citizen's Brigade" as part of a combo named "The Real Welders". Between 1999 and 2002, Rob worked for the small Chicago independent label Perishable Records, art-directing and project-managing label projects including Califone, Fruit Bats, The Fire Show, Frontier and many others.
In 1999, Rob founded the surf-noir band San Andreas Fault with guitarist Pete Machine and a rotating cast of musicians. In 2003 SAF released the 90% instrumental album "Encantada", tracks of which appear on numerous television programs and internet radio stations.
In 2007, Rob founded Sirs, a band with vocalist Chris Kreb. In 2008 Sirs released the 7" "Billy The Kidney / Fast Eddie and Curtis" on the Unicut Records label before ending the project.
With animator Heather Smith, he created, wrote, directed, voice-acted, scored and engineered the online web comedy cartoon series "Officer Bob" in 2008.
Rob now records as Allende and works as an independent technical and creative writer, producer and educator.