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Rob Shelby (born July 5, 1978) is a veteran music producer and studio engineer in Detroit, Michigan. Rob Shelby co-engineered Aretha Franklin's cover of the Luther Vandross song House Is Not A Home with Arif Mardin; which is Arif's final recording. He is also known for his bass playing in The War Effort, Hot Paws, Square Miles, Stills of Japan and I Love Lightning bugs. Rob is founder of the music 2.0 website kNERD.COM, Undead Industries, and Ghostly Social.
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Early life and education
Rob Shelby was born on July 5, 1978, in a suburb of Detroit, Michigan, to Bob and Diana Shelby. During the 1970s, Rob's father ran promotions for the Grande Ballroom, including bands like the MC5, The Who, Bob Segar and Cream. Under his father's influence, Rob was enthralled with the rock and the Detroit sound at an early age. At 16, Rob worked at a guitar store and was testing out new digital recording products.
In 2000, Rob studied Australian Media and Culture at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia, where he lived for several years. He then went on to graduate from the Recording Institute of Detroit and earn another degree in Anthropology from Oakland University.
Career
In January 2002, Rob started working as a music producer at Harmonie Park Studios in Detroit until he opened his own private studio in 2010.
In the early 2000s, Rob worked as a producer for some of the most important Motown artists of Detroit, including The Four Tops, Aretha Franklin, Mark Farner (formerly of Grand Funk Railroad), Martha Reeves, The Funk Brothers, Paul Hill from the P Funk All Stars, and Otis Williams from The Temptations. During his time at Harmonie Park, Roquel Payton from the Four Tops and Paul Hill from P Funk All Stars took Rob under their wing and passed down their wisdom. Rob has also worked with composers Adi Yeshaya, Paul Riser and Hart Hollman. Rob founded kNERD.com, Ghostly Social and is a member of the Michigan based band I Love Lightning Bugs.
Discography
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