Birth name Robin Hawkins Role Vocalist Name Robin Hawkins | Website Robs livejournal Associated acts The Automatic Music group The Automatic | |
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Instruments Vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards/synths, flute Albums Not Accepted Anywhere, This Is a Fix, So Nice Say It Twice EP, Tear the Signs Down, Raoul EP Genres Indie rock, Electro, Pop punk People also search for James Frost, Iwan Griffiths, Alex Pennie, Paul Mullen, Liam Black, Leon Harris, Dan Arnold | ||
Robin hawkins ain t no sunshine
Robin Hawkins (born 11 February 1986), commonly known as Rob is the primary vocalist and bassist for Welsh band The Automatic.
Contents
- Robin hawkins ain t no sunshine
- Robin hawkins performing voodoo child vocal
- Personal life
- Musical career
- Notable appearances
- Equipment
- References
Robin hawkins performing voodoo child vocal
Personal life
Rob studied at Cowbridge Comprehensive School, completing his A-levels and going on to take a chance with The Automatic in his gap year. Originally Rob was more interested in playing flute, joining the Cardiff and Vale Youth Orchestra, however later, at the age of 12 after buying a bass from Automatic guitarist James Frost, he taught himself to play and eventually saved enough money to afford his Fender USA Jazz Bass. Hawkins speaks Esperanto as a hobby. He graduated from Cardiff University with a BSc 1st class degree in Computer Science. His final year project was an investigation of musicality perception in an evolutionary context, the results of which were published in ICMC'14.
Musical career
Lead vocalist and bassist, Robin also has been seen playing a variety of other instruments for The Automatic, most notably the flute during the band's performances of Gold Digger and the synthesizer during performances of "This Is A Fix".
Notable appearances
On 9 January 2007, he and former band-mate Alex Pennie stood in for Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1, in a series of stand-ins whilst Zane Lowe was on holiday. The line-up also included fellow band on B-Unique Records, Kaiser Chiefs, as well as The View, Snow Patrol, and The Zutons.
Equipment
Rob predominantly uses a Fender USA Jazz Bass which he saved for and purchased before the band were signed in 2002.He has used and purchased various bases, however prefers his Jazz bass to other models he has used.