Robert Slap

Background

About Robert Slap

Award winning composer, arranger, engineer and producer, Robert Slap is a native of Detroit, Michigan. His music spans a wide spectrum of styles that include R&B, Rock, Soul/Funk, Jazz, New Age, Latin, World, and Film music. His career kicked off in 1966 with the release of the garage band rocker,"Farmer John" recorded with the Tidal Waves. Signing with Hanna Barbera Records, Slap toured with many of the 60's great acts, including the Dave Clark Five, the Animals, Butterfield Blues Band, Herman's Hermits, Dobie Grey, MC5, Bob Seger, Mitch Ryder and later with Alice Cooper, Van Halen and many more. He continued his work as a session and touring guitarist with the Magic Tones, David Ruffin and the Drifters. He relocated to Los Angeles in 1973 and began working with Franklin Records as a session guitarist, while playing the nightclub scene and building a network of associates. In 1982 Robert signed with Valley of the Sun Publishing in Malibu, CA. working as music director and producer for the label until 1993. It was during these years Slap expanded his vision of music and tonalities, and mastering the craft of recording and producing records. In the 90's he produced several series of recordings for Great American Audio including a line of aerobic exercise music, sounds of nature and the popular "Music for Relaxation" series. He also started getting his music placed in network and cable TV and radio shows as well as composing music for documentaries, film trailers and videos. He created several albums of production music for the GMP Music Library, and signed with the NUMERO GROUP in 2020 which bought his catalog of music first published with Valley of the Sun. He signed on with Desert View Records in 2024 and is currently writing music for sync licensing. Slap has retired from touring and performing and works primarily in his studio. His philosophy is,"Music is made to generate emotional response; life is a tapestry of ever-changing moods, colors, textures, and emotion. It reflects life and touches our souls' strings, pulling feelings out with passion into the open. It is the only medium through which I can truly express my innermost feelings."