Percussive Passion Personified!
DRUMMER
PERCUSSIONIST
Watching Robert Gates play drums is a study in passionate musicianship. He puts his all into every piece - body, mind, and soul. Ranging from blues to rock, funk to gospel, Robert finds the heart in each and every song he plays.
"Brother Robert is one of the hardest working drummers in the business!" - Gregg Wright
HISTORY: THE MAN BEHIND THE KIT
Performance Styles: Chicago Style Blues, Jazz, R & B, Funk, Classic Rock, Gospel, Latin.
2019 Los Angeles Black Music & Film Festival Awards (Drum Technician)
2019 Lawndale Blues Festival, LA
2019 Leimert Park Village Heritage Festival, LA
Feb/Mar 2019 Big City Rhythm & Blues Magazine "On The Road" First Call L.A. Drummer
2019 San Felipe Blues & Arts Fiesta, BC, Mexico
2018 Leimert Park Village Heritage Festival, LA
2018 Baja Blues Fest, Rosarito, BC, Mexico
2018 San Felipe Blues & Arts Fiesta, BC, Mexico
In LA: Performed with: Gregg Wright King of the Rockin' Blues, Awesome Blue Band, Southside Slim, Gee Mack, Rosa Lee Brooks, Tutu Jones (Cadillac Zack LA Tour)
'91 Chicago Blues Fest w/Betty Everett, '98 w/Nolan Struck and King Edward, '15 Illinois State Fair
Performed with: Iowa Hall of Famers George & Gil Davis of Sumpin' Doo, Tina Haase Findlay, Janey Hooper, Scot Sutherland
Toured with Stan Mosley Blues Band
Recorded with: Gregg Wright, Carrie Lyn Infusion, Emery Williams, John Bruhnke, Tina Haase Findlay
Performed with: Buddy Guy, Linsey Alexander, Howard and Sir Walter Scott and the World Band, Mike Wheeler, John Bruhnke, Professor Eddie Lusk, Charles Crane, Chicago Bears Band, Valerie Wellington, Holle 'THEE' Maxwell
Opened for: Lil' Milton, Otis Clay
Exodus Drum & Bugle Corps Instructor
Johnny Lee Lane at Eastern Illinois University
Private Clinics: Billy Cobham, Ed Shaughnessy (Tonight Show), Art Farmer
Mardi Gras Rex Parade, New Orleans
American Conservatory of Music, Chicago
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale with Michael Hanes
U.S. Army Band
Centralia, IL HS with David Drillinger
"Music is the variation of sound and silence. I believe silence has as much value as sound...because the meter keeps going.”
Robert Gates
Upcoming/Past Performances
Mon, Jul 26Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center
Sat, Jul 31Cesar Chavez Park
Thu, Aug 05Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center
Sun, Aug 22Rudy's LA
Fri, Oct 15La Ventana Del Mar Golf and Beach Resort
POSTPONEDLa Ventana Del Mar Golf and Beach Resort
Mon, Jul 19Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center
Mon, Jul 12Barbara Morrison Performing Arts Center
Sun, Jul 11Rudy's LA
Sat, Jul 03Private Party
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