Music, Photography, Compositions, and Video Blog by Rob Rice
It’s been one full year since I released the Kansas EP, so I thought I’d take a moment to remind you all of it. It doesn’t cost you anything and is something close to my heart. If you don’t have it, download it. If you do have it, listen to it. That is all. -Rob…
I had the privilege of recording and mixing my good friend Allen Arias of Hide in the Shallows, and we recorded a total of 10 songs for his first full-length release. He also hired me to create the album artwork, which I had a lot of fun shooting, compositing, and editing in photoshop! If I…
I just had one of the most fantastic nights of live music in my life. Civilian put together an amazing show to celebrate the release of their new album ‘Should This Noose Unloosen‘, including an amazing set by my good friend Kyle Cox. The venue has some pretty nasty LED lights, so I did my…
Last year, I entered the 2011 Unifying Theme Composition Competition at UCF and won 2nd place with this piece entitled Strive. It’s only a minute long, and was written for piano, strings, glockenspiel, and some percussion. As short and simple as it is, it’s become one of my favorite pieces. -Rob Rice
Last month, I had the honor of performing with 15 other fantastic songwriters at a songwriters showcase & competition at the Downtown Credo Cafe in Orlando, FL. All 16 songwriters got to play 2 songs each, and then three performers are chosen to move on to the final round. Somehow, I ended up moving on…
A few years back, my good friend Kyle Cox and I were asked to create music for a video game. It was created by a group of students at UCF’s Graduate Video Game Design and Development School, and was pretty neat to see in action. Imagine the game ‘Warcraft’ with very unusual characters… Here’s a…
I’ve been playing Open Mic pretty religiously this past Fall, so I thought I’d post some live footage. Here’s a performance of ‘What It Means To Be Alone’ off of the Kansas EP. -Rob Rice