Rob Fetters

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Rob Fetters
Born Toledo, Ohio, United States
Occupation(s)Musician, guitarist, vocalist
Instrument(s) Guitar
Years active1971–present
Website http://robfetters.net/

Rob Fetters is an American musician, songwriter, and commercial music composer. He has performed as a guitarist and singer for power pop bands The Raisins, The Bears, psychodots, and has also released solo albums. [1]

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Early life

Fetters was born on September 28, 1954, in Toledo, Ohio, and grew up in neighboring Sylvania. [2] Fetters met fellow artists Chris Arduser and Bob Nyswonger while attending Sylvania High School. Fetters, Arduser and Nyswonger have been playing together off and on since 1971. [3]

Career

Fetters, Arduser, Nyswonger, and Adrian Belew formed The Bears in 1985 and began touring and recording until 1988. The trio "psychodots" recorded and performed starting in 1990, sometimes as Belew's tour support or backing band members.

The Bears regrouped in 2000 and continued performing until 2007. The psychodots continue to perform in the Cincinnati area. [4]

Fetters has released four solo albums, and his commercial scoring and commissioned work has included clients such as ABC, Disney, Nickelodeon, and PBS, as well as Microsoft, Crest and Kellogg’s. [5]

As of November, 2016, Fetters still performs with the Psychodots on rare occasions, most notably for the group's annual Thanksgiving concert which is held every year in or near his hometown of Cincinnati, Ohio. [6]

Instruments

Fetters’ guitars include Fender Stratocasters, a Taylor 612-CE Acoustic, a 1974 Les Paul Custom, a 1967 Martin 00-18, a 1965 Rickenbacker 625, and a 2012 “partscaster” created by David Schneider. His amplifiers include a Vox AC-15 and Wavelength Audio Rob Fetters Signature designed by Gordon Rankin. [5]

Discography

Solo discography

psychodots

The Bears

The Raisins

As the sole producer

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References

  1. ↑ "So much to like about Rob Fetters' 'Saint Ain't'". Toledo Blade . December 26, 2013. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Interview by Karl Cable". 2002. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Three-minute masterpiece". Dayton City Paper. November 18, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Psychodots thankful for annual reunion". USA Today . November 26, 2015. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Rob Fetters on the Transformative Power of Six Strings". Guitar Player . July 3, 2014. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  6. ↑ "The Psychodots host annual holiday show".
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