MusicAmaze.com: Artist Directory

Bob Gelman was swept off a borrowed surfboard at the age of 13 by the wave of invading British music groups. In December 1963, the Beatles appeared on the Jack Paar TV show and his life course was forever altered. That course led him to take up rock drumming, which he was teaching to others within three months.

He soon met Curt Houle and the Peterson brothers and left his "surf" band to join the Clef Dwellers. This band evolved into the Stayns over a period of about five years, after which Bob left to lead his own progressive-rock band (Aurora) and start his own record label (Torch Song Records).

During the next 15+ years, Bob continued to perform and do studio work in Los Angeles and San Francisco as a producer and percussionist after completing his Business Administration studies with a Music Minor at California State University at Northridge, and UCLA.

He has been a successful business-to-business marketing consultant as well as founder/organizer of a number of ongoing arts/entertainment technology-focused festivals (CyberArts, Burning Man, Digital Be-In). His work has included collaborations with members of Steppenwolf, Little Feat, Cirque du Soleil, Thomas Dolby, Todd Rundgren, and others.

In 2000, Bob reconnected with Curt and began a new collaboration that has resulted in the development of this site. For more about Bob, you can meet him professionally here, or access his private digital photo-album here. Email: <baub@bgamedia.com>

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