Rob Hawkins | |
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 Rob and Iwan on the 2008 club tour | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robin Hawkins |
| Born | 11 February 1986 |
| Genres | Indie rock, electro, pop punk |
| Instruments | Vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards/synths, flute |
| Associated acts | The Automatic |
| Website | Robs livejournal |
Robin Hawkins (born 11 February 1986), commonly known as Rob is the primary vocalist and bassist for Welsh band The Automatic.
Rob studied at Cowbridge Comprehensive School, completing his A-levels and going on to take a chance with The Automatic in his gap year. Originally Rob was more interested in playing flute, joining the Cardiff and Vale Youth Orchestra, however later, at the age of 12 after buying a bass from Automatic guitarist James Frost, he taught himself to play and eventually saved enough money to afford his Fender USA Jazz Bass. [1] Hawkins speaks Esperanto as a hobby. [2] He graduated from Cardiff University with a first-class honours degree in Computer Science. His final year project was an investigation of musicality perception in an evolutionary context, the results of which were published in ICMC'14. [3]
Robin currently resides in Bristol where he's a software engineer for Ultraleap [4]
Lead vocalist and bassist, Hawkins also has been seen playing a variety of other instruments for The Automatic, most notably the flute during the band's performances of Gold Digger and the synthesizer during performances of "This Is A Fix". [5]
On 9 January 2007, he and former band-mate Alex Pennie stood in for Zane Lowe on BBC Radio 1, in a series of stand-ins whilst Zane Lowe was on holiday. The line-up also included fellow band on B-Unique Records, Kaiser Chiefs, as well as The View, Snow Patrol, and The Zutons. [6]
Rob predominantly uses a Fender USA Jazz Bass which he saved for and purchased before the band were signed in 2002. He has used and purchased various bases, however prefers his Jazz bass to other models he has used. [7]
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