Robert Francis "Rob" Kleiner II is an American songwriter and producer. Kleiner received degrees in music composition and philosophy at

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. He went on to direct and score the film ''Andalusian Doug: Academic Freedom vs. Religious Conservatism'', a documentary about the controversial teaching methods of his music professor, Douglas DiBianco. Between 1997 and 2011, he was a touring member of

Tub Ring Tub Ring is a Chicago-based rock band formed in 1992 by Jason Fields, Kevin Gibson, Chris "Mouse" Blake, and Geoff Valker. Biography Tub Ring was formed in 1992 by Jason Fields, Kevin Gibson, Chris "Mouse" Blake, and Geoff Valker as a high sch ...

and Super 8-Bit Brothers, and an occasional fill-in for

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Discography

With Tub Ring

With Super 8-Bit Brothers

* ''First Level'' (2004) * ''Melee'' (2006) * ''Brawl'' (2010) * ''Strife'' (2012)

Solo

* ''No Eyes'' (2005) * ''Doctor Sleep'' (2006) * ''Rob Kleiner and the Satanics'' (2010)

Soundtrack

* ''Working Class Rock Star'' (2008) * ''Music from the Motion Picture Watch Out'' (2008) * ''Stuck!: Original Music from the Motion Picture'' (2009) * ''Andalusian Doug: Academic Freedom vs. Religious Conservatism'' (2010) * ''The Collapsed'' (2011) * ''The Casserole Club'' (2011) * ''Culture Shock'' (2013) * ''The Far Flung Star'' (2013) * ''Skullworld'' (2013) * ''Roundball'' (2014)

As producer/engineer

* Ideamen – ''May You Live in Interesting Times'' (2009) (mastering engineer) * Secret Colours – ''Secret Solours'' (2010) (producer/recording and mastering engineer) * Cee Lo Green – ''What Part of Forever'' from ''The Twilight Saga – Eclipse Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (2010) (songwriter/producer) *

David Guetta Pierre David Guetta (; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and record producer. He has sold over 10 million albums and 65 million singles globally, with more than 30 billion streams on Spotify. Guetta was voted the number one DJ in the DJ Mag ...

– ''Nothing but the Beat'' (2011) (engineer/vocal producer) * Cee Lo Green – "(You're So Square) Baby, I Don't Care" from ''Rave on Buddy Holly'' (2011) (producer/musician) *

ZZ Ward Zsuzsanna Eva Ward (born June 2, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter from Roseburg, Oregon. She signed with Hollywood Records to release her debut extended play (EP), ''Criminal'' (2012), which preceded the release of her debut studio album, ...

– ''Eleven Roses'' (2011) (vocal producer/engineer/mix/master) *

Donnis Ladonnis Decurtis Crump (born June 2, 1984), better known by the stage name Donnis, is an American rapper based in Atlanta, Georgia. He released his debut mixtape, ''Diary of an ATL Brave'', in 2009, and signed to Atlantic Records in 2010. Ea ...

– ''Southern Lights'' (2011) (engineer) *

Flo Rida Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 16, 1979), known professionally as Flo Rida ( ), is an American rapper and singer. His 2007 debut and breakout single "Low (Flo Rida song), Low" was number one for 10 weeks in the United States and broke the ...

– ''Wild Ones'' (2012) (vocal production/engineer) *

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– ''The Pleasure Seeker'' EP (2012) (songwriter/producer) * Chantal Claret – ''The One, the Only...'' (2012) (songwriter/producer) * ZZ Ward – ''Til the Casket Drops'' (2012) (vocal producer/engineer) *

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– '' Listen Up!'' (2012) (songwriter/producer) *

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– ''Amore Puro'' (2013) (songwriter) * Sia featuring

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Diplo Thomas Wesley Pentz (born November 10, 1978), known professionally as Diplo, is an American DJ and music producer. He is a co-creator and lead member of the electronic dancehall music project Major Lazer; a member of the supergroup LSD (group), ...

– ''Elastic Heart'' from ''The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (2013) (vocal production/engineer) *

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– ''Britney Jean'' (2013) (vocal engineer) * Skyler Stonestreet – ''Timebomb'' Single (2013) (songwriter/producer) *

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– ''Into the Blue'' Single (2014) (vocal producer/engineer) * Candice Glover – ''Music Speaks'' (2014) (songwriter/producer) * Sia – ''1000 Forms of Fear'' (2014) (engineer/vocal production) *

Nikki Yanofsky Nicole Rachel "Nikki" Yanofsky (born February 8, 1994) is a Canadian jazz-pop singer from Montreal, Quebec. She sang the CTV Olympic broadcast theme song, "I Believe (Nikki Yanofsky song), I Believe", which was also the theme song of the 2010 ...

– ''Little Secret'' (2014) (songwriter/producer) * LP – ''Forever for Now'' (2014) (songwriter/producer) * David Guetta – ''Listen'' (2014) (engineer/vocal production) * Sasha – ''The One'' (2014) (songwriter/producer) * Denai Moore – ''Elsewhere'' (2015) (producer/songwriter) * Natalia Jiménez – ''Creo en Mi'' (2015) (producer/songwriter) * Clairy Brown – ''Vanity Fair'' Single (2015) (producer/songwriter) *

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– ''Déjà Vu'' (2015) (vocal producer) *

Andra Day Cassandra Monique Batie (born December 30, 1984), known professionally as Andra Day, is an American R&B and soul singer, songwriter, and actress. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Grammy Award, a Children's and Family Emmy ...

– ''Cheers to the Fall'' (2015) (producer/songwriter) *

Travie McCoy Travis Lazarus "Travie" McCoy (born August 5, 1981) is an American rapper and singer-songwriter. He is the co-founder and lead vocalist of the rap rock band Gym Class Heroes, which he formed in 1997 with then-fellow teenager Matt McGinley, afte ...

featuring Sia – ''Golden'' Single (2015) (vocal producer) * Matt Nathanson – ''Show Me Your Fangs'' (2015) (producer/songwriter) * MAX – ''Ms. Anonymous'' (2015) (producer) * Haley Reinhart – '' Better'' (2016) (producer/songwriter)

Other appearances

* Mindless Self Indulgence – "(It's 3am) Issues (Tub Ring's Disco Edison Remix)" (2008) * The Left Rights – "White (Crash and Burn Remix)" from ''Bad Choices Made Easy'' (2010)

Awards

* Runner-up in MTV2's Dew Circuit Breakout (with Tub Ring) * Tribecca Visionfest International Film Festival Best Original Score 2010 (''Stuck!'') * Nominated Tribecca Visionfest International Film Festival Best Original Score 2011 (''The Casserole Club'') * Tribecca Visionfest International Film Festival Best Original Score 2012 (''Culture Shock'') * "What Part of Forever" by Cee Lo Green, from ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' Certified Gold * "Amore Puro" by Alessandra Amoroso Certified ITA 2× Platinum * ''Listen'' by David Gueta Certified Gold * ''Nothing but the Beat'' by David Guetta Certified UK 2× Platinum * 2016 Latin Grammy for Best Producer (''Creo En Mi'' by Natalia Jiménez)

References

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