Robin Moulder (born April 2, 1966) is an American entrepreneur, producer, and musician, best known as being one of the founders of the riot goth-girl group

Jack Off Jill Jack Off Jill was an American alternative rock band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida, founded in 1992 by vocalist Jessicka, drummer Tenni Ah-Cha-Cha, bassist/keyboardist Agent Moulder, and guitarist Michelle Inhell. Though these four women were th ...

and her subsequent project, TCR. She is a bassist, pianist, and programmer. She is the CEO and co-founder of 3lb Games, a virtual and mixed reality video game developer.

History

Robin Moulder grew up with one sister Helen Moulder and two brothers Dave and Al Moulder. Moulder began studying music on trumpet and piano and initially didn't envision a musical career for herself. She received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering. Her first job out of college took her to Florida. She began playing keyboard for a live band, and moved to bass to fill the void left by a departing bandmate. She quickly discovered an aptitude for the instrument, and began looking for other people who shared her outlook on music. She found them in Tenni Ah-Cha-Cha,

Jessicka Jessicka Addams (born Jessica Fodera on October 23, 1975) is an American visual artist and musician. Best known by her stage name Jessicka, she was the frontwoman for the alternative rock band Jack Off Jill, and later for the Noise pop, noise-p ...

Addams, and Michelle Inhell, and the four of them created

Jack Off Jill

Moulder was with

from its inception to its demise, having written or co-written most of the music for the band over its lifetime. She and Jessicka were the only two permanent members, watching over a revolving door of musicians throughout the band's history, including

Scott Putesky Scott Mitchell Putesky (April 28, 1968 – October 22, 2017), also known by the stage name Daisy Berkowitz, was an American guitarist. He was a founding member of the rock band Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids (later shortened to just Marilyn M ...

, aka

Daisy Berkowitz Scott Mitchell Putesky (April 28, 1968 – October 22, 2017), also known by the stage name Daisy Berkowitz, was an American guitarist. He was a founding member of the rock band Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids (later shortened to just Marilyn M ...

, the original guitarist from

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, and

Chris Vrenna Chris Vrenna (born February 23, 1967) is an American musician, producer, engineer, remixer, programmer, and founder of the electronic band Tweaker. Vrenna played drums for the industrial rock band Nine Inch Nails from 1988 until 1996, and was ...

of Tweaker, formerly of

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. Fodera and Moulder finally called it quits in 2000, with Moulder not involved in the 2015 reunion of Jack Off Jill, possibly over some feud between the two musicians which remains unclear. On May 26, 2021,

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released a cover of

's iconic song "Fear of Dying". The cover mainly keeps in line with the original song which was recorded as a single for their final album, ''

Clear Hearts Grey Flowers ''Clear Hearts Grey Flowers'' is the second and final studio album by American rock band Jack Off Jill. It was released on July 17, 2000, through 404 Music and Risk Records. It was produced by Chris Vrenna of Nine Inch Nails/ Tweaker. Due to ...

''.

TCR

After the breakup Moulder struck up a friendship with TC, formerly of the band Triggerpimp, and the two women agreed to collaborate on a project together, which would later be called TCR. When Moulder moved to Detroit to serve as the Chief Technology Officer for a startup company, she and TC stayed in contact and began crafting their release via phone, FedEx, and FTP along with guest musicians such as Chris Vrenna, Scott Putesky, and

method Method (, methodos, from μετά/meta "in pursuit or quest of" + ὁδός/hodos "a method, system; a way or manner" of doing, saying, etc.), literally means a pursuit of knowledge, investigation, mode of prosecuting such inquiry, or system. In re ...

from Godhead. Released in 2004, ''The Chrome Recordings'' was called the "best goth/industrial/whatever releases of the year" by some reviewers. TCR's music is self described as "A fusion of from metal, industrial, rock, and goth, with a dose of punk aggression". The Chrome Recordings was their only album.

3lb Games

In 2008, Moulder co-founded 3lb Games, a video game development studio. 3lb Games started in mobile gaming and transitioned to building apps for

virtual reality Virtual reality (VR) is a Simulation, simulated experience that employs 3D near-eye displays and pose tracking to give the user an immersive feel of a virtual world. Applications of virtual reality include entertainment (particularly video gam ...

in 2016. In 2017, 3lb released its first VR title, Space Dragon, a

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arcade shooter on

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. The game is also available for

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, and

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headsets. 3lb also developed Vault of Stars, a single player fantasy adventure game for Meta Quest and Pico. Most recently, 3lb released Grokit, a

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party game for Meta Quest. In addition to their own games, 3lb Games has also worked on projects for other games, such as the VR playground for

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from

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Personal life

Moulder is married to game designer

Colin McComb Colin McComb (born May 1970) is an American writer and game designer, who is best known for his work designing the Planescape setting for the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' role-playing game, and as the creative lead for the role-playing video game '' Torm ...

. They have two children. He moved to Detroit with her after she got offered a job, shortly after they met. Together with her husband, they have created 3lbGames, a company specialized in game design and development.

Discography

With Jack Off Jill

Albums/CDs

* ''Children 5 and Up'' (1993) * ''The Boygrinder Sessions'' (1994) * ''Cannibal Song Book'' (1995) * ''Cockroach Waltz'' (1996) * ''

Sexless Demons and Scars ''Sexless Demons and Scars'' is the debut album by Jack Off Jill. At the time, the group consisted of Jessicka, Agent Moulder, Ho Ho Spade, and Lauracet Simpson. Original members Michelle Inhell and Tenni Ah-Cha-Cha left the band a few months ...

'' (1997) * ''

'' (2000)

Singles and EPs

* ''My Cat/Swollen'' (1993 and 1994) * ''Girlscout/ American Made'' ( 7" Risk Records 1996) * ''

Covetous Creature ''Covetous Creature'' is a remix EP by Jack Off Jill released in 1998. Track listing # "American Made" (Tweaker Remix Chris Vrenna) – 3.25 # "My Cat" (Meow Mix) – 5.46 # "Poor Impulse" (No Control Mix) – 4.41 # "Girlscout" (Sunday Mix ...

'' (1998)

With ''TCR''

* ''The Chrome Recordings'' (2004)

Notes

External links

Jack Off Jill
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