Robert Power
Arts Professor
Grammy and multi-platinum Producer/Mixer Bob Power has a wide and diverse range of musical talents: producer, engineer, composer, arranger, performer, and educator. In the recording world, Power has produced, recorded, or mixed hundreds of pop and jazz recordings for such artists and groups as Erykah Badu (produced and mixed 1998 Grammy "Best Female R&B Vocal," "Best Female R&B Album"), D'Angelo, The Roots, India.Arie, Chaka Khan, MeShell NdegeOcello, Ozomatli (produced and mixed 2002 Grammy "Best Alternative Latin Album"), De La Soul, Common, A Tribe Called Quest, Pharrell Williams, J Dilla, Miles Davis, Mos Def, Macy Gray, Curtis Mayfield, David Byrne, Spike Lee, Run DMC, and many others. A1997 Grammy Award nominee himself for mixing, Bob Power has had over 40 charting records, and has received more than 20 gold or platinum records. His work as an engineer and mixer is enshrined in the Grammy Hall of Fame and the U.S. National Recording registry.
As a feature television composer, Power is best known for his theme music for the Emmy Award winning OVER EASY on P.B.S.; he also composed the original theme and score for the Disney family series THE SCHEME OF THINGS. Other major television credits include the theme and score for the hour-long prime time special FOUR ALONE: THE OLDER WOMAN IN AMERICA, the National Endowment for the Humanities funded THE STATE OF THE LANGUAGE, and music for the LIFETIME CHANNEL and Disney's IMAGINE.
In the broadcast advertising world, Bob Power has written and produced music for clients including Coca Cola, Philip Morris, Mercedes, Casio, Hertz, Jello, AT&T, Sprite, the U.S. Postal Service, Hasbro, Hardee's, Duracell, Fritos, Ragu, A & W, Sharp Electronics, Intel, the American Cancer Society (EMMY Award winner), and many others.