ABOUT ROBBIN THOMPSON

Robbin Thompson has been a Richmond resident since 1969. He is the Vice president and co-founder of In Your Ear Music and Recording Corp. A company that composes and produces music for commercials and films.

His musical career spans over 30 yrs and still counting.

He was the lead singer in the Bruce Springsteen Band Steel Mill, won The American Song Festival twice and so far has recorded ten albums. Thompson along with friend Steve Bassett authored The song Sweet Virginia Breeze which is considered by many to be the unofficial state song of Virginia. He has also written and recorded songs with EAGLES bassist Timothy B. Schmit.

Thompson has shared the stage with many recording artists; Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Bruce Springsteen, and Bruce Hornsby are to name just a few.

In 1994, Thompson along with partner and fellow composer Carlos Chafin, scored a musical based on the Stephen Crane novel The Red Badge of Courage. Written and directed by Randy Strawderman, "Red Badge" is hopefully on it's way to Broadway.

His film scoring credits include the title song to the cult classic GLEAMING THE CUBE and was the co-writer and vocalist on the song "I WON'T QUIT" in the film THE FIGHTING TEMPTATIONS starring CUBA GOODING JR. and BEYONCE'.

Due to Robbins' involvement with Bruce Springsteen he is proud to have a song on the new EMI/CAPITOL release entitled ONE STEP UP/TWO STEPS BACK.- The Songs of Bruce Springsteen. This two cd set includes artists such as David Bowie, John Hiatt, Ritchie Havens, Ben E. King, The Smithereens, The Bodeans and others.

OUT ON THE CHESAPEAKE, was released in October of 1998. It features songs that Thompson wrote while sailing his boat on the Chesapeake Bay. The coverart of this cd is an original painting by artist JOHN BARBER done especially for this release.

UNITED WE STAND another Capitol Records release to aid the victims of 9/11 includes Thompsons song, WOULDN'T WANNA BE YOU as the single for the album. Artists included on the release were John Lennon, The Beachboys, Woody Guthrie, and others.

ONE STEP AHEAD OF THE BLUES, his latest release, include performances by EAGLES Bassist Timothy B. Schmit and Dave Matthews Band keyboardist Butch Taylor. It also includes a previously unreleased Springsteen song called TRAIN SONG.

THE VINYL YEARS is a compilation cd of songs previously on LP'S from 1976 to 1985.

After many years of touring Thompson now reserves much of his spare time for his family and his second love, sailing the Chesapeake Bay. His concert schedule is limited mostly to concerts he knows "will be enjoyable."