Robert Philip Orlando known as Bobby Orlando or just Bobby O, is an American record producer, indie record label owner, songwriter, and musician.
14 Facts About Bobby Orlando
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The son of a suburban New York schoolteacher, Orlando declined a classical music scholarship to pursue his then current musical interest, glam rock.
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Bobby Orlando has been active as music producer, songwriter, musician, and record label impresario.
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Bobby Orlando is credited as one of the founding fathers of Hi-NRG dance music.
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Bobby Orlando's productions are easily identifiable by their dense synthesizers, rolling bass lines, and resounding percussion.
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Bobby Orlando has played multiple instruments on his tracks including electronic keyboards, guitars, bass, synthesizers, drums, piano, assorted percussion, trumpet and saxophone.
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Bobby Orlando created his project concept The Flirts, to further front his performances as an artist, musician and songwriter.
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Bobby Orlando produced The Fast, later to be known as Man 2 Man.
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Bobby Orlando decided to produce a Pet Shop Boys album and released their first two earliest 12-inch singles including the original 1984 version of "West End Girls" and "One More Chance".
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Many of Bobby Orlando's lyrics describe unrequited love, private despair, personal angst and a truth-seeking perspective.
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Bobby Orlando frequently etched philosophical maxims into vinyl records featuring his songs; these adages being literally cut into the grooves near the "lead out" and "lock grooves" of the vinyl.
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Bobby Orlando's music has appeared in numerous motion pictures, including A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, Wigstock: The Movie, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Valley Girl, Dark Mirror, Flying, High Risk, Rappin, Underground,'This Is The Night and Eric.
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Bobby Orlando has influenced various Eurodisco, tropical house, techno, Italo disco, electronic dance music and hi-NRG releases.
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Bobby Orlando has been cited by music historians for his contribution to dance music.