Rob Mathes showed interest and skill in music at a very early age.
10 Facts About Rob Mathes
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Rob Mathes left Berklee College of Music to study orchestration and counterpoint, privately, under Myron Fink.
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Rob Mathes toured with Chuck Mangione in his early 20s.
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Rob Mathes then began to focus on writing and arranging in Nashville; he soon was writing songs for Bonnie Raitt, Kathy Mattea, Aaron Neville, Wynonna Judd, Faith Hill, Oleta Adams, Alabama, and Randy Travis.
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Rob Mathes has produced the last three Sting albums: Symphonicities, Best of 25 Years, and The Last Ship.
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Rob Mathes celebrated 25 years of performing his annual holiday concerts in 2018 with special guests Sting, Vanessa Williams, and Sanborn joining him on stage for a few holiday-themed songs.
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Rob Mathes arranged Renee Fleming's 2014 Super Bowl performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner", accompanied by the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra.
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Rob Mathes served as Musical Director and orchestrator for the Broadway production of The Last Ship.
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Rob Mathes won the 2012 Emmy in the Outstanding Music Direction category for his work with The Kennedy Center Honors, which airs on CBS each holiday season.
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Rob Mathes was nominated for a Tony Award for his orchestration work on the 2014 musical The Last Ship.