12 Facts About Robby Takac

Robby Takac was born in Buffalo, New York and grew up in the Buffalo suburb of West Seneca with his parents and younger sister.

Robby Takac's mother was a school teacher and Irish Catholic.

Robby Takac graduated from West Seneca East Senior High School in 1982.

Robby Takac graduated from Medaille College in 1986 with a Communication degree, with a focus on radio broadcasting.

Robby Takac began his musical career as a member of the rock band Monarch, prior to joining the Beaumonts, which broke up in 1985.

Robby Takac met guitarist John Rzeznik through the Beaumonts and together they found a drummer, George Tutuska and started a band that they named the "Sex Maggots", with Takac as the lead singer and bassist.

That year, Robby Takac opened the studio to the public as GCR Audio.

In 2003, Robby Takac joined with Brian Schulmeister to form the dance music collective Amungus.

That same year, Robby Takac started his own record label, Good Charamel Records, in Buffalo, New York.

In 2004, Robby Takac founded the Music is Art Festival, a not-for-profit organization, and operates as their president.

From 2008 to 2012, Robby Takac served on the Board of Trustees of his alma mater, Medaille College.

Robby Takac primarily plays Yamaha BB-series bass guitars, but he has played Fender and Zon bass guitars.