1. Robert "Sput" Searight was born on March 18,1975 and is an American drummer, composer and producer best known for his work with jazz fusion band Snarky Puppy and as co-founder of the percussion-based band Ghost-Note.
11 Facts About Robert Searight
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Robert Searight has toured and recorded with a variety of artists including Kirk Franklin, Snoop Dogg, Justin Timberlake, Erykah Badu and Toto.
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Robert Searight has received a Grammy Award for his production work on the album God's Property.
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Robert Searight grew up in a musical family with a variety of instruments in his childhood home.
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Robert Searight's mother, Linda Searight, was an operatic singer and music teacher.
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Robert Searight received his first drum kit at the age of five and started playing drums.
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Robert Searight grew up listening to gospel music exclusively, but that changed at age eight with access to a diverse library of vinyl albums.
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Robert Searight started taking music lessons in junior high school and, later, attended Booker T Washington High School for the Performing Arts, where he played piano and received his first exposure to improvisation in the arts.
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Robert Searight studied jazz-piano and drums in junior college and then attended University of North Texas and majored in percussion.
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Robert Searight started touring extensively in support of the album and settled in Los Angeles.
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Robert Searight has released three albums with Ghost-Note, Fortified in 2015, Swagism in 2018, and Mustard n' Onions in 2024.