Meet Rob Ahlers

Rob's first "gig" with a young
Regis Philbin on AM Los Angeles

Rob Ahlers and music are one and the same since his early years (starting age 5 with concert organ). As a multi-instrumentalist, Rob has the chops to play drums, bass, guitar, keyboards and vocals as if they were all his main instrument. As a composer/songwriter, Rob can crank them out with the best of ‘em.  As a live performer, Rob plays like he's in a stadium every time.

Rob’s production style includes a ‘one-stop shop’ of impactful instrumentation, orchestration and arrangement, as well as a keen sense of weaving style, genre and intensity into a rich, deep musical landscape to elevate your creations to their fullest.

In 2019, Rob partnered with Studio C, an Oakland, California recording and video facility run by Jason Cropper (founding member of Weezer), Brian Kenny (Country Tick Records) and Dave Skaff (Neptune Audio).

Rob performs and/or records with:

50 Foot Wave (4AD/Fire Records)
Kristin Hersh (Throwing Muses)
Fred Abong (Throwing Muses/Belly)
Jason Cropper (ex-Weezer)
Chalk FarM (Columbia)
The Chance (Skydoor Records)

KnightressM1 (Independent)
Third Grade Teacher (Independent)
Nick Hexum of 311 (Capricorn)
John Oszajca (Interscope)
Kate Gibson (Sony/Epic)
Sharlotte Gibson (Whitney Houston, NIN)

Christian Nesmith (Michael Nesmith's First National Band, Circe Link)
Josh Todd (Buckcherry)
and tons MORE.

Rob’s session work includes:

Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (Steely Dan, Doobie Bros.)
Jesse Johnson (The Time)
Lee Rocker (Stray Cats)
Slim Jim Phantom (Stray Cats)
Chris Johnson (Evanesence, Hans Zimmer)
Michael James (New Radicals, Hole)
Andy Johns (Stones, Zeppelin)
Andrew "Mudrock" Murdock (Godsmack, Avenged Sevenfold)
Ethan Allen (Ben Harper, Mavis Staples)
Adam Berry (South Park, Sarah Silverman)
Shawn Biggs (Jawbreaker, Lagwagon)

John "Lou" Lousteau (Foo Fighters, Studio 606)
Matt Hyde (Porno for Pyros, Monster Magnet)
Joe Barresi (Tool, Queens of the Stone Age)
Trace Ritter (Chalk FarM, Kina)
Michael Sherwood (Elias Arts, Yes, Toto)
Chris Goss (Queens of the Stone Age)
Stephen Short (Peter Gabriel, Queen)
and many MORE.

Rob has toured all over the US, Mexico, Canada, Europe and Scandinavia sharing the stage with many artists including:

Smashing Pumpkins
The Cranberries
Weezer
The Pixies
Throwing Muses
X
John Doe
Mission of Burma
Rickie Lee Jones
The Damned
King's X
Train
Journey
Foreigner
and loads MORE.

Rob’s music has been featured on Bojack Horseman (Netflix), Scrubs (NBC), CougarTown (ABC/TBS), America’s Prom Queen (ABC Family), independent film Vigilante, Vigilante (Open Ranch Productions) and Highways (IEG Motion Pictures).

Rob has appeared in feature films such as Coyote Ugly and Strange Days and on TV with Regis Philbin, William Shatner, and Susan Dey.  

Rob's current recording/live projects include:

50 Foot Wave
Fred Abong
beeRoyal
Nahuel Bronzini
Sevon Caneri
Jason Cropper Band

Brody Cusack
Jennifer Greer
Kristin Hersh
Hot Einstein
Brian Kenny
Eric Lindell
Trevor Lloyd
Mess Kit

and...
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