ABOUT ROB
 

Rob Grad is a musician and visual artist, forever finding new ways to express what’s in his mind and heart. 

He had his first record deal with RCA Records fresh out of high school, as bass player and main songwriter for the band, Kik Tracee. Grad toured the country with Kik Tracee, playing shows with Bon Jovi, Joe Walsh and others.  After Kik Tracee, Grad formed Superfine, an alternative rock band, in which he sang lead vocals and played guitar.  Superfine gained an international following when they were featured on Buffy the Vampire Slayer TV show and soundtrack.  

As a solo artist, Grad’s original songs have been featured on a variety of TV shows worldwide, and he recently released his first solo CD, “No Apologies,” which Grad says reflects a time when he was forced to re-evaluate his life due to a personal crisis. 

As his career developed, Grad felt he wanted to manifest his creativity in other ways, free from the constrictions of the music business, so he began painting and getting more deeply involved with photography.  Soon he started experimenting and blending both mediums into visual works which expressed his exploration into how we constantly grow and change and move through life--being heavily influenced by his first trips to Europe and his fight to overcome an undiagnosable illness contracted in 2001.  

Grad has had multiple solo exhibitions where has has also played music specially written to go alongside the art, as well as participated in several group shows. His piece, "Fantabulous," was awarded a top prize in a juried show in 2010. 

Rob lives in Eagle Rock, CA with hundreds of paint colors and a bath tub full of guitars, surrounded by trees, squirrels and a family of skunks.

PHOTOS

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CREDITS

Buffy The Vampire Slayer (WB)
Buffy the Vampire Slayer soundtrack (TVT Records)
Emeril (FOOD)
One Tree Hill (WB)
The Ghost Whisperer (CBS)
Intervention (HBO)
America's Most Wanted (FOX) 
Starting Over (NBC)
Meet The Barkers (MTV)
Dancing With the Stars (ABC)
Urban Explorers (Discovery Channel)
Kik Tracee (RCA Records)
Superfine (Fish of Death Records)
The Nervous Return (LaSalle Records)

AWARDS

ART
"Fantabulous" - 2nd Place Juried Exhibition - Feed the Soul
Sarasota Florida Art Center

MUSIC
Unisong Contest - First Place - “Reminds Me Of You” 
UCLA Barry Manilow Lyric Scholarship

PRESS

Gulf Coasting (click image to read article)

Gulf Coast Times
"...Grad is what most music execs call a 'triple threat.' His songs are compelling, his voice distinctive and his skill remarkable. He's a polished pro with a great sound, charisma and experience. The album is Grad's raw emotions at its best."