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Rob Scallon

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Rob Scallon
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BornAugust 26, 1990
💼 Occupation
🏡 Home townChicago, Illinois
🌐 Websitehttps://www.youtube.com/RobScallon https://robscallon.bandcamp.com/

Rob Scallon is a multi-instrument american musician who makes videos on YouTube. Rob created his YouTube channel Feb 11, 2007, and now has over a million subscribers[1]. His content is mainly original songs, and covers made with an 'Rob Scallon' twist. Many of his videos have an upwards of 3 to 9 million views[2]. Scallon has also produced multiple albums and singles. He is mainly known for his songs Rain, Summer, Eventually, and Anchor [3]. Rob Scallon also designed two signature guitars with Chapman Guitars.[4]

Early Life[edit]

Rob Scallon grew up in Chicago, Illinois.[5] He is said to have no formal education in music. Scallon stated that he just started playing the drums when he was either nine or ten, after he received a drum set for Christmas. From there he moved on to bass and then guitar. Scallon said he would use sites like Ultimate Guitar and Guitar pro, and as he went along his playing eventually got to the point that it is today. [6]

Songs[edit]

Rob Scallon has produced and released many albums (11 in total)[7]

Albums
Album # of Songs Date Released
The Scene Is dead 11 January 30, 2017
Anchor EP (Tour Edition) 12 November 4, 2016
Metal Mad Libs 6 August 10, 2015
Anchor EP 5 December 8, 2014
Aldine 11 March 17, 2014
Binary Metal 5 June 9, 2014
A Purple Cello EP 5 July 10, 2013
Rob Scallon 12 June 30, 2012
The Winter's Month 10 May 21, 2011
The Ride Home 16 October 11, 2009
Summer 10 June 8, 2008

Rob Scallon has also produced and released many single tracks (25 in total):[7]

Singles
Singles Date Released
Unconditional March 8, 2016
A False Closeness March 21, 2016
Half Hour of 12 String Guitar October 20, 2015
I Fucking Love Christmas December 1, 2014
A Half Hour of Acoustic Guitar November 11, 2014
Half Hour of Bass Guitar August 24, 2015
HomeHomeHome August 24, 2014
A Westbound train June 16, 2014
A Half Hour of 8 String Guitar April 21, 2014
Musical Mad Libs 3 February 13, 2014
The Backwards Song July 15, 2013
Metal Mad Libs 3 July 22, 2013
A Collapse October 5, 2013
This is Halloween (Cover) October 30, 2013
One of These Days (Owen Cover) November 11, 2013
Superman is Batman November 22, 2013
Potato in my Jacket December 6, 2013
We Wish You a Backwards Christmas December 8, 2013
Rain (Cello Version) November 15, 2012
Musical Mad Libs September 5, 2012
Default Vlog Background Music April 20, 2012
Scarves and Sweaters

(Emo Side Project Cover)

December 28, 2011
Ottawa June 16, 2011
To Zanarkand (cover) May 1, 2011
In the Morning, Before Work (Owen Cover) March 25, 2011

Instruments[edit]

Rob Scallons first guitar was either a knockoff Fender Stat or as he stated a"really really cheap Fender Squier" as he stated in one of his videos.[8]

Rob Scallon is know to own at least 45 instruments, which he showcases in his video "Every Instrument Song" [9]. Most of the instruments in the video are guitars but there is also a theremin, an electric cello, a fret-less bass, a two string bass, a banjo, multiple sized ukuleles, a harmonica, a hockey stick, a shovel and a cowbell[10].

Rob Scallon also is known to play the otamatone, as seen in his video 'Otamatone Metal' [11] and multiple other videos on his channel.

Scallon has two guitars that he designed with Chapman Guitars. Both guitars are wooden. One is a 6-stringed, and the other is an 8-stringed guitar [4]

References[edit]

  1. Scallon, Rob. "About". Youtube. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  2. Scallon, Rob. "Videos". YouTube. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  3. Scallon, Rob (Feb 11, 2017). "Ten Years on YouTube (recreating the last decade)". YouTube. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Signature Series". Chapman Guitars. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  5. Scallon, Rob. "About". Facebook. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  6. Scallon, Rob (Jul 30, 2015). "What's your musical education?". YouTube. Retrieved April 7, 2018.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Scallon, Rob. "Rob Scallon Music". BandCamp. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  8. Scallon, Rob (Mar 31, 2018). "First guitar?... Guitar Center?... Most influential album?... (Q&A while signing)". YouTube. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  9. Scallon, Rob (Jun 19, 2017). "Every Instrument Song". YouTube. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  10. Hill, John (June 19, 2017). "Youtube Sensation Rob Scallon uses 45 instruments on 'Every Instrument Song'". Loudwire. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  11. Scallon, Rob (Nov 13, 2017). "Otamatone Metal". YouTube. Retrieved April 6, 2018.


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