Robin Black
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Robin Black | |
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| Born | August 10, 1969 |
| Origin | Pinawa, Manitoba, Canada |
| Genres | Glam rock |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| Labels | Sextant Records Venus/EMI |
| Website | Robin Black MySpace |
| Members | Robin Black Chris "Starboy" Cunnane Peter Arvidsson Robbie Ruckus Aaron Verdonk |
| Past members | Ky Anto Stacy Stray Kevin Taylor John Kerns Chris Kidd |
Robin Black is a Canadian mixed martial arts commentator, former mixed martial artist, and glam rock musician.
History[edit]
Originally a member of the Pinawa, Manitoba band Ballroom Zombies, Robin Black moved to Toronto in 1998 to form Robin Black and the Intergalactic Rock Stars.
The band released their first recording, a novelty CD single cut in the shape of a star, in 2000. The album Planet Fame, produced by Moe Berg and Garth Richardson, followed on February 14, 2002. It was filled with glam rock tracks, led by the single "So Sick of You". A video for the single was also released.
Prior to the release of their second album, the band brought in two new members; Chris "The Kidd" Avolos on drums and John "The Creep" Kerns on bass. The 2005 album was named Instant Classic, and was produced by Bob Ezrin along with Garth Richardson. For this release the band's name was shortened to just Robin Black. They toured extensively for this release, including internationally.[citation needed]
Frontman Robin also made an appearance on Showcase's TV series KinK. Black was also a judge on the 2006 Much Music VJ Search. He holds a second degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. Robin also won his division at the 2008 NAGA World Championships. He now trains MMA at Xtreme Couture in Toronto alongside other professional MMA fighters such as Mark Hominick, Mark Bocek, and Rob Di Censo and retired from professional MMA with a 4-5 record.[citation needed]
Robin Black toured the UK again across July and August 2008 with support from German glam rock band The Pleasures and British based Patchwork Grace. This tour culminated in a headline show at Trash Stock festival, Nottingham.[citation needed]
Mixed martial arts[edit]
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Robin Black is a practitioner of Tae Kwon Do and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He was featured on a MuchMusic program titled "Robin Black: Cage Fighter".[1] On the program, Black trained with mixed martial artists Georges St-Pierre, Sam Stout, Mark Hominick, Dan Smith, Charlotte Savage, and Andrew Bradbury.
Black was also a guest commentator at an XMMA show in Montreal featuring David Loiseau.[2] This marked the first time that Robin did color commentary for fights. Robin has since been brought in to interview fighters between rounds at Warrior-1 MMA - Inception, WRECK MMA, CFC and others.
In 2009, Black submitted opponent Stephane Poirier to become the first ever 135 pound Champion in Canada's ELITE 1 MMA promotion.
After a near 2-year hiatus, Robin returned to the cage at the inaugural SLAMM: Tristar Fights event on November 30, 2012, submitting opponent Derek Charbonneau via Kimura armlock in the 2nd round, bringing his MMA record to 4-5 (W-L).[3]
Members[edit]
Current[edit]
ROBIN BLACK
- Robin Black - vocals
- Peter Arvidsson - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Chris "Starboy" Cunnane - guitar, backing vocals
- Robby Ruckus (who also plays in Darlings of Chelsea) - bass
- Aaron Verdonk - Drums (who also plays in Stereos)
Former[edit]
Robin Black and the Intergalactic Rock Stars[edit]
(1998-2002)
- Robin Black - lead vocals
- Stacy Stray - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Chris "Starboy" Cunnane - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- jackie Duncan - bass (may-sept. 98)
- Killer Ky Anto - bass (sept. 98-May 2002)
- Kevin Taylor aka K-Tron - drums
Robin Black and the Intergalactic Rock Stars[edit]
(2002-2003)
- Robin Black - lead vocals
- Killer Ky Anto - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Chris "Starboy" Cunnane - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- B.B. McQueen - bass
- Kevin Taylor - drums
Robin Black and the Intergalactic Rock Stars[edit]
(2003-2006)
- Robin Black - lead vocals
- Chris "Starboy" Cunnane - guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
- John "The Creep" Kerns - bass
- Chris "The Kid" Avolos - drums
Discography[edit]
Albums[edit]
- Planet:Fame (2002)
- Instant Classic (2005)
Singles[edit]
- "Star Shaped Single" (2000)
- "Two Song Tease" (2004)
- "Hellraiser" (2003) (UK only release)
DVDs[edit]
- We Came, We Saw...We Came! (DVD, 2002)
Videos[edit]
| Year | Title | Director | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | So Sick Of You | Pablo Fairhall | Planet Fame |
| 2002 | Some Of You Boys (And Most of You Girls) | Pablo Fairhall | Planet Fame |
| 2002 | Time Travel Tonight | Kris Lefcoe | Planet Fame |
| 2002 | Take Myself Away | Chris Grismer | Planet Fame |
| 2005 | We See Right Through Ya | Kris Lefcoe | Instant Classic |
| 2005 | Why Don't You Love Me? | Kris Lefcoe & Ghostmilk Studios | Instant Classic |
Awards and recognition[edit]
- Lethwei World
- 2019 Analyst of the year[4]
- Spia Asia Awards
- Asian Academy Awards
Mixed martial arts record[edit]
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 9 matches | 4 wins | 5 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 1 |
| By submission | 3 | 4 |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 4-5 | Derek Charbonneau | Submission (Americana) | Slamm 1 - Garcia vs. Lamarche | Nov 30, 2012 | 2 | 2:34 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada | |
| Loss | 3-5 | Mike Reilly | Submission (armbar) | Wreck MMA - Strong and Proud | Jan 28, 2011 | 1 | 0:57 | Casino du Lac-Leamy, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada | |
| Loss | 3-4 | Eric Perez | TKO (punches) | CFC - Canadian Fighting Championship 5 | Jun 4, 2010 | 1 | 1:23 | Winnipeg Convention Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Win | 3-3 | Matt Knysh | TKO (punches) | AMMA 2 - Vengeance | Feb 5, 2010 | 2 | 1:20 | Edmonton Expo Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| Loss | 2-3 | Corey Lautischer | Submission (guillotine choke) | AMMA 1 - First Blood | Oct 24, 2009 | 1 | 0:31 | Edmonton Expo Centre, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | |
| Win | 2-2 | Stephane Poirier | Submission (rear-naked choke) | Elite 1 - Never Back Down | Jul 25, 2009 | 1 | 1:31 | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | |
| Win | 1-2 | Stephane Poirier | Submission (triangle choke) | CFC - Canadian Fighting Championship 1 | Feb 6, 2009 | 1 | 2:57 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Loss | 0-2 | Janz Stein | Submission (rear-naked choke) | UCW 14 - November to Remember | Nov 28, 2008 | 1 | 1:36 | Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | |
| Loss | 0-1 | Chris Myra | Submission (triangle choke) | Freedom Fight - Title Quest | Jul 26, 2008 | 2 | 1:15 | Gatineau, Quebec, Canada |
References[edit]
- ↑ [1] Archived May 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ [2] Archived September 12, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "SLAMM 1 Results | Top MMA News at". Topmmanews.com. 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2016-01-03.
- ↑ Matthew Carter (2 January 2020). "2019 Lethwei World Awards". Lethwei World.
- ↑ "SPIA Asia 2019 Winners". Spia Asia. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
- ↑ "NATIONAL WINNERS 2020" (PDF). Asian Academy Awards. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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- Musical artist
- Mixed martial arts broadcasters
- Mixed martial artists utilizing taekwondo
- Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Canadian rock singers
- Canadian male singers
- Musicians from Toronto
- Participants in Canadian reality television series
- Canadian male taekwondo practitioners
- Canadian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu
- Canadian male mixed martial artists
