Success Made to Last Legends with Bob Schneider, prolific songwriter-musician

He's Bob Schneider, musician and songwriter extraordinaire.

Learn how Bob writes songs, hones his craft and produces music of significance.

Bob was born October 12, 1965) is an Austin, Texas–based musician and former lead singer of the rock band Ugly Americans. He has released around a dozen albums, mostly on his own Shockorama label. Lonelyland (2001) was licensed through Universal Records,while in 2005 distribution deal with Vanguard Records saw his albums made widely available.In 2009 he signed to Kirtland Records and put out Lovely Creatures, A Perfect Day, and Burden of Proof. His record The King Kong Suite was released on Shockorama Records in 2015.

The son of an opera singer, he moved with his parents to Germany when he was two, while his father received instruction from noted vocal teachers. It led to a marginal existence as “my parents had this big plan, but my dad just didn’t have the voice". He learned guitar and piano at an early age, and performed at his parents' parties.

Before performing solo, he performed for years in various bands. Bob studied art in college, while performing in his first band, a funk-rock outfit called Joe Rockhead. The band independently released three albums before disbanding.Schneider subsequently performed with Ugly Americans who were an opening act for the Dave Matthews Band.