***Austin-based singer/songwriter/creative force of nature, Bob
Schneider, has been named Musician of the Year six times at the Austin
Music Awards.*** Schneider croons and draws listeners in with the
promise of romance. Then the energy shifts, the strings swell, and the
songs turn seductively tangy and twisted. His artistry coupled with
his movie-star looks and boyish charm makes it a wonder he’s not a
household name around the rest of the country the way he is in Austin.
Schneider is recognized for his trademark fusion of eclectic musical
styles, innovative compositions, and intricate, emotion-filled lyrics.
He has written some 2,000 songs in the past 16 years, yet
Schneider’s artistic exploration is not limited to the stage or the
studio - sometimes it’s creating videos to accompany those songs and
sometimes it’s making gallery-ready art, including paintings and
collages. He is also a celebrated sculptor, painter, and poet with two
published books of poetry and art. He has an almost Dylanesque
reputation for keeping things fresh, with shows so different from one
another that for years he [has] recorded every show and…[sold]
copies for people to purchase right after the show. “I play a lot of
cities twice a year, and I like the fact that a lot of my fans will
come see me play every time I come to town, knowing that I’ll be
playing material they’ve never seen me perform and might not ever
perform again,” Schneider says. “I don’t have any of the banter
planned either, so that stuff is usually unique to that night as well.
It keeps things fresh for me and allows me to play crowd favorites
that I’ve been playing for years,” states Schneider.
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