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Rob Stokes
| At-a-Glance | |
| Hometown | Okotoks, Canada |
| Genres | Instrumental, Rock |
| Band Members | Rob Stokes |
| Upcoming Shows | |
Artist / Band Member: Rob Stokes rob@robstokesguitar.com 403-975-9806
| One-Sheet | |
| # Years Experience Performing Live: | 18 |
| # Live Perfomances Past Six-months: | 3 |
| Market Draw: | Home Market: 251-300 |
| Venue History: | HTA - Okotoks, Ab; Square Butte Community Hall - Millarville, Ab; The Back Alley - Calgary, Ab; Black Diamond Hotel - Black Diamond, Ab; St. Joseph's High School - Grande Prairie, Ab |
| Similar Artists: | Joe Satriani; David Gilmour; ZZ Top; Van Halen; Jessie Cook |
| Performing Rights Society: | Outside US |
| Discography: | Midnight Instrumentals LP—2011 |
About the Artist
Rob is a former finalist for both Calgary’s Best Guitarist and Alberta’s Best Guitarist. Recently, Rob recorded his first Cd Midnight Instrumentals due out in September and prereleased 8 songs from it charting 7 - #1's in the Blues, Latin, Southern Rock and Instrumental categories on www.ourstage.com. Rob's song CanDew won top prize in the very first Specialty Music Finals on Ourstage (December 2010). His song ZZ from Midnight Instrumentals topped the Ourstage Southern Rock Category for 3 months straight and was picked up by the Zeus Radio Network and has been played on the radio in over 120 countries around the world . Rob is also currently the #1 ranked artist in Calgary and area on http://www.ReverbNation.com the most popular fully charted music website on the internet , with over 1,600,000 bands on it including almost 2,000 in Calgary and area alone.Achievements
Specialty Finals Grand Prize Winner December 2010
All Instrumental Winner, October 2012
Tr3s Latin Music Winner, January 2012
Tr3s Latin Music Winner, July 2011
Reached 11th in Best of Rock chart in 2011. In the top 20 for 2 weeks.
Reached 11th in Best of Rock chart in 2011. In the top 20 for 4 weeks.
Southern Rock Winner, December 2010
Blues Winner, December 2010
Southern Rock Winner, November 2010
Southern Rock Winner, October 2010
All Instrumental Winner, October 2010
Blues Winner, July 2010
Top 10 in Electro, June 2014
Top 10 in Electro, May 2014
Top 10 in All Instrumental, June 2013
Top 10 in Tr3s Latin Music, November 2012
Top 10 in Tr3s Latin Music, October 2012
Top 10 in All Instrumental, September 2012
Top 10 in All Instrumental, August 2012
Top 10 in All Instrumental, April 2012
Top 10 in Latin, January 2011
Top 10 in Blues, November 2010
Top 10 in Latin, October 2010
Top 10 in Latin, September 2010
Top 10 in Southern Rock, July 2010
Top 10 in All Instrumental, July 2010
December 2009 All Instrumental
January 2010 Judging Excellence
November 2009 Judging Excellence
Connector
Super Connector
Top 40 in Electro, July 2014
Top 40 in Electro, April 2014
Top 40 in Tr3s Latin Music, December 2013
Top 40 in All Instrumental, December 2013
Top 40 in All Instrumental, July 2013
Top 40 in Electro, May 2013
Top 40 in Tr3s Latin Music, December 2012
Top 40 in Tr3s Latin Music, February 2012
Top 40 in Latin, February 2011
Press Coverage
RockSource360 Interviews Rob Stokes by
I listened to his tunes, and said, "When do you want to come on for an interview!!..." Something I found interesting about Rob is that he didn't start playing until 19! For me, I found that...
I listened to his tunes, and said, "When do you want to come on for an interview!!..." Something I found interesting about Rob is that he didn't start playing until 19! For me, I found that...
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