Robby Hecht

Robby Hecht's debut album Late Last Night represents a return to the early 70s golden era of acoustic pop where thoughtful, well-crafted lyrics were blended with timeless melodies to impact mainstream music and culture.Produced by Lex Price (Mindy Smith) and mixed by Roger Moutenot (Yo La Tengo, Josh Rouse, Roseanne Cash), Late Last Night features guest performances by Mindy Smith, Jeff Coffin, Thad Cockrell, John Deaderick (Patty Griffin, Michael McDonald), Andrea Zonn (James Taylor, Lyle Lo...

Robby Hecht's debut album Late Last Night represents a return to the early 70s golden era of acoustic pop where thoughtful, well-crafted lyrics were blended with timeless melodies to impact mainstream music and culture.Produced by Lex Price (Mindy Smith) and mixed by Roger Moutenot (Yo La Tengo, Josh Rouse, Roseanne Cash), Late Last Night features guest performances by Mindy Smith, Jeff Coffin, Thad Cockrell, John Deaderick (Patty Griffin, Michael McDonald), Andrea Zonn (James Taylor, Lyle Lovett), and more.Robby began writing and performing in local coffeehouses while attending The University of Wisconsin-Madison, developing and pairing his soulful voice and unique finger-style guitar. After spending time living in Paris and San Francisco and performing in a wide range of venues across the United States, he eventually settled in Nashville where he started spending time with a community of like-minded songwriters including Mindy Smith, Thad Cockrell, Julie Lee, and Sarah Siskind.Robby has since been playing folk/roots festivals and venues across the country, sharing the stage with such legendary artists as Ron Sexsmith, Chris Thile, Patty Griffin and John Gorka, garnering comparisons to early James Taylor, Paul Simon, M. Ward and Amos Lee. Like these celebrated artists, Robby Hecht is a unique voice -- one that is stirring, instantly recognizable and truly original.-Winner, Kerrville New Folk 2008-Winner, Wildflower Music and Arts Festival Songwriter Competition 2007-Winner, Great Waters Music Festival Songwriter Competition 2006-Winner, Riverbluff Music Festival Songwriter Competition 2006-2nd Place, Telluride Bluegrass Festival Troubadour Competition 2006-Finalist, Plowshares Songwriting Competition 2008-Finalist, Mountain Stage Newsong Competition Southeast Region 2007