Rob Kovacs
Rob Kovacs is a Cleveland-born pianist, and composer. He is the first person in the world to have performed both piano parts of Steve Reich’s Piano Phase simultaneously. He was the lead vocalist, pianist and songwriter for the band, Return of Simple. He has performed and recorded with several other Cleveland and NYC artists including Herzog, Matt Singer, Expecting Rain, Margot B and Parson James. He is a guest composer and pianist for American Greetings e-cards, and has written music for several award winning short films including PheMIMEnon and Game On. Kovacs has performed thousands of songs at dueling piano bars from New York City to Wisconsin. He was recognized as the 2008 Best Pianist/Keyboardist by the Cleveland Free Times (a.k.a. The Scene).