GOLOB Rok
Leto rojstva: 1975Commission of Musical Works
Status:
Composer and multi-instrumentalist.Education
- Ljubljana Academy of Music: Degree in composition (1997, Prof. Dane Škerl).- University of Southern California in Los Angeles, USA: Postgraduate studies in film music (Elmer Bernstein, Christopher Young, David Raksin, Leonardo Rosenman, etc.).
Career
Rok Golob currently works in Los Angeles as a composer, producer and instrumentalist, collaborating with international artists such as: Gino Vannelli, Katia Moraes, Vinnie Colaiuta (Sting, Quincy Jones, Frank Zappa, etc.), Jimmy Haslip (Yellow Jackets), Luis Conte (Santana, Phil Collins, Madonna, etc.), Bendik (Steps Ahead), David Goldblatt, George Shelby, Russ Miller.Awards and Prizes
- Zlati petelin (The Golden Cockerel) ‘96 for best performer of instrumental, film and stage music (CD Rokland).- Zlati petelin (The Golden Cockerel) ‘96 for best recording quality (CD Rokland).
- Zlati petelin (The Golden Cockerel) ‘98 for best jazz performer (CD Rok Golob & Stop the Band).
- Zlati petelin (The Golden Cockerel) ‘98 for best jazz album (CD Rok Golob & Stop the Band).
- Zlati petelin (The Golden Cockerel) ‘98 for best performer of instrumental, film and stage music (CD Rok Golob & Stop the Band).
- Zlati petelin (The Golden Cockerel) ‘98 for best album of instrumental, film and stage music (CD Rok Golob & Stop the Band).
- Award of the expert jury for best composition at the Festival Pomlad na obali (Spring on the Coast) for Pogrešam te (I miss you), performed by the group So What? (1992).
- Award for best new composition, Gorizia, Italy, for The Land of Alleluia for mixed choir (1999).
- Award of the expert jury for best composition at the Festival Slovenska popevka (Slovene Song Festival) 2001 for Letim (I’m Flying) performed by Katrinas,
- Award of the expert jury for best composition at the Festival Slovenska popevka (Slovene Song Festival) 2002 for Tisoč (Thousand) performed by Jadranka Juras.
- Award of the expert jury for best composition at the Festival Slovenska popevka (Slovene Song Festival) 2003 for Zelen žafran (Gregg Saffron) performed by Katrinas.
- Award of the expert jury for best composition at the Festival Slovenska popevka (Slovene Song Festival) 2003 for Na pol poti (Half Way There) performed by Natalija Verboten.
Opus:
Orchestral Music
Passacaglia for string orchestra (1994), Little Suite for violin and string orchestra (1995), Alkiona for large symphony orchestra (1996), Symphony from the dreams for large symphony orchestra (1998), Opening (Barèica, Little Boat) for large symphony orchestra (1999), Nepopisan list (Unwritten Page - film music (1999), A river runs through it for large symphony orchestra (1999), Godba gre v vesolje (Concert Band goes to Space) for concert band (1999), Species attack for large symphony orchestra (1999), Fly 2 for large symphony orchestra (1999), Knjiga prigod (The Book of Adventures) for concert band (2002).Choral Music
Kaj je majhno in kaj je veliko? (What is small and what is big?) for children's choir (1993), Srebrna steza (Silver Path) for children's choir (1993), Vlak (Train) for mixed choir (1993), Vzdih (Sigh) for male choir (1994), Kaj se je zgodilo na gradu? (What happenned at the Castle?) for mixed choir (1995), The land of Alleluia for mixed choir (1998), Hamula Zaira Indae for male choir (2001).Vocal-Instrumental Music
Film Overture for orchestra, choir and jazz-rock ensemble (1996), Jesen (Autumn) for choir, wind quintet and percussion (1997), Ti si èas ustavil (You Stopped the Time) for festival orchestra and voice (1998), Sea of Emotions for orchestra, choir and jazz-rock ensemble (2000), Ariana aria for orchestra, choir and jazz-rock ensemble (2000), Endless for orchestra, choir and jazz-rock ensemble (2000), Letim (Flying) for festival orchestra and voice (2001), A story from an ancient world - concerto for flute solo, harp, strings , vocals and two French horns (2001), Tisoč (Thousand) for festival orchestra and voice (2002), Noč želja (Night of Wishes) for festival orchestra and voice (2002), Planet življenja (Planet of Life) for large symphony orchestra and female choir (2002).Chamber Music
Walking Stick for a quartet of strings (1993), Tako je to (That's the way it is) for a quartet of strings (1993), Je to tako? (Is that the way it is?) for a quartet of strings (1993), Roam for a quartet of strings (1993), Odlomek iz filma (Extract from a Movie) for violoncello and piano (1993), Awakenings for violin and piano (1993), Yin-yang for a quartet of strings (1994), Noèno potuhnjeno delo (Surreptitious Night Work) for a quartet of strings (1994), Five Miniatures for wind trio (1994), Kdo bo prvi? (Who's Gonna be First) for string quartet (1994), Rokulus Blues for string quartet (1994), Awakenings for string quartet (1994), Four Short Ideas for brass trio (1994), Kaj se je zgodilo na gradu? (What happenned at the Castle?) for string quartet (1994), Theme and Variations for clarinet quartet (1995), Quod Dixi, Dixi for saxophone quartet (1996), Breakfast with Charlie for mixed ensemble (1998), Nightmare for mixed ensemble (1998), A lost contact for mixed ensemble (1998), Forgotten heroes for mixed ensemble (1998), Where do you go so fast? for mixed ensemble (1999), Blade runner for mixed ensemble (1999).Solo Music
Arabesque for piano (1994), Ballade for vibraphone (1996).Other Ensembles:
Big Band:Danseira - Latino party (1995), Sleepwalkers (1995), One, two, one, two (1995, rev. 2001), Space drive (1995), Aykaria (2001), Galiero (2001), A little bit of this, a little bit of that (2001), It's gonna get you (2001).
Discography
- Audio cassette: So What - Ko dolgčas te napade (When Boredom Attacks You), 1994/95. Composer, guitars, keyboards, backing vocals.- CD: Rok Golob - Rokland, 1995. Composer, producer, keyboards, guitars, violin.
- CD: Melodies of the Sea and the Sun ‘95. Composer of the song Samo še nocoj (Just Tonight).
- CD: Damjana Golavšek - Rime, 1995. Composer of the song Samo še nocoj (Just Tonight), keyboards, guitars.
- CD: Rok Golob & Stop the Band, 1997. Composer, producer, keyboards, orchestrator.
- CD: Katrina – Gorim (I’m Burning), 1997. Composer of most of the compositions, arranger, producer, keyboards, guitars, bass, backing vocals.
- CD: Darja Švajger – Trenutki (Moments), 1998. Composer of most of the compositions, arranger, producer, keyboards, guitars, bass, backing vocals, conductor.
- CD: Slovenska popevka (Slovene Song) 1998 – various artists. Composer and arranger of Ti si čas ustavil (You Stopped Time),
- CD: Slovene clarinet quartet – Klarinetovanje (‘Clarinetting’), 1999. Composer of the composition Theme and Variations.
- CD: Naše zlate pesmi (Our Golden Songs) - APZ Tone Tomšič, 1999. Composer of the composition The Land of Alleluia.
- CD: Katrinas - Slovo tisočletju (Farewell to the Millennium), 1999. Violin player.
- CD: Tulio Furlanič - Brez rdeče niti (Without the Red Thread), 2000. Arranger of the concert band for the composition Agata.
- CD: Matej Zupan & Nicoletta Sanzin - Between, 2001. Composer and conductor of the composition A Story from an Ancient World.
- CD: Slovenska popevka (Slovene Song) 2001 - various performers. Composer, conductor and arranger of Letim (I’m Flying).
- CD: Katrinas – Letim (I’m Flying), 2001. Composer, producer, keyboards, guitars, violin, mini bouzouki, pipe.
- CD: Elevators - Elevator Music, 2001. Arranger and conductor of the string orchestra.
- CD: Sestre (The Sisters) - Souvenir, 2002. String arrangements, violin, Fender Rhodes, rebab, ukulele.
- CD: Rok Golob and Saša Olenjuk - Tu sem doma (I’m at Home Here) (Telekom), 2002. Arrangements of Slovene folk songs, keyboards, bass, production, mastering.
- CD: Magnifico - Export Import, 2003. Banjo in the composition Jenkiz in da harem.
- CD: Nuša Derenda, Alenka Godec, Darja Švajger, 2003. Arrangement, backing vocals and production in the compositions V sanjah (In Dreams) and Ljubezen si ti (You Are Love).
- CD: Posodi mi jurja - Ugasnite luči (Lend Me a Thousand – Turn Out the Light), 2003. String arrangements and violin in the composition Sanje so večne (Dreams Are Eternal).
- CD: Siddharta - Rh-, 2003. Conductor of the string orchestra and composer and co-composer of the string arrangements.
- CD: Regina - Čaša ljubezni (A Glass of Love), 2003. Arranger, violinist and keyboard player in the composition Moja zemlja (My Earth).
- CD: Ana Dežman - Mlado srce (Young at Heart), 2003. Composer and arranger of the composition Noč želja (Night Desire) (Ana Dežman and Branko Robinšak).
- CD: Slovenska popevka (Slovene Song) 2003 – various artists. Composer and arranger of the composition Zelen žafran (Green Saffron) (Katrinas), arranger of the composition Na pol poti (Half Way There) (Natalija Verboten),
- CD: Rok Golob - Planet življenja (Planet of Life), 2004. Symphonic Music: Planet življenja (Planet of Life), Simfonija iz sanj (Symphony from Dreams), Zgodba iz starodavnega sveta (A Story from an Ancient World), ballet Alkiona, etc.
- CD: Tina G - Peep Pop, 2004. String arrangement and violin in the composition Autosentič.
- CD: Slovenska popevka (Slovene Song) 2004 - various artists. Composer and arranger of the composition Mislim, kar ne smem (I’m Thinking What I Shouldn’t) (Mr. S), arranger of the composition Rada bi znova poletela (I Would Like to Fly Again) (Alenka Godec), Otroške oči (Child Eyes) (Diona Dim) and Nad vse (Above All) (Jadranka Juras).
Contacts
Address: Jelovškova 8a 1234 MengešTelephone: + 386 (0) 1 534 78 93
E-mail: rokulus@yahoo.com
