Robert Carl Takac Jr. (born September 30, 1964)[1] is an American rock bassist and vocalist. Takac is one of the founding members of the Goo Goo Dolls, along with Johnny Rzeznik.
Robby Takac
Robby Takac performing at Molson Amphitheatre on July 25, 2010.
Takac was born in Buffalo, New York and grew up in the Buffalo suburb of West Seneca with his parents and younger sister. One of his grandparents was Hungarian, which is reflected by his name (originally written: Takács, which is Hungarian for 'weaver'). He graduated from West Seneca East Senior High School in 1982. He graduated from Medaille College with a Communication degree, with an emphasis on Radio Broadcasting. In his college years, he played in several bands and interned and worked at a local Buffalo radio station.
In 2008, Takac was named to the Medaille College Board of Trustees.[2]
Music career
Takac began his musical career as a member of the rock band Monarch, prior to joining the Beaumonts, which broke up in 1985. He met guitarist John Rzeznik through the Beaumonts and together they found a drummer, George Tutuska and started a band which they named the "Sex Maggots", with Takac as the lead singer and bassist. In 1986,[3] they changed their name to the more promotable "Goo Goo Dolls", and after three albums moved Rzeznik to the majority of lead vocals. In late 1994, Takac and Rzeznik fired Tutuska and in early 1995 hired Mike Malinin as a replacement. Later that year they received their first commercial success with the single "Name". The 1998 follow-up "Iris" reached number one on several charts, including the Hot 100 Airplay.[3] Goo Goo Dolls have been releasing music and touring continuously since.
In 2009, the band recorded Something for the Rest of Us in Buffalo, New York, at their studio Inner Machine Studios. That year, Takac opened the studio to the public as GCR Audio.[4]
Side projects
In 2003, Takac joined with Brian Schulmeister to form the dance music collective Amungus.[5] That same year, Takac started his own record label, Good Charamel Records, in Buffalo, New York.[6] With an initial focus on local acts, the first three bands signed to the label were Klear, The Juliet Dagger, and Last Conservative. Today the label primarily releases J-Rock music in North America by female-fronted bands such as Shonen Knife, Tsushimamire, LazyGunsBrisky, Pinky Doodle Poodle and MOLICE.[7]
In 2004, Takac founded the Music is Art Festival, a not-for-profit organization, and operates as their president.[8] MiA seeks to explore and reshape music's cultural, social, and educational impact on the community.[9] Active throughout the year, MiA is supported by a multitude of programs, concerts, and events, ranging from collecting and donating instruments to local schools, mental health awareness tours, music industry education, among others.[10]
Equipment
Takac primarily plays Yamaha BB-series bass guitars, but he has also played Fender and Zon bass guitars.[11][12]
^"HARD ROCK: Concert series stages finale". Niagara Gazette. 17 August 2009. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2009.
^. Backstageaxxess.com. 2010-09-15. Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-17.
^Bass Artists. Yamaha Corporation of America. February 24, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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Robert Carl Takac Jr born September 30 1964 1 is an American rock bassist and vocalist Takac is one of the founding members of the Goo Goo Dolls along with Johnny Rzeznik Robby TakacRobby Takac performing at Molson Amphitheatre on July 25 2010 Background informationBirth nameRobert Carl Takac Jr Born 1964 09 30 September 30 1964 age 58 Buffalo New York U S OriginBuffalo New York United StatesGenresRock punk rockOccupation s Bassist singer songwriterInstrument s Bass vocalsYears active1985 presentLabelsMetal Blade Warner Music Warner Bros Good Charamel RecordsWebsitewww wbr googoodolls wbr com Contents 1 Background 2 Music career 3 Side projects 4 Equipment 5 Discography 5 1 Goo Goo Dolls 6 References 7 External linksBackground EditTakac was born in Buffalo New York and grew up in the Buffalo suburb of West Seneca with his parents and younger sister One of his grandparents was Hungarian which is reflected by his name originally written Takacs which is Hungarian for weaver He graduated from West Seneca East Senior High School in 1982 He graduated from Medaille College with a Communication degree with an emphasis on Radio Broadcasting In his college years he played in several bands and interned and worked at a local Buffalo radio station In 2008 Takac was named to the Medaille College Board of Trustees 2 Music career EditTakac began his musical career as a member of the rock band Monarch prior to joining the Beaumonts which broke up in 1985 He met guitarist John Rzeznik through the Beaumonts and together they found a drummer George Tutuska and started a band which they named the Sex Maggots with Takac as the lead singer and bassist In 1986 3 they changed their name to the more promotable Goo Goo Dolls and after three albums moved Rzeznik to the majority of lead vocals In late 1994 Takac and Rzeznik fired Tutuska and in early 1995 hired Mike Malinin as a replacement Later that year they received their first commercial success with the single Name The 1998 follow up Iris reached number one on several charts including the Hot 100 Airplay 3 Goo Goo Dolls have been releasing music and touring continuously since In 2009 the band recorded Something for the Rest of Us in Buffalo New York at their studio Inner Machine Studios That year Takac opened the studio to the public as GCR Audio 4 Side projects EditIn 2003 Takac joined with Brian Schulmeister to form the dance music collective Amungus 5 That same year Takac started his own record label Good Charamel Records in Buffalo New York 6 With an initial focus on local acts the first three bands signed to the label were Klear The Juliet Dagger and Last Conservative Today the label primarily releases J Rock music in North America by female fronted bands such as Shonen Knife Tsushimamire LazyGunsBrisky Pinky Doodle Poodle and MOLICE 7 In 2004 Takac founded the Music is Art Festival a not for profit organization and operates as their president 8 MiA seeks to explore and reshape music s cultural social and educational impact on the community 9 Active throughout the year MiA is supported by a multitude of programs concerts and events ranging from collecting and donating instruments to local schools mental health awareness tours music industry education among others 10 Equipment EditTakac primarily plays Yamaha BB series bass guitars but he has also played Fender and Zon bass guitars 11 12 Discography EditGoo Goo Dolls Edit Main article Goo Goo Dolls discography Superstar Car Wash 1993 A Boy Named Goo 1995 Dizzy Up The Girl 1998 Gutterflower 2002 Let Love In 2006 Something for the Rest of Us 2010 Magnetic 2013 Boxes 2016 Miracle Pill 2019 References Edit Today in History Sept 30 ABC News 6 November 1982 Archived from the original on 26 May 2015 Retrieved 28 August 2009 Medaille College Board of Trustees Medaille edu 2011 03 20 Archived from the original on 2011 07 23 Retrieved 2011 08 17 a b Second Cup Cafe GooGooDolls CBC News 9 December 2006 Retrieved 28 August 2009 Goo Goo Dolls Record CD in Buffalo WKBW TV 31 July 2009 Retrieved 28 August 2009 dead link Local music does festival proud as B 52s headline an eclectic mix The Buffalo News 28 September 2008 Retrieved 28 August 2009 Good Charamel Records website Goodcharamel com 2011 07 19 Retrieved 2011 08 17 Jackie Backman 2004 01 09 Goo Goo Dolls Robby Takac TheCelebrityCafe com Archived from the original on 2010 02 26 Retrieved 2011 08 17 1 Archived April 19 2010 at the Wayback Machine HARD ROCK Concert series stages finale Niagara Gazette 17 August 2009 Archived from the original on 11 September 2012 Retrieved 28 August 2009 Music is Art Festival at Albright Knox Gallery Buffalo NY September 12 2010 Backstageaxxess com 2010 09 15 Archived from the original on July 7 2011 Retrieved 2011 08 17 Bass Artists Yamaha Corporation of America Archived February 24 2008 at the Wayback Machine Robby Takac Zon Guitars External links EditOfficial Goo Goo Dolls website Official Amungus website Robby s myspace page Good Charamel Records Robby s record label Music is Art Robby s charity organization Robby Takac on Twitter GCR Audio Robby s GGDs Studio Takac joins Medaille College Board of Trustees Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robby Takac amp oldid 1125669918, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
