Dave Robinson (music executive)

Dave Robinson
Born (1944-05-14) 14 May 1944 (age 80)[1]
Drumcondra, Dublin, Ireland[2]
Other namesRobbo[3][4]
Occupation(s)Music executive, music video director, record producer, music manager, photographer
Known forCo-founder of Stiff Records

David Robinson (born 14 May 1944), nicknamed Robbo,[1][3][4] is an Irish music executive, music video director, record producer, music manager, and photographer. He is best known as the co-founder with Jake Riviera of Stiff Records where he signed up The Damned, Tracey Ullman, Kirsty MacColl, The Pogues, and Madness. He had also managed Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe, Dave Edmunds and Ian Dury before signing them up to Stiff.

  1. ^ a b "Shell Records Limited" (To access, click on PDF for the second entry for 21 May 2004 (New director appointed)). Companies House. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  2. ^ Andrews, Kernan (13 July 2020). "'Stiff was an attitude against the major record companies'". Galway Advertiser. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b Clerk, Carol (4 November 2009). Kiss My Arse: The Story of the Pogues. Omnibus Press. pp. 385–387. ISBN 978-0-85712-019-9.
  4. ^ a b Abrahams, Ian (5 October 2014). "Be Stiff: The Stiff Records Story". Record Collector. Retrieved 5 June 2021.