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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Lyndel Lewis |
| Also known as | Young Q |
| Born | March 17, 1976 |
| Origin | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Genres | Pop, Gospel, R&B, Jazz, Soul, Hip Hop |
| Occupation(s) | Musical director, music arranger, record producer, music composer, pianist |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | 19 in the 4th Creative Collective. |
Robert Lyndel Lewis (born March 17, 1976) is an American music arranger, music composer, record producer, musical director, film composer, musician, entrepreneur, and impresario. Lewis has worked on several Grammy Award winning singles and albums, and his production, songs, and arrangements have been featured on #1 albums, gold and platinum albums, films, live productions, and television shows.
With a career that spans over 25 years, Rob Lewis is a premier name in the music industry for music direction and music show production, producing and arranging the music for world tours, television performances, and several Grammy Award winning singles and albums with superstars like Christina Aguilera, New Kids on the Block, Babyface, Toni Braxton, and many more. Lewis' production, songs, and arrangements have been featured several times on The Grammy's, American Music Awards, Billboard Music Awards, The Hollywood Bowl with the LA Philharmonic, Rockin' New Years Eve, The People's Choice Awards, television theme songs, #1 albums, gold and platinum singles, films, and in theaters and arenas across the globe.
He served as longtime musical director for global powerhouse superstar Christina Aguilera (20 yrs), still collaborates with 12-time Grammy Award-winning songwriter and producer Kenny "Babyface" Edmonds (17 yrs),[1] served as longtime arranger and musical director for New Kids on the Block (10 yrs), Toni Braxton (13 yrs), and has produced the music content and toured with global artists Backstreet Boys, TLC, Boyz II Men, 98 Degrees, has sustained a career as a musical director for more than two decades for pop stars Fifth Harmony, also for The Pussycat Dolls, Leona Lewis, and Jessica Simpson, as well as R&B stars Brian McKnight, Eric Benet, Deborah Cox, Fantasia, and iconic legend Patti LaBelle.
His television experience includes three seasons as an on-air personality and musical director for the morning show Big Morning Buzz Live with host Nick Lachey on VH1, and has been featured on the reality TV shows Wahlburgers, Donnie Loves Jenny and Braxton Family Values, as a vocal coach and judge on two seasons of MTV's Making the Band with music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs, as music supervisor and recurring role as music producer on the syndicated daytime talk show Steve, and as music supervisor and on-camera music director for Nickelodeon's music competition show America's Most Musical Family.
His studio experience include arranging and production with Babyface, Anderson Paak, Mary J. Blige, Dr. Dre, Christina Aguilera, Diddy, and many more.
In 2018, Lewis arranged, scored, and remained musical director for Christina Aguilera's sold-out Liberation Tour, played musical sidekick on the hit WNYC podcast "Late Night Whenever" with Michelle Buteau, which Time Magazine dubbed as one of the "Best Podcasts of 2018",[2] was a featured musician and composer in the Netflix original special "Bumping Mics" with Jeff Ross and Dave Attell, and arranged Christina Aguilera's performance for Dick Clark's "New Year's Rockin' Eve" which was viewed by more than eight million people.[3] Lewis is also a co-writer of Anderson Paak's first single Tints, featuring Kendrick Lamar, from his album Oxnard, produced by Om'Mas Keith and Dr. Dre.[4] Lewis served as the music supervisor and principal arranger for Christina Aguilera's Vegas residency show The Xperience and as her principal arranger for her sold-out shows at Hollywood Bowl with the LA Philharmonic.
In 2021, Lewis founded 19 in the 4th Creative Collective to focus on developing talent and launching new music and visual projects, live performance platforms, and more.
- ^ "Christina Aguilera, Diddy, Babyface Enlist Producer Rob Lewis To Work On Their Forthcoming Albums". Top40-charts.com.
- ^ "The Best Podcasts of 2018 So Far". Time.com. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "New Year's Eve TV Ratings Monday, Dec. 31, 2018". The Hollywood Reporter. 1 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Tints - Anderson .Paak | Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 January 2021.