Rob Ellis (producer)
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Rob Ellis
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| alt = Ellis performing in 2008
| caption = Ellis performing in 2008
| background = solo_singer
| birth_name = Robert Damian Ellis
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1962|02|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bristol, England
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| genre = Alternative rock, contemporary classical
| occupation =
| instrument = Drums, keyboards, vocals
| years_active = 1980–present
| label = The Leaf Label
| associated_acts = PJ Harvey, Anna Calvi, Marianne Faithfull, Bat for Lashes, Placebo, Scott Walker, Cold Specks, Spleen, Christmas,Automatic Dlamini
| website = {{URL|robellismusic.co.uk}}
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Robert Damian Ellis (born 13 February 1962) is a producer, arranger, instrumentalist and composer. He is best known for his work with PJ Harvey,{{cite book|last1=Strong|first1=Martin Charles|last2=Peel|first2=John|title=The great rock discography|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_WoRAPJQ58sC&pg=PA674|accessdate=28 May 2011|date=2004-10-25|publisher=Canongate U.S.|isbn=978-1-84195-615-2|pages=674–}} with whom he has been most closely associated as producer, arranger and musician since 1990.
His own compositional work, which could be described as being something akin to contemporary classical music, has been released on six recordings, three under the name Spleen and three under his own name: Music for the home (2000) and Music for the home - Volume 2 (2004) for The Leaf Label, and The Nostalgia Machine for KPM."[http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/79375/pj-harvey-drummer-finds-time-for-solo-album PJ Harvey Drummer Finds Time For Solo Album]", Billboard.com, 19 June 2001. Retrieved 9 November 2014
He has also worked as producer/arranger and musician for such artists as Marianne Faithfull, Robyn Hitchcock, ex-Ash guitarist Charlotte Hatherley, Madrugada, Laika, Swell, Placebo, ex-Tricky singer Martina Topley-Bird, Scott Walker and Ute Lemper, Cold Specks and most recently Anna Calvi, Bat for Lashes, Torres,
Discography
=Solo=
- Music for the Home (2000)
- Music for the Home - Volume 2 (2004)
- The Nostalgia Machine (2020)
=With PJ Harvey=
- Dry (1992)
- Rid of Me (1993)
- Is This Desire? (1998)
- Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea (2000)
- Uh Huh Her (2004)
- The Peel Sessions 1991–2004 (2006)
=With Spleen=
- Soundtrack to Spleen (1996)
- Little Scratches (1998)
- Nun Lover! (2006)
=With Automatic Dlamini=
- D Is For Drum (1987)
- From Diva To Diver (1992)
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Category:English rock drummers
Category:English multi-instrumentalists
Category:British record producers