Rob Graves

{{short description|American songwriter}}

{{for|the American guitarist with The Gun Club|Rob Graves (guitarist)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2019}}

{{Infobox musical artist

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1973|5|18}}

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  • Bass
  • keyboards
  • guitar

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| occupation = {{flatlist|

  • Film scorer
  • songwriter
  • producer

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| label = EMI Music Publishing

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| website = {{url|robgraves.com}}

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Robert Douglas "Rob" Graves (born May 18, 1973) is an American songwriter, musician, and producer. He is most well known for his work with the band Red.{{Cite web|url=http://www.ueginc.com/portfolio/rob-graves/|title=ROB GRAVES » Union Entertainment Group|access-date=February 5, 2019}}

Graves has produced for singers and bands including Red, Pillar,{{Cite web|url=https://www.mixonline.com/the-wire/grammy-nominated-producersongwriter-rob-graves-finds-right-sound-paragon-studios-411170|title=Grammy-Nominated Producer/Songwriter Rob Graves Finds The Right Sound At Paragon Studios|last=Communications|first=D. Pagan|website=Mix (magazine)|date=September 22, 2009 |access-date=February 5, 2019}} Wavorly,{{Cite web|url=http://www.christianmusic.com/wavorly/wavorly.htm|title=Wavorly Bio |website=christianmusic.com|access-date=February 5, 2019}} Kerrie Roberts,{{Cite web|url=http://songselect.ccli.com/|title=SongSelect by CCLI|website=songselect.ccli.com|access-date=February 5, 2019}} and Head.{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/robgravesmusic |title=Rob Graves | Gratis muziek, tourneedata, foto's, video's |publisher=Myspace.com |accessdate=March 31, 2013}}{{Primary source inline|date=February 2019}} He has two Grammy Award nominations for his work with the rock band Red{{Cite web|url=http://www.gospelmusic.org/grammy-nominated-rock-band-red-new-album-october-27/|title=Grammy-Nominated Rock Band RED New Album October 27|last=GMA|date=September 26, 2017|website=The Gospel Music Association|access-date=February 5, 2019}} and is a four-time Dove Award recipient.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bmi.com/news/entry/bmi_congratulates_its_2015_dove_award_winners|title=BMI Congratulates its 2015 Dove Award Winners|date=October 14, 2015|website=BMI.com|access-date=February 5, 2019}} His received his first Dove in 2007 for "Breathe Into Me" (Rock Recorded Song of the Year); {{cite web|url=http://christianmusic.about.com/library/pics/bl_photoredgma07.htm |title=RED Wins First GMA Award - 2007 |publisher=Christianmusic.about.com |date=April 10, 2012 |accessdate=March 31, 2013}} he received a Dove in 2009 for "Lost" (Rock Recorded Song of the Year){{cite web|url=http://www.doveawards.com/09winners.php |accessdate=October 11, 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929184706/http://www.doveawards.com/09winners.php |archivedate=September 29, 2011 |title=--- 41st Annual GMA Dove Awards on Gospel Music Channel --- }} and most recently with Innocence & Instinct (Rock Album of the Year).{{cite web|url=http://www.hmmagazine.com/2010/02/red-receives-dove-nominations/ |accessdate=October 20, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402011253/http://www.hmmagazine.com/2010/02/red-receives-dove-nominations/ |archivedate=April 2, 2012 |title=Red receives Dove nominations | HM }} He has received nine other Dove Award nominations.

Graves also wrote the score for the yet to be released film, Into the Darkness.{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3719162/|title=Rob Graves|publisher=IMDb|access-date=February 5, 2019}}

Discography

{{BLP sources section|date=February 2015}}

= Production credits =

class="wikitable"
style="text-align:center;"|Year

! style="text-align:center;"|Artist

! style="text-align:center;"|Album

! style="text-align:center;"|Label

! style="text-align:center;"| Billboard 200 Peak

! style="text-align:center;"|RIAA Certification

align="left"|2003

| align="left"|Natalie Grant{{Cite web|url=https://www.mixonline.com/the-wire/grammy-nominated-producersongwriter-rob-graves-finds-right-sound-paragon-studios-411170|title=Grammy-Nominated Producer/Songwriter Rob Graves Finds The Right Sound At Paragon Studios|last=Communications|first=D. Pagan|website=Mix (magazine)|date=September 22, 2009 |access-date=February 5, 2019}}

| align="left"|Deeper Life

| align="left"|Curb

| style="text-align:center;"| —

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2005

| align="left"|Natalie Grant

| align="left"|Awaken

| align="left"|Curb

| style="text-align:center;"|141

| style="text-align:center;"|Gold

align="left"|2006

| align="left"|Ana Laura{{Cite web|url=https://www.whosampled.com/Rob-Graves/|title=Rob Graves - Samples, Covers and Remixes|website=WhoSampled|access-date=February 5, 2019}}

| align="left"|Ana Laura

| align="left"|Reunion

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2006

| align="left"|Red

| align="left"|End of Silence

| align="left"|Essential

| style="text-align:center;"|194

| style="text-align:center;"|Gold

align="left"|2007

| align="left"|Wavorly

| align="left"|Conquering the Fear of Flight

| align="left"|Flicker

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2007

| align="left"|Various

| align="left"|WOW Hits 2008{{Cite web|url=https://wordchoralclub.com/wow-hits-2008-songbook.html|title=Wow Hits 2008|website=wordchoralclub.com|access-date=February 5, 2019}}

| align="left"|EMI Christian Music Group

| style="text-align:center;"|56

| style="text-align:center;"|Gold

align="left"|2008

| align="left"|Various

| align="left"|WOW Hits 2009

| align="left"|World Entertainment

| style="text-align:center;"|31

| style="text-align:center;"|Platinum

align="left"|2009

| align="left"|Red

| align="left"|Innocence & Instinct{{Cite web|url=https://www.newreleasetoday.com/albumdetail.php?album_id=6682|title=Innocence & Instinct - Deluxe Edition CD/DVD by RED {{!}} CD Reviews And Information {{!}} NewReleaseToday|website=www.newreleasetoday.com|access-date=February 5, 2019}}

| align="left"|Sony Music

| style="text-align:center;"|15

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2009

| align="left"|Pillar

| align="left"|Confessions

| align="left"|Sony Music

| style="text-align:center;"|89

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2010

| align="left"|Various

| align="left"|WOW: New & Next

| align="left"|EMI Christian Music Group

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2010

| align="left"|Kerrie Roberts

| align="left"|Kerrie Roberts

| align="left"|Sony Music

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2010

| align="left"|All That Remains{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=w6dJAgAAQBAJ&q=rob+graves%2C+all+that+remains&pg=PT120|title=All That Remains - For We Are Many (Songbook)|last=Remains|first=All That|date=April 1, 2011|publisher=Hal Leonard Corporation|isbn=9781458432506|language=en}}

| align="left"|For We Are Many

| align="left"|Prosthetic

| style="text-align:center;"|10

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2011

| align="left"| Red

| align="left"|Until We Have Faces

| align="left"|Sony Music

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2011

| align="left"|Maylene and the Sons of Disaster

| align="left"|IV

| align="left"|Ferret Records

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2014

| align="left"|Starset

| align="left"|Transmissions

| align="left"|Razor & Tie

| style="text-align:center;"| 49

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2015

| align="left"| Red

| align="left"| Of Beauty and Rage{{cite web|url=http://www.newreleasetuesday.com/userprofile_reviewssinglepost.php?review_id=22816&user_id=36708|title=From Furious Darkness to Beautiful Light|work=newreleasetuesday.com |author=Mary Nikkel |date=January 16, 2015 |accessdate=February 3, 2015}}

| align="left"|Sony Music

| style="text-align:center;"| 14

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2017

| align="left"|Starset

| align="left"|Vessels

| align="left"|Razor & Tie

| style="text-align:center;"|11

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2017

| align="left"| Red

| align="left"|Gone

| align="left"|Essential

| style="text-align:center;"|38

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2020

| align="left"| Red

| align="left"|Declaration

| align="left"|Red Entertainment

| style="text-align:center;"|61

| style="text-align:center;"|—

= Performance credits =

class="wikitable"
style="text-align:center;"|Year

! style="text-align:center;"|Artist

! style="text-align:center;"|Album

! style="text-align:center;"|Label

! style="text-align:center;"|Credit

! style="text-align:center;"| Billboard 200 Peak

! style="text-align:center;"|RIAA Certification

align="left"|2001

| align="left"|Newsong

| align="left"|The Christmas Shoes

| align="left"|Reunion

| align="left"|Guitar

| style="text-align:center;"|113

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2002

| align="left"|Plus One

| align="left"|Obvious

| align="left"|Reunion

| align="left"|Guitar

| style="text-align:center;"|29

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2002

| align="left"|Joy Williams

| align="left"|By Surprise

| align="left"|Reunion

| align="left"|Guitar, Bass, Bouzouki

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2002

| align="left"|Plus One

| align="left"|Christmas

| align="left"|Reunion

| align="left"|Guitar

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2003

| align="left"|Natalie Grant

| align="left"|Deeper Life

| align="left"|Curb

| align="left"|Guitar, Mandolin, Clappers

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2003

| align="left"|Avalon

| align="left"|Testify to Love

| align="left"|Sparrow

| align="left"|Guitar

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2003

| align="left"|Casting Crowns

| align="left"|Casting Crowns

| align="left"|Beach Street

| align="left"|Guitar

| style="text-align:center;"|59

| style="text-align:center;"|Platinum

align="left"|2005

| align="left"|Casting Crowns

| align="left"|Lifesong

| align="left"|Reunion

| align="left"|Guitar

| style="text-align:center;"|9

| style="text-align:center;"|Platinum

align="left"|2006

| align="left"|Ana Laura

| align="left"|Ana Laura

| align="left"|Reunion

| align="left"|Guitar, Piano, Keyboards, Vocals

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2006

| align="left"|Red

| align="left"|End of Silence

| align="left"|Essential

| align="left"|Piano

| style="text-align:center;"|194

| style="text-align:center;"|Gold

align="left"|2015

| align="left"|Red

| align="left"|Of Beauty and Rage

| align="left"|Essential

| align="left"|Piano

| style="text-align:center;"|14

| style="text-align:center;"|—

= Songwriting and composer credits =

class="wikitable"
style="text-align:center;"|Year

! style="text-align:center;"|Artist

! style="text-align:center;"|Album

! style="text-align:center;"|Label

! style="text-align:center;"| Billboard 200 Peak

! style="text-align:center;"|RIAA Certification

align="left"|2002

| align="left"|Various

| align="left"|WOW Hits 2003

| align="left"|Chordant

| style="text-align:center;"|34

| style="text-align:center;"|Platinum

align="left"|2002

| align="left"|Joy Williams

| align="left"|By Surprise

| align="left"|Reunion

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2005

| align="left"|Natalie Grant

| align="left"|Awaken

| align="left"|Curb

| style="text-align:center;"|141

| style="text-align:center;"|Gold

align="left"|2006

| align="left"|Ana Laura

| align="left"|Ana Laura

| align="left"|Reunion

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2006

| align="left"|Brian Littrell

| align="left"|Welcome Home

| align="left"|Reunion

| style="text-align:center;"|74

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2006

| align="left"|Red

| align="left"|End of Silence

| align="left"|Essential

| style="text-align:center;"|194

| style="text-align:center;"|Gold

align="left"|2007

| align="left"|Wavorly

| align="left"|Conquering the Fear of Flight

| align="left"|Flicker

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2007

| align="left"|Various

| align="left"|WOW Hits 2008

| align="left"|EMI Christian Music Group

| style="text-align:center;"|56

| style="text-align:center;"|Gold

align="left"|2008

| align="left"|Michael English

| align="left"|The Prodigal Comes Home

| align="left"|Curb

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2008

| align="left"|Various

| align="left"|WOW Hits 2009

| align="left"|Word Entertainment

| style="text-align:center;"|31

| style="text-align:center;"|Platinum

align="left"|2009

| align="left"|Red

| align="left"|Innocence & Instinct

| align="left"|Sony Music

| style="text-align:center;"|15

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2009

| align="left"|Pillar

| align="left"|Confessions

| align="left"|Sony Music

| style="text-align:center;"|89

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2010

| align="left"|Various

| align="left"|WOW: New & Next

| align="left"|EMI Christian Music Group

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2010

| align="left"|Kerrie Roberts

| align="left"|Kerrie Roberts

| align="left"|Sony Music

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2010

| align="left"|All That Remains

| align="left"|...For We Are Many

| align="left"|Prosthetic

| style="text-align:center;"|10

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2011

| align="left"|Red

| align="left"|Until We Have Faces

| align="left"|Sony Music

| style="text-align:center;"|2

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2012

| align="left"|Richard Marx

| align="left"|Inside My Head

| align="left"|Frontiers Records

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2012

| align="left"|All That Remains

| align="left"|A War You Cannot Win

| align="left"|Razor & Tie

| style="text-align:center;"|—

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2013

| align="left"|Halestorm

| align="left"|The Strange Case Of...

| align="left"|Atlantic Records

| style="text-align:center;"|15

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2014

| align="left"|Starset

| align="left"|Transmissions

| align="left"|Razor & Tie

| style="text-align:center;"| 49

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2015

| align="left"|Red

| align="left"|Of Beauty and Rage

| align="left"|Sony Music

| style="text-align:center;"| 14

| style="text-align:center;"|—

align="left"|2017

| align="left"|Red

| align="left"|Gone

| align="left"|Sony Music

| style="text-align:center;"| 38

| style="text-align:center;"| —

Awards

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Award

! Category

! Work

! Role

! Result

49th Annual Grammy Awards

| Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album

| "End of Silence"

| Producer

| {{nom}}

38th GMA Dove Awards

| Rock Recorded Song of the Year

| "Breathe Into Me"

| Producer

| {{won}}

40th GMA Dove Awards

| Rock Recorded Song of the Year

| "Lost"

| Producer

| {{won}}

52nd Annual Grammy Awards

| Best Rock or Rap Gospel Album

| rowspan="2" | Innocence & Instinct

| Producer

| {{nom}}

41st GMA Dove Awards

| Rock Album of the Year

| Producer

| {{won}}

42nd GMA Dove Awards

| Rock Recorded Song of the Year

| "Start Again"

| Producer

| {{won}}

References