Rob Wells

{{short description|Canadian musician, producer (b. 1972)}}

{{For|people with similar names|Robert Wells (disambiguation)}}

{{Distinguish|Robb Wells}}

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{{Infobox musical artist

| name = Rob Wells

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| origin = Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

| birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|43|2015|08|29}}

| instrument = Piano, keyboards, programming, Drums

| genre = Pop, pop rock, hip hop, electronica

| occupation = Record producer, songwriter & musician

| years_active = 2003–present

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Rob Wells (born 1971/1972) is a Canadian producer and songwriter, and is one half of music production team "The Fourth Floor" with award-winning singer/songwriter/recording artist Shobha.

Artists that Wells has worked with includes Ariana Grande, Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, Alex Aiono, Adam Lambert, Nick Lachey, Backstreet Boys, Mika, Kai, Paloma Faith, Katharine McPhee, Corey Hart, Nelly Furtado, The Struts, Big Time Rush, Cyndi Lauper, Boyzone, Pixie Lott, Maxi Priest, Eva Avila, David Archuleta, Victoria Duffield, Keshia Chanté, Olivia Newton-John, Miranda Cosgrove, Daisy Dares You, Ria Mae, Bobby Bazini, Shiloh, Divine Brown, Tyler Shaw, RyanDan and Ry X.

His work has been featured on So You Think You Can Dance, Dancing with the Stars, One Tree Hill, The View, Late Show with David Letterman, Laguna Beach, House of Carters, Degrassi: The Next Generation, Instant Star,{{cite news |title=Writing music for Instant Star |first=Tim |last=Lai |date=August 28, 2007 |newspaper=Toronto Star |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/250438 |access-date=April 12, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204223225/https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/2007/08/28/writing_music_for_instant_star.html |archive-date=December 4, 2013 |url-status=live}} The Smurfs 2, One for the Money, StreetDance 3D and Flicka.

In 2005, Wells and fellow Canadian Christopher Ward placed first in the International Songwriting Competition's Top40/Pop Category with their song "There's Us",[http://www.socan.ca/jsp/en/news_events/news/ISC06.jsp SOCAN – News Events]{{Dead link|date=April 2022|fix-attempted=yes}} which was later recorded by Alexz Johnson, Backstreet Boys and Jennifer Ewbank.

Wells, along with Fred St-Gelais and Marie-Mai, received a SOCAN #1 award for Marie-Mai's "Comme Avant", which remained at #1 for 11 weeks in a row in 2011.[http://www.socan.ca/jsp/en/pub/news_events/RobWellsNo1.jsp SOCAN, June 2011]{{Dead link|date=April 2022|fix-attempted=yes}} He also received a SOCAN #1 award for Matt Dusk's "All About Me", having reached the top of the Canadian AC Radio Charts in August 2006, and a SOCAN #1 award for Marc Dupré's "Un coup sur mon cœur".[http://www.musicpublishercanada.ca/userUploads/magazine.MPC-Summer-7-1rev.pdf Music Publisher Canada Magazine – Page 7]{{Dead link|date=April 2022|fix-attempted=yes}}

Wells appeared on an episode of House of Carters as a music producer.[https://web.archive.org/web/20070108200524/http://www.muchmusic.com/tv/houseofcarters/ E!'s "House Of Carters on Muchmusic"] He has also appeared on 4 seasons of YTV's The Next Star as a music producer.

In 2013, Wells was named by a The Mississauga News online poll as the 8th most influential person living in Mississauga, Canada,{{Cite news |title=Most Influential: 8. Rob Wells |first=Chris |last=Clay |date=November 22, 2013 |newspaper=The Mississauga News |url=http://www.mississauga.com/news-story/4231569-most-influential-8-rob-wells/ |access-date=April 12, 2022 |url-access=registration |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006174932/http://www.mississauga.com/news-story/4231569-most-influential-8-rob-wells/ |archive-date=October 6, 2014 |url-status=live}} and received a star on the Mississauga Music Walk of Fame in 2015.{{cite news |title=Four new stars added to Mississauga Music Walk of Fame |first=John |last=Stewart |date=August 29, 2015 |newspaper=The Mississauga News |url=http://www.mississauga.com/whatson-story/5819453-four-new-stars-added-to-mississauga-music-walk-of-fame/ |access-date=April 12, 2022 |url-access=registration |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212100630/https://www.mississauga.com/whatson-story/5819453-four-new-stars-added-to-mississauga-music-walk-of-fame/ |archive-date=February 12, 2022 |url-status=live}}