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. He went on to direct and score the film ''Andalusian Doug: Academic Freedom vs. Religious Conservatism'', a documentary about the controversial teaching methods of his music professor, Douglas DiBianco. Between 1997 and 2011, he was a touring member of

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and Super 8-Bit Brothers, and an occasional fill-in for

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Discography

With Tub Ring

With Super 8-Bit Brothers

* ''First Level'' (2004) * ''Melee'' (2006) * ''Brawl'' (2010) * ''Strife'' (2012)

Solo

* ''No Eyes'' (2005) * ''Doctor Sleep'' (2006) * ''Rob Kleiner and the Satanics'' (2010)

Soundtrack

* ''Working Class Rock Star'' (2008) * ''Music from the Motion Picture Watch Out'' (2008) * ''Stuck!: Original Music from the Motion Picture'' (2009) * ''Andalusian Doug: Academic Freedom vs. Religious Conservatism'' (2010) * ''The Collapsed'' (2011) * ''The Casserole Club'' (2011) * ''Culture Shock'' (2013) * ''The Far Flung Star'' (2013) * ''Skullworld'' (2013) * ''Roundball'' (2014)

As producer/engineer

* Ideamen - ''May You Live in Interesting Times'' (2009) (mastering engineer) * Secret Colours - ''Secret Solours'' (2010) (producer/recording and mastering engineer) *

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- ''What Part of Forever'' from ''The Twilight Saga - Eclipse Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (2010) (songwriter/producer) *

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- ''Nothing but the Beat'' (2011) (engineer/vocal producer) * Cee Lo Green - "(You're So Square) Baby, I Don't Care" from ''Rave on Buddy Holly'' (2011) (producer/musician) *

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- ''Eleven Roses'' (2011) (vocal producer/engineer/mix/master) *

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- ''Southern Lights'' (2011) (engineer) *

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- ''Wild Ones'' (2012) (vocal production/engineer) *

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- ''The Pleasure Seeker'' EP (2012) (songwriter/producer) * Chantal Claret - ''The One, the Only...'' (2012) (songwriter/producer) * ZZ Ward - ''Til the Casket Drops'' (2012) (vocal producer/engineer) *

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- '' Listen Up!'' (2012) (songwriter/producer) *

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- ''Amore Puro'' (2013) (songwriter) *

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featuring

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- ''Elastic Heart'' from ''The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' (2013) (vocal production/engineer) *

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- ''Britney Jean'' (2013) (vocal engineer) *

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- ''Timebomb'' Single (2013) (songwriter/producer) *

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- ''Into the Blue'' Single (2014) (vocal producer/engineer) *

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- ''Music Speaks'' (2014) (songwriter/producer) * Sia - ''1000 Forms of Fear'' (2014) (engineer/vocal production) *

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- ''Déjà Vu'' (2015) (vocal producer) *

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- ''Cheers to the Fall'' (2015) (producer/songwriter) *

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featuring Sia - ''Golden'' Single (2015) (vocal producer) * Matt Nathanson - ''Show Me Your Fangs'' (2015) (producer/songwriter) * MAX - ''Ms. Anonymous'' (2015) (producer) * Haley Reinhart – ''

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'' (2016) (producer/songwriter)

Other appearances

* Mindless Self Indulgence - "(It's 3am) Issues (Tub Ring's Disco Edison Remix)" (2008) * The Left Rights - "White (Crash and Burn Remix)" from ''Bad Choices Made Easy'' (2010)

Awards

* Runner-up in MTV2's Dew Circuit Breakout (with Tub Ring) * Tribecca Visionfest International Film Festival Best Original Score 2010 (''Stuck!'') * Nominated Tribecca Visionfest International Film Festival Best Original Score 2011 (''The Casserole Club'') * Tribecca Visionfest International Film Festival Best Original Score 2012 (''Culture Shock'') * "What Part of Forever" by Cee Lo Green, from ''The Twilight Saga: Eclipse Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' Certified Gold * "Amore Puro" by Alessandra Amoroso Certified ITA 2× Platinum * ''Listen'' by David Gueta Certified Gold * ''Nothing but the Beat'' by David Guetta Certified UK 2× Platinum * 2016 Latin Grammy for Best Producer (''Creo En Mi'' by Natalia Jiménez)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kleiner, Rob Year of birth missing (living people) Living people American male songwriters Record producers from Illinois Eastern Illinois University alumni