Robert Etoll

Robert Etoll (born July 20, 1953) is an American multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, composer, music producer, sound designer, and film composer. He is best known for his work as a composer and producer through his company, Q-Factory Music.

Early life Etoll was born and raised in Troy, New York. He began guitar lessons at age seven at Miller's Music and later at the Troy Music Academy. During his teenage years, he also studied piano. He graduated from Lansingburgh High School.

His first band, The Marlins — later renamed Sweet Silence — performed at local CYO and high school dances, block parties, and other community events. In 1971, the group won a local battle of the bands competition and opened for The Grass Roots at the Saratoga Performing Arts Center in Saratoga Springs, NY.

Etoll later attended Berklee College of Music, where he studied guitar performance, composition, and arranging.

Career While studying at Berklee, Etoll joined an established horn band that later became Back Bay Brew, a funk-rock-soul group that toured from Boston down the eastern seaboard to Florida. After the group disbanded, he moved to Los Angeles in 1976, where he worked as a session musician and toured Europe with renowned drummer, Alphonse Mouzon.

Etoll contributed as a music producer and composer for the Japanese animated television series Zoids. He also provided music for the game show Lingo.

During the 1990s, Etoll taught Music for Film and Television for UCLA Extension.

Film and television work

Film scores

Soundtrack contributions

Discography