Rob Costlow

Robert Norman Costlow (born June 5, 1973), known professionally as Rob Costlow, is a contemporary American pianist. His first album Sophomore Jinx was released worldwide in 2005. INgrooves, Rob's Digital Distributor, licensed his song "Wood of Chaos" (the title track from his second album) to both Nokia and Conrad Hotels for worldwide distribution.
Biography
Rob was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. His father, Ronald Neal Costlow, is a partner for a large Certified Public Accountant firm. His mother Linda Lee Miller was a stay-at-home mom to Rob and his three brothers. Rob's mother was of German descent and his father is of Scottish-Irish ancestry.
At age eleven, Rob lost his mother to ovarian cancer. His stepmother (Sharon Gustavel) and two step brothers came into his life over a year later.
Rob received a Bachelors and Masters degree in Kinesiology from Indiana University, Bloomington (IU). Before transferring to IU as a junior, Rob began his college career as a Piano Performance and Composition major at Ball State University. He then changed majors to Kinesiology as a sophomore, giving an ironic twist to the meaning of Rob’s first album.
At IU, Rob was hit by a drunk driver and suffered injuries to both hands, resulting in a broken left hand and carpel tunnel syndrome in his right. Through surgery and physical therapy Rob has recovered, but still feels aching in his hands after any especially extensive piano performance.
While working on his Masters Degree at IU, Rob unofficially started his own record label, based on a business class project. In 2002, Rob released his first professional solo project, Sophomore Jinx (re-released 2005), containing all original music. In 2004, Rob officially founded Tourist Records. Through Tourist Records, Rob continues to create and license music. He hopes to inspire other artists to make their own impact in the world.
Rob recorded his first piano album in the spring of 1998. It was his demo album Broad Uncertainty. He has since improved upon, renamed and rerecorded many of the songs on his professional album releases.
Professionally, Rob has also spent the last decade working for influential Internet companies. He has worked for 4 dot com companies.
Personal life
Rob is married to Melissa Flint. He met her at the Indiana University Kappa Alpha Theta sorority house in 1995. Rob worked as a pot-washer and then a waiter at the sorority. They were engaged in Rome, Italy in the spring of 1999 and married in Indianapolis, IN on October 2, 1999.
They have two children: Madeline June (a.k.a. "Maddie", born January 19, 2007) and Eleanor Carol (a.k.a. "Ellie", born May 8, 2009).
Discography
* Sophomore Jinx (2005)
* Woods of Chaos (2005)
* Return - Remix EP (2006)
* Reconstruction (2008)
Awards
* Rob's song "Forbidden" was selected as a Song of the Year finalist in the 2009 8th Annual Independent Music Awards.
* Rob's song "Reflections" won for Best Music at the 2007 Shoot Out Boulder Filmmaking Festival.
* Rob’s albums Sophomore Jinx and Woods of Chaos were both nominated for the 2006 Independent Music Awards New Age Album of the Year.
*Rob is ranked number one Best Keyboards (acoustic, all-time)
* Best Potential Movie Soundtrack (acoustic, all-time)<ref name="garageband.com"/>

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