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As the leader of the globally popular RW Band, multi-talented singer and performer Robert Williamson has performed onstage with an incredible array of pop/R&B legends and genre-hopped from classic rock and soul to Latin and dance music. Robert has written for, recorded with and produced numerous pop, R&B and Motown artists and has composed scores for films and commercials and is currently heard worldwide on VH1.
He has traveled the world performing for many star-studded affairs, celebrity weddings and numerous high profile celebrity fundraisers, performing with artists such as The Temptations, Gary Puckett, Darius Rucker, The Eagles, Patti Labelle, Percy Sledge, The Spinners, Donna Summer, and Julio Iglesias Jr.
The Detroit born and raised performer marks his explosive emergence on the international dance club scene as a solo dance artist with the release of his highly anticipated debut single “Trapped” rising from #39 to #15 in the UK on the Music Week’s Commercial pop charts – ahead of the latest hits from LMFAO and Beyonce.
The track, a dynamic contemporary twist on Colonel Abrams’ 1985 #1 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play hit, also appears on close to 15 DJ dance compilation CDs that are also available for consumer download on numerous sites. Williamson is in good company on these collections, which also feature artists like Beyonce, Lady GaGa and Maroon 5. The single and its various remixes are released on Dauman Music/Republic Digital/Universal.
Williamson’s “Trapped” has shipped four re-mix versions to clubs and radio—including ones by Super Stylers (JLS, Tinchy Stryder, Whitney Houston & Roll Deep), William Umana (Ultra Nate, Tony Moran, Dave Aude), Klubjumpers (Mariah Carey, Pussycat Dolls, Britney Spears) and Dave Matthias (Rihanna, Bodega Charlie, Natalia Flores).
In addition to having written for, recorded with and produced numerous pop, R&B and Motown artists, Williamson has composed scores for films and commercials and is currently heard worldwide on VH1. He has traveled the world performing for many star-studded affairs, celebrity weddings and numerous high profile celebrity fundraisers, performing with artists such as The Temptations, Gary Puckett, Darius Rucker, The Eagles, Patti Labelle, Percy Sledge, The Spinners, Donna Summer, and Julio Iglesias Jr.
Williamson’s track “Hollywood Hurts” will appear in an upcoming film entitled “Go West.”