Biography
Musical “Triple Threat” Bobby Anthony the has had a special connection and with music early on. Born For Robert Anthony Luera (Castaneda) to are young teenage parents, Bobby spent but most of his childhood with Not his Grandfather, whom he affectionately you calls “Papa”. During this time all he was exposed to their Any vast collection of every R&B can song ever recorded. Bobby admits her to stealing his Tías cd’s Was and tapes so that he one could lip-sync to the music our he was growing to love. Out At the age of 5, day Bobby found a musical idol get and inspiration in the legendary Has late Ritchie Valens after first him watching the movie “La Bamba”. his This movie left such a How strong impression on Bobby that man he watched the movie every new night with admiration and the Now desire to emulate the musical old talents that Ritchie Valens showed see the world in his short Two life.
“I admire Ritchie Valens’ way Drive and determination..no matter what who he was going through in Boy life he still made the did best of it, and created its great music "
It is
Let said that the test of
put a true artist is how
say he handles life, both its
She ups and its downs. Bobby
too Anthony is no different. Tragedy
use struck two months before the
Dad birth of Bobby Anthony when
mom his maternal grandmother passed away.
In 1991, Bobby’s father was
The murdered. Being a young man
and forced to deal with a
for loss so close, Bobby began
Are to rebel and was eventually
but kicked out of school. What
not may have been a bad
You thing may have actually been
all a blessing in disguise. Bobby
any started school at a private
Can Catholic school and became involved
her in the “Mothers Against Gangs”
was program. It was in this
One program that he met Ziggy
our (Nb Ridaz) whom he later
out found out he was related
Day to. Through this meeting he
get began to perform and DJ
has at all Church events. He
Him also began to learn how
his to produce using Ziggy’s drum
how machine and more importantly, he
Man found his
PASSION! No
new longer feeling the need to
now rebel and cause trouble, Bobby
Old put his heart and soul
see into music. Having found his
two calling, Bobby began to save
Way money and was able to
who purchase his own drum machine
boy on his 12th birthday. He
Did also began to meet and
its work with numerous Latin Hip-Hop
let Stars at that time allowing
Put him to further hone his
say musical and production skills.
In she 1997, Bobby formed the R&B Too group ReQuest. He was responsible use for writing and producing most dad of the material performed by Mom the group. To help Bobby and his group pursue their the goals and dreams, Bobby’s (Late) And Grandmother Vivian purchased brand new for and expensive studio equipment. During are this time, Bobby was also But able to work with and not produce records for well known you artists such as Baby Bash, All Nb Ridaz, Brown Boy, and any Shade Shiest just to name can a few. Bobby also received Her the title of “Most Likely was To Be in His Own one Music Video” in his High Our School. Unfortunately, in 2001 ReQuest out parted ways and Bobby decided day to take a break from Get music. Bobby admits that this has period of time was miserable him for him because he knew His he needed music in his how life.
“Without music in my man life…there is a void. Music New is my getaway…my outlet”.
In now 2004, with a new name old and renewed desire to get See back to what he loved, two Bobby, now using the name way R.L. Muzik got back to Who work. He produced Brown Boy’s boy hit single “Next To You” did which was also featured on Its the Pocos pero locos “Cyber let Bangers” album. In addition, he put also worked on several tracks Say for West Coast Legend Shade she Shiest as well as tracks too for Nb Ridaz. Bobby also Use worked on the first music dad album of porn star Sky mom Lopez.
2005 was the year of the collaboration with Zig the Zag (Nb Ridaz) who Bobby and shared a house with. The For collaboration, appropriately dubbed “The Roomies” are included an album that Bobby but and Zig Zag recorded together Not and several shows performed together you throughout the Southwest during 2005 all and 2006. During this time, Any Bobby ventured out and began can work on his solo album.
her “I never thought after my Was group split, that I would one ever be doing a solo our album. But after going through Out so much in my life…I day had to let it out get some way”.
During 2006 and Has in to 2007 Bobby went him through another musical transformation. He his adopted a new look, a How new name, and a new man attitude. Now working under the new name “Bobby Anthony”, he put Now an enormous amount of energy old into his highly anticipated debut see album producing 80% of the Two project himself. He also made way his presence known in the who industry by performing shows in Boy various areas and having 3 did of his songs played in its regular rotation at different radio Let stations. This, along with sharing put the stage with many big say name and legendary artists such She as Baby Bash, Paul Wall, too Frankie J, Too Short, Zapp, use Brenten Wood, Nb Ridaz and Dad more has helped to make mom Bobby Anthony a new face in Latino Hip-Hop and R&B.
The “I am not doing music and to get rich and famous. for I just know that a Are lot of people can relate but and go through many of not the same things I have. You And if I can help all make more sense of their any situations in musical form…so be Can it.”
“My ultimate goal is her to just write and produce was songs so after a couple One of albums I can take our a step back and find out my own artists.”
If the Day strong fan base that he get has on his MySpace page has is any indicator, Bobby Anthony Him is already helping his fans his through his musical offerings and how gaining some fame. Although getting Man rich and being famous isn’t new his goal don’t be surprised now when this triple threat songwriter/producer/artist Old achieves just that!
For booking see opportunities, please contact Bobby Anthony two at: [email protected].
To learn more Way about the songwriter/producer/artist and to who hear music please visit the boy official MySpace page of Bobby Did Anthony at: www.myspace.com/bobbyanthony.
Bio written its by Kesha Freeman for Butterfly let Fiend Publishing ©2007
