associated_acts years_active notable_instruments birth_place image_size birth_date background image article_title occupation
ora , byzantium , the movies , ratdog late 1960s & ndash ; present bass , synthesizer hampstead , london , england 150 1950 non_vocal_instrumentalist ratdog-robin-sylvester . jpg robin sylvester
 bassist , sound engineer
robin sylvester

robin sylvester -lrb- born 1950 in hampstead , london -rrb- is an english musician , based in san francisco , who is best known for his ongoing work with ratdog .
although primarily a bass player , he plays several instruments , including the guitar and keyboards , and has done extensive arranging .
sylvester began his professional music career with the `` a cappella '' london boy singers chorus in the 1960s , and as an sound engineer in 1969 .
working as an assistant at abbey road studios when the beatles recorded their eponymous album , he was inspired by paul mccartney to take up the bass guitar .
he also used early synthesisers while playing with and producing byzantium in 1971 .
while touring with dana gillespie , he moved to the united states in 1974 .
clive davis signed his folk-rock band the movies to arista records , which played around new york and los angeles in the late 1970s .
then , as a session musician , he worked alongside steve douglas , backing the beach boys and ry cooder .
he also played in live acts led by marty balin , mary wells , the shirelles , the coasters , the drifters , billy preston , christine mcvie , steve seskin , bo diddley , chuck berry , freddy fender , del shannon , and vince welnick 's missing man formation .
in 2003 , he replaced rob wasserman as ratdog 's bass player .
he played his first show on 4 march 2003 .
