Alan Roubik
Pianist | Composer | Producer
Alan began playing keyboard by ear at the age of 3 and began formal piano lessons when he was nearly 10.
Even though Alan truly enjoyed composing his own music, and despite having won numerous competitions and talent shows, he never considered music as a career until a chance meeting with legendary producer and artist manager Joe Gottfried of Sound City Studios in 1988. Upon requesting and listening to a demo cassette tape of 3 original songs, Joe insisted that Alan consider a career in music as a composer for his multi-platinum artists.
After much consideration, Alan began his journey into the music business after receiving his Bachelor's of Science degree in Business Management from California State University, Los Angeles in 1989, and established Roubik Records and Alan Roubik Publishing in 1992 as a platform for producing his music.
Endorsed by both Yamaha and Bösendorfer piano manufacturers, the later of which is a great honor and recognition of talent that puts Alan in the company of other outstanding artists, including Franz Liszt, Franz Schubert, Frédéric Chopin, Richard Wagner, Johann Strauss, Johannes Brahms, Franz Lehár, Gustav Mahler, Herbert von Karajan, Leonard Bernstein, Oscar Peterson, André Previn and Victor Borge.
Alan's first album was entitled "Promises," and it had gained in popularity on Adult Contemporary radio stations in the US, which led to the production of the 35mm music video "Promises," with Michael Jackson's film crew, assisted by director John Landis. The romantic video filmed in Malibu, California, established Alan as the #1 most popular indie artist in the history of MTV and Star TV Asia.
Roubik Records has since released dozens of albums in over 40 countries. Alan also composed the soundtrack to the award winning film, "Germany and the Secret Genocide."
Alan's younger years
Music, Martial Arts & Gymnastics
Born with the gift of music, Alan began playing the piano at age 3 by ear. Formal music training began when he was 9 years old, at which time he also composed music.
At the age of 14, Alan began training in both martial arts and gymnastics, the latter of which led to his first job as a gymnastics teacher at East Los Angeles College and for the city of Monterey Park.
In high school, Alan was training in mixed martial arts 3 to 4 hours a day, and 6 to 7 hours of gymnastics on weekends, landing him leadership roles in two Karate Demonstration teams and giving private lessons to friends and law enforcement.