Gino Robair

Gino Robair is an American percussionist, composer, instrument builder and improviser based in California. His musical work bridges experimental rock, contemporary composition, improvisation, electronics and interdisciplinary performance, often featuring modified drums, objects and unpredictable mechanical sound sources.

He has performed with John Butcher, Tom Nunn, Anthony Braxton and numerous musicians from North American and European experimental scenes. He also founded the independent Rastascan Records label and has written for music-technology publications. His Creative Sources recordings document an approach to percussion that treats texture, invention and collective musical decisions as equally important as rhythmic development.