Robert Schneider
Robert Schneider | |
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Schneider performing at The Black Cat nightclub in 2006 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Robert Peter Schneider |
| Born | March 9, 1971 Cape Town, South Africa |
| Origin | Ruston, Louisiana, US |
| Genres | Psychedelic pop, indie pop, indie rock, experimental music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, mathematician, singer, songwriter, composer, producer, engineer |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Labels | The Elephant 6 Recording Co., spinART, Eenie Meenie, Yep Roc/Simian, Garden Gate, Fire, Chunklet Industries, Cloud Recordings |
Robert Peter Schneider (born March 9, 1971) is an American musician and mathematician. He is the lead singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer of rock/pop band the Apples in Stereo and has produced and performed on albums by Neutral Milk Hotel, the Olivia Tremor Control, the Minders and a number of other psychedelic and indie rock bands, as well as by Yoko Ono and Cornelius. Schneider co-founded the Elephant 6 Recording Company in 1992. He received a PhD in mathematics from Emory University in 2018 (doctoral advisor Ken Ono). As of September 2022, he is an assistant professor of mathematical sciences at Michigan Technological University specializing in number theory and combinatorics, particularly the theory of integer partitions and analytic number theory.