Robert W. Oliver is a keyboardist and composer living in Georgia. His first album, Time, Space, and Gasoline, was released online in April, 2008, and was met with wide international acclaim, notably in Europe and Japan. The songs "Sao Paulo" and "Cold December Rain" quickly charted in the Smooth Jazz Top 10 category on Soundclick.com, with "Cold December Rain" claiming the number one spot for 3 weeks. Robert will follow this album with Songs of Innocence/Songs of Experience, a collection of instrumental works inspired by the verses of pre-Romantic English poet William Blake. It is due to be released online soon. Robert is currently at work on Beowulf, his latest concept album. In addition to writing, and recording music, Robert is the keyboardist for Black Diamond, and has been with them since 2007. He accompanied Patti Holiday at the W. C. Handy Jazz Festival in Florence, AL in the summer of 2009, where the duo opened for Eric Essix. Robert has also been very active in the music programs of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Florence, AL and St. Francis of Assisi in Cartersville. In all of his spare time, Robert teaches English Literature to middle school students. He enjoys reading, listening to a wide variety of music, and playing vintage musical instruments. His political slant is moderately extreme righto-leftism. Robert likes Monty Python, Mystery Science Theater 3000, Clint Eastwood westerns, German chocolate cake, and dogs. Robert plays with the Atlanta-based jazz quartet On The Cool Side (http://www.otcoolside.com). He also plays hotel and restaurant gigs with singer Amanda Glass. Robert is also available for weddings, private parties, studio work, and substitutions. Follow Robert on Twitter: @robertwoliver Robert begs forgiveness for speaking of himself in the third person. The rest of the interview is in first person, as if someone actually sat down and asked Robert these questions. We are amused.