Owner of Phonetic Recordings one of Ibiza & the worlds favourite House Music Labels and one half of Ibiza Kings Max Linen, Rob Roar is one of the music industries most talked about Players:

• Summer 2009 See’s Rob invited back for his second Summer on the Legendary Terrace for ‘We Love Space’ Sundays @ Space Ibiza. Rob performed much talked about sets the summer of 2008 on the Space Terrace. Footage of Rob kicking the Terrace & Manumission and on the Phonetic TV page www.phoneticrecordings.com
   
• Rob mixes the ‘Featuring Luciana’ (Bodyrox) Album with four Phonetic tracks appearing including Rob’s Max Linen ‘Neon Lights’ single on Island Records/Universal. The Album has made a big impact on a Global scale hitting No.7 in the Itunes Album Charts, he has compiled and mixed Five CD compilations to date with his Counter Culture II bestowed a ‘Best Album’ award from Music Week.
   
• RR guest mix features on Judge Jules’s Global Show (syndicated to Radio around the world)
   
• Jules Quote “Rob is a Top Class DJ, An Ibiza BIG Hitter…A taste of Ibiza Magic”
   
• Rob has written and produced the No.1 record of Ibiza for 2001, 2002, 2004 & the No.5 for 2005 under his Max Linen guise (also remixing & releasing the 2003 No.1 Ibiza track) That’s the No.1 for Four consecutive years, putting him firmly in the Ibizan Record Books. Summer 2008 his Max Linen Production ‘Neon Lights’ hit the prestigious No.1 DMC Buzz Chart & No.1 Music Week Coolcuts with vocals and Lyrics by Nick Clow (Pet Shop Boys) & Luciana (Bodyrox). Also Featured on the new Ibiza Annual & Clubbers Guide ‘08 from Ministry of Sound
   
• Rob has released his productions/executive productions/songwriting with large independents and majors all over the globe including Sony, EMI, Virgin, Positiva, Universal, BMG, AATW, Nebula, TEN, Robbins USA, Manifesto, Island Records & DATA/MOS.
   
• RR has written and produced with Boy George, receiving a Double Platinum Disc (600,000 sales) and recently with the legendary Tom Jones (The Slacksons…Forthcoming on Phonetic Summer 2009)
   
• Rob has Rocked Dancefloors all over the world and is a firm favourite in Ibiza: We Love Space (Terrace), Miss Moneypennys @ El Divino, Manumission @ Priviledge & Amnesia, 5 hour slots at Bora Bora, Es Paradis, Mambo, Savannah, Es Vive after Space Session, Guest mixes on Ibiza Global Radio, Pacha, Amnesia, Judgement Sunday @ Eden. The legendary Chuff Chuff, Ministry of Sound, Back 2 Basics, Sugar Shack, The Cross, EGG, Better Days/One Love, Family-Brisbane, Kiss FM Melbourne (Guest hosting Sat Night Show) in Oz. Full Moon Party-Ko Panang, Gecko Koh Samui (www.tsunamidanceaid.com), Met-Bangkok, Dusted, Tall Trees, Clockwork Orange, Zinc Dubai, Progress the list goes on…
   
• House Music Awards: Rob Roar nominated for the ‘Outstanding A&R’ award along side Erik Morillo, Jason Ellis/Positiva & Simon ‘Defected’ Dunmore with his Phonetic Recordings label nominated for ‘Label of the Year’ alongside Subliminal, Underwater, Defected, Def Mix and Hed Kandi
   
• Rob hosted Ministry of Sounds Flagship Radio Show alongside Allister Whitehead…Some exciting news on the broadcasting front coming very soon.
   
• All of his own productions have hit No.1 in the UK Club Charts, DMC Buzz, Coolcut & Mixmag Charts.
  April 2008 The Roar & Baumgartner single ‘The Beat’ hit:
  No.1 Xpressbeats Download Top 100 Chart (4 Weeks)
  No.1 DJ Download (Top 5 for 4 weeks)
  No.2 DMC Buzz Chart & Music Week Coolcuts. Championed Globally by all the key Players
  Featured on the new ‘Live @ Pacha’ & ‘Bora Bora 2008’ Compilations
  
  2009: The Rob Roar & Felix Baumgartner follow up ‘Slam 303’ receives massive support from key tastemakers all over the world including Pete Tong on Radio 1, hitting No.2 DMC Buzz Chart and No.1 in Feb 09’s M8 Magazine with Rob featuring in “The Biggest DJs on the planet and what they said” Feature. ‘Slam 303’ and three of Rob’s other singles feature on the soundtrack for the new Ibiza Movie ‘And the beat goes on’ with Jimi Mistry (The Guru, East is East, Blood Diamond)
  
  Summer 09: Two of Max Linen’s House Music Anthems ‘Flashback’ &’The Soulshaker’ are being revisited for 2009 with mixes from D.Ramirez, Roar & Baumgartner & Martijn ten Velden. Also keep an eye out for the hot new Roar & Baumgartner single.
   
• Roger Sanchez pronounced Rob’s Max Linen ‘Flashback’ as his track of the year on Galaxy Radio
   
• Rob Roar is renowned for whipping dancefloors into a frenzy, playing upfront eclectic House sets, playing material, most of which will turn out to be key clubbing anthems months down the line.
   
• Always in the Music Press with features, interviews & reviews for the likes of M8, DJ, Mixmag, IDJ, Music Week etc

Rob’s recent Phonetic/Major Chart push co-releases include:
Bodyrox & Luciana ‘What Planet You On’ (Phonetic/Island/Universal)
Turbofunk ‘Gotta Move’ (Phonetic/DATA)
Another Chance 'Sound of Eden' Bodyrox Mixes (Phonetic/Positiva-EMI)
Jay C v's Rock Steady Crew 'Hey You' (Phonetic/EMI)
(Using original video from 1983 combined with new video shoot – View @ Phonetic site)
Martijn ten Velden 'Wish U Would' (Phonetic/AATW/Universal)
King Quadra 'Pink Champagne' (Phonetic/Universal)

Check out the brand new Phonetic website, where you’ll be able to get the very latest on the Phonetic artists, the hot new tracks coming through as well as the Phonetic Shop (tracks will be available here before anywhere else), Podcasts, Vinyl, Downloads, Event Tickets & Merchandise.