I'm Robert Venner, other known as Play.Pause.Record. I'm 21 years of age from Portland, Oregon.  This is my music.
Producer/Dj
Booking: robert27james27@hotmail.com 



How would you describe your music style?

I’ve always called it “alternative-pop,” as a half-hearted, half-joke. Because truthfully, I love so many types of music that I think my love for blues, funk, rock, and pop will always shine through. When I sit down to first write a song, I try to focus on lyrics and melody, whether there's a guitar part already written or I'm writing to a piece of music. My goal has always been for everyone to feel and identify with the lyrics in some capacity while having a melody they can bump on the highway or have in their ear while they’re on break and everything in between; hopefully, it sticks with them. I want my music to help people get through life’s complex changes and winding roads, wherever it may take them. I want to help with any of those moments the best I can.

What artists inspire you?

I’m inspired by so many different aspects of different artists, from the guitar playing of Clapton, SRV, Hendrix, Rodrigio & Gabriela, to the songwriting of Jim Morrison, Kurt Cobain, Fiona Apple, Sara Bareilles, and Bob Dylan. Plus, I love the way bands and artists like Foo Fighters, Grateful Dead, and Justin Timberlake have mastered the art of live shows and performances, to how The Beatles and James Brown were masters of melody. If you’re out there doing your own thing, writing your music, and pouring your heart and soul into the craft that you love so much, then I think you’re inspiring everyone. I think you can draw inspiration from anyone doing it on their terms.

beats for fun and no harm done
elo im jon todd mc for the breaks collective and co founder and mc for the unknown
im a mc dj producer for devon and have been making all branches of music  since 96 check out my mixcloud the links below for my mixs and my band the breaks collective for original live hip hop 
hope you enjoy my tunes

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