Rob Rufus Email & Phone Number

Rob Rufus is an award-winning author, screenwriter, musician, and activist. His literary career began when his coming-of-age memoir, DIE YOUNG WITH ME, was released to critical acclaim. It was listed as one of Hudson Booksellers “Best Books of 2016” and won the American Library Association’s prestigious ALEX Award. Rob then released two works of fiction, THE VINYL UNDERGROUND, which was a Junior Library Guild Gold Standard Selection, and PARADISE WV, which won a gold medal at The IPPY Awards and was subsequently picked up as a series by Paramount Pictures. Rob created an original TV series called THE OBITUARIES. It is now in development with Ley Line Entertainment (producers of Everything, Everywhere, All at Once). His adapted screenplay for Die Young With Me was a semifinalist for the coveted Academy of Motion Pictures Nicholl Fellowship and is currently in development; as is a musical adaptation for the stage.Rob is an advocate for causes concerning cancer, disability, and the opioid epidemic. He is an ambassador for Teen Cancer America and member of The Inevitable Foundation for Disabled Screenwriters. He also works closely with the Make-a-Wish Foundation.

How much does Rob Rufus love music? Enough to fight and suffer through his disabilities ever time he takes the stage. Surviving stage-four cancer twice left him with only one lung, high-impact chronic pain, nerve damage in his hands and feet…none of which are ideal for a drummer. But Rob suffers through them because he credits music with saving his life. Punk rock, most of all.Rob was the cofounder, songwriter, and drummer for seminal early-2000s band Blacklist Royals. He also plays in Nashville’s baddest genderqueer goth-country group, The Bad Signs. His new band, Nubs & The Blubs, aims to kick ass while creating visibility for the disabled community. Rob has put out numerous albums on both major and indie labels. He has had songs on the radio, in movies, and on TV. He’s played everywhere from network TV to a German women’s prison. His lyrics are tattooed on people’s skin. Rob loves music because it gave him something when he needed it the most… hope.

Bachelor Of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Music Business

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