Sam Robson

Born in England and raised in Dubai, songwriter/musician Sam Robson has etched his unique sound in the currents of folk, pop and alternative music with independent releases: <a href="spotify:album:0YpbaN9dKX2SsGJczZr3Ni" data-name="Six">Six</a> (2020) and <a href="spotify:album:54Nsw6c1z25AQbzfw24bZt" data-name="Slow Down Time">Slow Down Time</a> (2023). His music is aptly self-described as ‘Sad folk by some sad folk.’

In 2016, I formed <a href="spotify:artist:1MfJdWYn1mAEyhEemiFOrB" data-name="Skeptic">Skeptic</a>. In the band, I take on the roles of lead writer; composer; guitar and vocals. Upon the bands inception, we felt that young musicians in Dubai were criminally under appreciated and so our aim was to create music that could provide an authentic representation of growing up in the Emirates. In 2018, we released our debut album: <a href="spotify:album:6bRgBEYZZEjLT3WorEBIyA" data-name="Wrath &amp; Lust">Wrath &amp; Lust</a>. We received local praise and were blessed with opportunities such as opening for music legends: <a href="spotify:artist:2aaLAng2L2aWD2FClzwiep" data-name="Dream Theater">Dream Theater</a> and <a href="spotify:artist:1KGFAcP7ovMYuoQuloDhOj" data-name="Bumblefoot">Bumblefoot</a>. Due to the pandemic in 2020, we took a hiatus and will soon return with our long awaited sophomore album.

It was during this hiatus that I began writing/releasing music under my own name, as a solo artist. I am extremely inspired by folk, pop and alternative music and I aim to amalgamate these genres to create my own soundscape. In this pursuit, I found I could truly express myself through emotive songwriting that tackles themes such as love, longing, time, memory, order and disorder. I have been fortunate enough to receive acclaim for my work in both settings via playing my music around the Middle East and Europe as well as featuring on radio stations such as Virgin Radio and Dubai Eye.