Bob Pinto
Bass Player
BIO
Bob Pinto began his musical career at age 6. He studied guitar for 11 years, playing lead guitar in the local Monmouth County NJ band Just Us. His first paying gig with the band was at age 12 and he played with them throughout elementary and high schools.
Upon gradation from high school he attended Rider University/Westminster Choir College to study music, earning a BA. There he played guitar and added the study of upright and electric basses, piano and vocal instruction.
After college, Bob immediately starting performing full time and traveled the east coast with show bands and orchestras, singing and playing guitar and bass. When life on the road became too arduous, he found steady full-time employment with local entertainment offices and wedding bands.
He has performed with nostalgic bands such as The Box Tops, The Drifters and Looking Glass, popular artists Dee Snyder, Debbie Gibson, and great jazz and contemporary players such as Joe Morello, Vinnie Corrao, Doug Clarke, Charlie Clarke, Jeff Levine, Dennis Nanton, Russ De Filippis, Steve Shostak, Bobby Bandiera, Phil De Carlo, Bob Ferry, David Nunez and Jerry Topinka.
Bob also spent many years as the staff bassist at Grandslam Studios in West Orange NJ recording albums and commercials.
The CD Bianco Buttery recorded in conjunction with Phil De Carlo was released in 1997. Click here for songs on the CD.
Some of the bands that Bob has performed with include:
Ace Rockers
Alstan Orchestras
Animation
Barry Herman Orchestras
BoKenJo
Bob Denson
Breezin'
Brian Kirk and the Jerks
Center Stage
Chialo
City Sounds
Clean Slate
Danger Zone
Deep Run
Dorian Parreott
E3 Entertainment
David Nunez
East Side Harmony
Esteem Entainment
Encore Entertainment
Everyone
Exit 88
Fair Share
Fame and Fortune
Fan Fair
Fate
Fatherockit
Fire
Forte
Gladys Bryant Orchestras
Glenn Lykes Band
Good Times
Hank Lane Entertainment
Heart Strings
High Street
Holme
Hot Flash
Jack Goodman Orchestras
Jake's Country Band
Jason Craig Orchestras
John Martin Orchestras
Jukebox Heroes
Just Us
Lace
Leon Trent and Waterfront
Lisa Sherman-Dow
Luv Krazy
Magic
Nancy Scharf
New Jersey Allstars
Next Generation of Soul
Platinum
Premonition
Renegade
Rich Genoval
Rick Jarusiewicz
Seventh House
Shark Puppet
Shore Syde
Signature
Silk and Steel
Smooth Sailin'
Special Affair
Splash
Stan Allen Orchestras
Steve Mottola Orchestras
Stormin' Norman
That Band
The BBQ'D Tony Band
The BethAnne Clayton
The Bobby Boyd Trio
The Carmel
The Clam Diggers
The Clique
The Doctor Bob Band
The Ferrymen
The Hillcrest Band
The Jazz Lobsters
The Joe Riccardello Band
The Junior Pauls Band
The Lefty Mann Experiment
The Mods
The Paul Marino Band
The Pat Roddy Band
The Project
The Rock and Soul Band
The Tides
The Todd Sherman Band
The Tom Fish Band
The Tone Masters
The Tony D Band
The Twilighters
The Wayne Hughley Band
Tied to the Traxx
Undercover
US Sound
V T Entertainment (Vinnie Talarico)