ABOUT
Robby Good (b. 2000) is a Los Angeles-based composer and performer.
In 2015, he was accepted into the Nancy and Barry Sanders Los Angeles Philharmonic Composer Fellowship Program, where he studied under composers Andrew Norman and Sarah Gibson. He attended the UCLA Herb Alpert School of Music in 2022, graduating with a double bachelor’s degree in Composition and Percussion Performance, with a minor in Film; in 2024, he would receive a Master of Arts degree in Composition for Visual Media from UCLA as well. Robby has studied composition privately with Ian Krouse, Peter Golub, Kay Rhie, David Lefkowitz, and Derrick Skye. He has worked for film/television composer and recording artist Michael A. Levine, and as the personal assistant for acclaimed composer and songwriter Charles Fox.
Robby has scored over 45 films and animations of varying lengths and genres. He has also provided the scores for a number of video games developed within game jams, and is currently working on the music for the constantly-updating visual novel Project: Eden’s Garden. Outside of virtual media, Robby was the principal composer and the orchestrator for the original musical theater production Dis-topia, which premiered under his directorship on February 17th and 18th, 2024. He also collaborated with the EDM artist Wooli to arrange, orchestrate, and record the single Crazy in 2021.
Robby’s concert works have been performed by ensembles such as the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the International Contemporary Ensemble, the National Children’s Chorus, the Lyris Quartet, the Calder String Quartet, the Los Angeles Percussion Quartet, the Kaleidoscope Chamber Orchestra, Ensemble TM+, Quatuor Diotima, and the CSUN Wind Ensemble; in venues such as the Walt Disney Concert Hall and REDCAT, Carnegie Hall, Royce Hall, the Libbey Bowl at the Ojai Music Festival, and the Younes and Soraya Nazarian Performing Arts Center.
Robby continues to collaborate with artists in many different genres for compositions, arrangements, orchestrations, and percussion performances in the Los Angeles area. He currently serves as the Director of Operations for the Unprecedented Music Association, of which he is a founding Board Member.
“Robby Good is a powerhouse of creativity. What I admire most about him is his unwavering persistence and perseverance in pursuing his goals. Relentless in his efforts to reach the finish line, his work ethic will undoubtedly lead him to outstanding professional success. The dude is also cool as hell. Big hair and all.”
— Derrick Skye, founder of Bridge to Everywhere
“I have known Robby Good since his early years. It is gratifying to watch this immensely talented composer and all-round musician step into the light to take his place as a professional artist of the first degree. Watch him — he is going places!”
— Ian Krouse, UCLA Chair of Composition
“I was fortunate enough to be able to hear Robby Good’s orchestra arrangements. I was impressed that they sounded as professional as any orchestra that I have had the pleasure of hearing. Continued success — congratulations, Robby!”
— Richie Gajate-Garcia, session percussionist