In the mid 90s the internet makes it possible for Robert Baitinger, a
songwriter from Germany, to get into direct contact with his pop idol Andrew Gold.
They meet in L.A. in 2004 to record and produce a song Robert had written in 1987 called "Did
You Get What You Want". Andrew has had great success in the 1970s as a solo
artist and in the 1980s in the formation WAX together with Graham Gouldman from 10cc.
Andrew has also made his marks as a songwriter and producer.
Their first song is extremely well-received by radio stations worldwide, even though
Andrew and Robert have no label backing them. They agree on collaborating again in 2006
and produce "Tell Me", a pop song with a very high commercial
value.
In 2008 Robert contacts Oliver Schwarz, the head of Wonderland Music
Productions. Together they decide on producing Robert´s piano ballad "Now
That You´re Gone". Oliver begins with Robert´s midi files and lays out a
beautiful pop song. They jointly choose Lotti Epp to contribute the
vocals for the song. Lotti has years of international experience in the music business.
She has toured with R. Kelly and Roachford and she occasionally does studio work for
Mousse T. Her exceptional vocal performance on this track lifts this song to a
higher level of musicality.
Again in 2008 Robert collaborates with songwriter, artist and
producer Joe Milton, from Dallas Texas. Joe´s music can be heard on such
television shows as "Desperate Housewives", "Malcolm in the Middle"
and "American Family" and he has worked together with JD Fortune from INXS and
Jon Anderson from the famous rock band Yes. Robert´s song "Desperate
Moves" was a perfect fit for Joe since he is an excellent guitar player.
With this song Robert demonstrates that he can write good rock songs and Joe can show what
he can do with the guitar. Joe also produced and sang "Raining In My Heart"
and "Why Can´t A Lifetime Last Forever".
Joe Milton produced "One More Try" as well and asked Annagrey
Labasse to participate in the project. Annagrey is a singer/songwriter herself
and was a finalist in Oprah´s Pop Star Challenge in 2006. She has worked together with
well-known artists like LeAnn Rimes.
Matt Ingram sang the lead vocals on "I Just Wanna Know".
Matt and his band won the Battle of the Bands contest where he performed in front of an
audience of 70.000 people. This track was also produced by Joe Milton.
All the songs on "Helping Hands" consist of strong rock
and pop elements combined with extremely catchy melodies and killer sing-along refrains
underscored with a pleasingly bitter-sweet melancholy. The lyrics are well-worded, with an
excellent flow. Written critiques and radio airplay experts say Rob´s music has a strong
pop appeal that the listener won´t be able to get enough of. The musical composition of
these songs is potent, lively and extremely emotional with compelling musicianship. The
choice of instruments is excellent.
The songs cover the music genres rock, pop/rock, light rock,
mainstream pop as well as lovesong/ballad and demonstrate the versatility of Robert´s
songwriting capabilities. The musical elements used in these tracks lead to a unique style
of music that sounds familiar yet contemporary. This is mainstream rock/pop at its
best. These songs are designed to just simply put a smile on everybody´s face - music
for the masses that everyone can and will hum.
What started as the realization of a lifetime dream for Robert has
evolved to become serious business. |
