Rob Hyman

Owner

Rob is a keyboardist/singer/ songwriter who moved to Philadelphia from Meriden, CT to attend the University of Pennsylvania and has lived in the area ever since. 

A number of bands were formed with Rob and friends in college and beyond, most notably with drummer/producer Rick Chertoff and guitarist/co-writer Eric Bazilian. Ever since their 70s West Philly jams, the three became a collaborative team that has worked together on many recording projects including debut albums from Cyndi Lauper and Joan Osborne.

In 1980 Rob and Eric formed The Hooters whose performance highlights include opening Live Aid at JFK Stadium in Philly (1985), Amnesty International Concert For Hope at Giants Stadium (1986), and Roger Waters’s “The Wall” in Berlin (1990).

Rob has also written and recorded with a number of other artists including The Band, Taj Mahal, Mick Jagger and The Chieftains. He co-wrote Cyndi Lauper’s #1 hit “Time After Time” which earned them a Grammy nomination for ‘Song Of The Year’ in 1984.

Celebrating 45 years together onstage in 2025, The Hooters continue to tour internationally behind a series of Gold and Platinum albums and were honored by the Philadelphia Music Alliance with a sidewalk plaque on Philly’s Avenue of the Arts in 2019.

And after more than 20 years since breaking ground, Elm Street Studios has continued to be the culmination of his rock and roll dreams…