Rob Lanter, a native New Yorker, is an accomplished performing and recording artist versed in many styles, such as rock, jazz, blues, funk, Latin, and classical music. He has performed at the Vermont, Montreal, and Edmonton Jazz Festivals and plays regularly in and around New York City, PA, and New Jersey.

Rob studied at the Berklee College of Music majoring in Composition and guitar. He has scored several independent films, and has produced numerous recordings. In the 1980's, his jazz fusion group Orpheus recorded for Polydor Records and toured extensively throughout the U.S. and Canada playing clubs, concerts and jazz festivals including the Montreal Jazz Festival.