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Rockin’ the East Bay since 1995
Robin’s Story
Rockin' Robbie's Music Emporium was started by Robin Eig on Friday the 13th of October, 1995. After graduating from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst with a Bachelor of Music degree in Music Education, Robin was a High School and Elementary School Band Director. After a number of years teaching, a business opportunity presented itself.
Rockin' Robbie's began in 1995 selling Printed Music as a wholesale distributor, supplying music stores all over Northern California. The company soon grew to include the importing of Ethnic Hand Drums from all over the world. She then added several manufacturers of guitar straps including LM Products (Made in USA) and Steph fine Canadian made leather straps.
By 2009, East Bay Music, a staple in East County for decades, was up for sale, and Robin saw her opportunity to take her wholesale business to a new level. Adding retail, music lessons, and repair to the robust wholesale business was a no-brainer. No stranger to retail and music education herself, Robin felt it was time to drop "Music Emporium" from her moniker and adopt the decades of good will East Bay Music had developed in Concord. Thus Rockin' Robbie's East Bay Music was reborn.
Meet the Staff
Henry
Department of Sales Prevention, 2014 - 2023
Concord Staff
Isaiah
As a local musician and resident of Concord, Isaiah has been around music and art throughout his entire life. While growing up, his family exposed him to all sorts of music such as The Beatles, Wings, The Beach Boys, Santana, Led Zeppelin, Elvis Presley, Gary Lewis & The Playboys, and The Monkees just to name a few. He got his first guitar at around the age of 7 and eventually got a bass at around the age of 10 and has been playing ever since. Nowadays, Isaiah is currently attending Diablo Valley College to earn a degree in Music Industry Studies and plays in two bands (Busy Lighthouse and Hear In Color) while also pursuing solo material as well.
Jeff
Jeff has been playing saxophone for over 15 years, flute and clarinet for 10 and has been teaching lessons for over 10 years as well. He has a Masters degree in Saxophone Perfomance from the University of Nevada, Reno and a Bachelors in Jazz Studies from CSU Northridge. He has adjudicated Classical and Jazz Nevada All-State saxophone auditions and has given clinics at local schools as well run master classes and taught saxophone technique and improvisation for Hayward La-Honda Music Camp. Jeff has been featured as a guest artist at the Elko Jazz Festival and has played with the John Daversa Sextet, Kelly Park Big Band, Rory Snyder Big Band, Reno Jazz Syndicate, Reno Jazz Orchestra, etc... He is a current member of the renowned Purple Ones Prince tribute band that includes members that played with Sly and the Family Stone and Prince’s own Musical Director for his group NPG.
