# Rob Freeman > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rob_Freeman > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Rob_Freeman.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Freeman > Source revision: 1319466666 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American musician and record producer}} {{BLP sources|date=July 2012}} {{Use mdy dates|date=October 2025}} '''Robert Andrew Freeman''' (born March 26, 1981, in [Andover, New Jersey](/source/Andover%2C_New_Jersey)Bove, Stephen. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121106225207/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/app/access/1732866121.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Mar+30,+2007&author=STEPHEN+BOVE&pub=Asbury+Park+Press&desc=COMING+IN+FOR+A+LANDING&pqatl=google "Coming in for a Landing"], ''[Asbury Park Press](/source/Asbury_Park_Press)'', March 30, 2007. Accessed June 2, 2011. "Andover-born singer/songwriter Rob Freeman...") is the guitarist, backing vocalist and primary songwriter for the [pop punk](/source/pop_punk)/[post-hardcore](/source/post-hardcore) group [Hidden in Plain View](/source/Hidden_in_Plain_View).{{cite book|last=Whitburn|first=Joel|title=The Billboard Albums: Includes Every Album That Made the Billboard 200 Chart|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5jQ5AQAAIAAJ|accessdate=August 1, 2012|page=464|date=April 15, 2007|publisher=Record Research Incorporated|isbn=978-0-89820-166-6}} He also owns/works at The Pilot Studio as a record producer. ==Biography== ===Hidden in Plain View=== {{details|Hidden in Plain View}} Upon forming in August 2000, Hidden in Plain View began playing concerts somewhat frequently. Freeman, from [Stanhope, New Jersey](/source/Stanhope%2C_New_Jersey), joined other musicians from [North Jersey](/source/North_Jersey) in establishing the band.Woliver, Robbie. [https://www.nytimes.com/2001/04/01/nyregion/music-for-punk-band-success-counts.html "MUSIC; For Punk Band, Success Counts"], ''[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)'', April 1, 2011. Accessed October 9, 2015. "The band members -- Chris Amato, 23, bass player of Chatham; Joe Reo, 20, vocalist of Stanhope; Bob Freeman, 19, guitarist vocalist and songwriter of Stanhope; Kenny Ryan, 19, guitarist of Long Valley; Derek Reilly, 18, drummer of Rockaway -- have no qualms about acting in ways that their peers might view as selling out, as long as they get their music heard." After graduating high school, the band released their debut [EP](/source/Extended_play) ''[Find](/source/Find_(Hidden_in_Plain_View_EP))'' (2001) independently and their sophomore EP ''[Operation: Cut-Throat](/source/Operation%3A_Cut-Throat)'' (2002) on Note to Self Records and re-released by [LLR Recordings](/source/LLR_Recordings). Following several line-up changes, [Drive-Thru Records](/source/Drive-Thru_Records) signed the band in June 2003 and released their four-song sampler EP ''[Hidden in Plain View](/source/Hidden_in_Plain_View_(EP))'' on November 11, 2003. With more sophisticated lyrics and a heavier undertone in the instrumentation, it served as a prelude to their following full-length album. In mid-2004, Hidden in Plain View went into the studio with producer Jim Wirt to record their full-length debut ''[Life in Dreaming](/source/Life_in_Dreaming)''. Song structures were more diverse, featuring riff heavy [anthem](/source/anthem)s as well as melancholy [ballad](/source/ballad)s, as were the lyrical topics, dealing with the pressure of growing up ("American Classic"), the experience of losing a close friend ("In Memory") and the controversial subject of [date rape](/source/date_rape) ("Bleed for You"). ''Life in Dreaming'' was also the first of the band's records that integrated Freeman as a full vocalist with almost as many parts as lead vocalist Reo in certain songs, such as "A Minor Detail", "Garden Statement" and "Top 5 Addictions". The follow-up album to ''Life in Dreaming'' was recorded in 2006 and released in 2007. On January 29, 2007, it was announced via the label's website that the band had broken up. ===Record production=== In 2004 Freeman's studio took on the name The Pilot Studio when he began producing a variety of projects. ==Discography== ===Musician=== {{Main|Hidden in Plain View#Discography}} ===Producer=== * Foster – ''The Demo'' (2002) * [Houston Calls](/source/Houston_Calls) – ''4 Song Sampler'' (2003) * State Unfair –''Demos'' (2003) * Sleepwell – ''Coin Operated Entertainment'' (2003) * Royden – ''Best Friends Our Worst Enemies'' (2004) * Maverick – ''Caught in the Negatives'' (2004) * The Letter You –''Free from Everything'' (2005) * Sound the Alarm – ''Sound the Alarm'' (2006) * P.R.Y.D.E. – ''Drowning Between Life and Lies'' EP (2006) * Someday Never – ''The Natural Trend of Breathing'' EP (2006) * Hometown Anthem – ''If We Could Dream'' (2006) * The Fallback – ''This City Story'' EP (2006) * Hand Me Down Buick – ''The Greater the Risk'' (2006) * Sayrelin – ''We've Come to the Conclusion'' (2006) * SunSets North – ''Return To Sender'' (2007) * Parade The Day – ''To Keep Us Moving'' (2007) * Late Night Habit – 'The Single Life' (2009) * Hit The Lights – 'Skip School Start Fights' (2009) * Armor For Sleep – 'EP' (2009) * Voted Most Random – 'Everything You Want and More' (2010) * Hartford – 'Room 207' (2010) * Royal – ''Royal EP'' (2010) * Ally Burnett – 'The Takeover EP' 'The Seven' (2010) 'The Heartbreaker Sampler' (2011) * The Spin Room – 'The Dreams We Keep' (2010) 'Forever & Ever & Ever After' (2012) * All The Right Moves – 'When Your Compass Breaks' (2012) * Like Crazy – 'A Short Story' EP (2013) * Novelty – 'With Room to Grow' (2014) * Hampton Hollow – 'Hampton Hollow' (2017) * Today Is... – 'Ahh The Joys of Mortgaging Your Future' (2020) * Anxious Club – 'Midnight at Smoke Permanent' (2021){{cite web|title=Midnight at Smoke Permanent – Anxious Club|date=December 31, 2021|website=SoundCloud|url=https://soundcloud.com/anxious-club|access-date=March 3, 2022}} ==References== {{Reflist}} == External links == * {{Official website|http://www.audiopilotproduction.com|Rob Freeman's Studio (Audio Pilot) official website}} * {{Official website|http://www.hiddeninplainview.com|Hidden in Plain View's official website}} * {{Official website|https://www.angelfire.com/pe/8overparska/|8 Over Par's official website}} {{Hidden in Plain View}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Freeman, Rob}} Category:1981 births Category:Living people Category:Musicians from Sussex County, New Jersey Category:People from Andover, New Jersey Category:People from Byram Township, New Jersey Category:People from Stanhope, New Jersey --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Rob Freeman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Freeman) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Freeman?action=history)). 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