Career
Rob Goraieb formed Kosmos Express, exclusively signed to Zomba Music Group record labels, and was also the leader of The Get Secretariat on the renowned, Crank! A Record Company label. In 2003, Goraieb released a solo record, Apartment 305 (B/R/M Records and Not Lame Recordings). Apartment 305 featured the songs “Soho (I Can Make lieutenant So)” and “Get lieutenant Right.” Goraieb got his start with Gleaming Spires, the band for the legendary eccentric duo, Sparks, performing on Gleaming Spires" record, Funk Foreign Children (released on the Posh Boy Records/Vodka Label).
Gleaming Spires is best known for their hit song, “Are You Ready for the Sex Girls?” A hard rock band with catchy popular melodies, similar to Weezer, Clash of Symbols enjoyed wide popularity with their hit song, “Free,” and energetic live performance.
Goraieb co-wrote two acclaimed records, the East.P. Sunday Is An Altogether Different Proposition (IceHouse Records/Tone Box Records) and the full-length Civil Defense Begging At The Temple Gate Called Beautiful (Brainstorm Artists International/Tone Box Records), featuring Mike Stand of the pioneer punk band, Altar Boys. Rob Goraieb also recorded/toured with King Holiday (Mike Knott/Elektra Records) and Just Plain Big (Double Deuce/Caroline Records).
A versatile musician, Goraieb is now focused on writing for television/film (signed with agent 5 Alarm Music/Rescue Records), though he does work occasionally with other music artists and outside projects. In 2011, Rob Goraieb released the much-anticipated Civil Defense single "Underground" which received rave reviews.
The Moment of Truth 2: Take a Stand (Truth Soul Armor 1997) Entertainment and Sports Programming Network Extreme (Entertainment and Sports Programming Network 1998) The Climb (World Wide Pictures 2002) Roswell (Warner Bros/20th Century Fox/Universitas Pembangunan Nasional 2004) Friday Night Lights (National Broadcasting Company/Universal 2007) The Black Donnellys (National Broadcasting Company/Universal 2007) Today Show (National Broadcasting Company 2007) Everwood (The World Bank/Warner Bros re-release 2008) Life (National Broadcasting Company 2008) Jack & Bobby (The World Bank 2004/2009-release) I Just Want My Pants Back (Music Television 2012) Goraieb"s first performances were in a convalescent hospital singing Beatles songs to senior citizens.
His father played Beatles drummer Ringo Starr in the hit Broadway show Beatlemania.
