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Robt Ptak
Robt Ptak
	Robert Ptak
Background information
Birth name	Robert Pak
Also known as	Robt Ptak
Born	13 October 1970 (age 54)
Genres	Rock
Occupation(s)	Singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, record producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals, guitar, drums, bass
Years active	1992 - present

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Robt Ptak (born October 13, 1970) is an American rock singer-songwriter, guitarist, bassist, and record producer who is the co-founding member and bassist/backing vocalist for 1990s pop punk band Size 14.^[1]^[2]

Career

Size 14

The band Size 14 was formed when Ptak placed an ad in a Los Angeles classified magazine.^[3] Ptak and bandmate Linus of Hollywood recorded all of the bands early demos on Ptak's 8 Track. Ptak can also be heard singing backing vocals and the high falsettos parts on the bands songs. Ptak left the band in 19997 and was replaced by Ray Santangelo.

Other projects

Ptak moved to New York City to start a live version of his solo-project Artificial Joy which consisted of singer Milena Mepris (who later went to form Pin Me Down), bassist Mark Cevellos, and drummer Alex Elena. Later, drummer John Lamkin also joined. The band produced one 7 track CD. After Artificial Joy disbanded, Ptak formed the rock band The Bastard Kings of Rock with Ptak on Lead vocals and lead guitar, Aristotle Dreher on bass and Michael Hamilton on drums, the band split up in 2004, after which Ptak focused on management and production.

Work as manager

Ptak was the manager of Pin Me Down^[4]^[5] the side project from Bloc Party guitarist Russell Lissack and Artificial Joy singer Milena Mepris. Ptak and Renee Frisch also executive produced the band's album, while Alex Elena was the album's producer.^[4]

Current

Robt Ptak has released demos/studio recordings via a Soundcloud page through the name DPG MEDIA.^[6] Ptak has also released some of this music via his Facebook Musician Page.

Bands

Band	Position	Years Active
Size 14	Backing Vocals, Bassist, Co Founder	1995–1997
Artificial Joy	Vocals, Guitar, Drums, Bass, Primary Songwriter	1992–2001
The Bastard Kings of Rock	Vocals, Guitar, Primary Songwriter	2001–2004
Pin Me Down	Exec Producer, Manager	2005-2008

Discography

Size 14

Size 14 (1997)

External links

Robt Ptak Facebook Musician Page
Robt Ptak discography at Discogs

References

^ Galipault, Gerry (1997-10-30). "Sizing Up size 14". Pause and Play.
^ "Size 14 Official Myspace Page". Myspace.
^ "Size 14 Interview iMusic.Com archive". iMusic.com. 1996.
^ ^a ^b "Bloc Party side-project Pin Me Down to release debut album". NME. 2010-03-05.
^ "Pin Me Down BBC Biography". BBC. 2013.
^ https://soundcloud.com/dpg-media

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[Gerry_Galipault-1] Galipault, Gerry (1997-10-30). "Sizing Up size 14". Pause and Play.

[Official_Myspace_Size_14-2] "Size 14 Official Myspace Page". Myspace.

[UBL.COM_Archive-3] "Size 14 Interview iMusic.Com archive". iMusic.com. 1996.

[Tim_Cochrane-4] "Bloc Party side-project Pin Me Down to release debut album". NME. 2010-03-05.

[BBC-5] "Pin Me Down BBC Biography". BBC. 2013.

[6] ttps://soundcloud.com/dpg-media

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