robert
Alger
“Bobby St. Mute”
"I began writing music when my middle school band director showed us a free application called "Finale Notepad." I downloaded it and began notating simple melodies and my passion grew from there. I began writing more complex rhythms and harmonies and began to truly love discovery and composing.
"I was also inspired by several of my colleagues who were great musicians themselves and who had shared with me some of their work. Their examples led me to experiment and present a score of my first serious pieces to my band director. He was kind enough to let our band perform some of them and was very encouraging all along the way. Since then, I have had so many mentors who have influenced me to develop my own voice through composition."
Bio
Robert "Bobby" Alger is an in-demand working musician located currently in Salt Lake City. A versatile and experienced performer, he’s backed a variety of artists such as Ben Rector (pop), Tony Vega (salsa romántica), Roberto Blades (salsa panamá), Columbia Jones (blues rock), Rufio (rap/hip-hop), and played in groups such as The Anchorage (ska/rock), Full Blown Horns (NOLA brass), Die Shiny (electro-pop), Salt (soul), Vintage Overdrive (classic rock), Utahzolanos (Latin dance), Flamingo (jazz), Modern Retrospect (cover), New Soul Brigade (cover) and more. He records and produces under the moniker “Bobby St. Mute”.
Bobby is an alumnus of Brigham Young University* (‘20) with a Bachelor of Arts in Spanish and minors in Music and Business Management. In addition to being a working musician, he is currently employed on the finance team for Utah Symphony | Utah Opera.
A self-proclaimed aesthete, he also enjoys cycling, hiking, and cooking.
*Bobby disagrees with BYU’s policies and actions regarding inclusion and acceptance and has advocated for change of the same.
