Rob Scallon

Robert Andrew Scallon (born August 26, 1990)[2] is an American YouTuber, musician, and multi-instrumentalist based in Chicago, Illinois.[3] He is best known for several viral videos featuring his music, including heavy metal songs played with traditionally non-metal instruments.[4][5][6][7]

Rob Scallon
Scallon at VidCon in 2014
Born (1990-08-26) August 26, 1990
NationalityAmerican
Occupation
  • Musician
  • video producer
  • internet personality
Years active2007–present
Home townChicago, Illinois
Musical career
Genres
Heavy metal
Instruments
Labels
Associated acts
YouTube information
Channel
Genre
Subscribers2 million[1]
(May 2020)
Total views365 million[1]
(May 2020)
100,000 subscribers 2014
1,000,000 subscribers 2017
Updated May 7, 2020

Career

Scallon began uploading to YouTube in February 2007,[3] and began to develop a following in 2008.[6] His popularity launched as he began to cover metal songs with folk and country instruments.[3] Most notable are his renditions of songs on banjo, including "Raining Blood" by Slayer,[8] "Master of Puppets" by Metallica,[9] and "Psychosocial" by Slipknot, the latter featuring a cameo appearance by Corey Taylor.[10] His videos, edited by Jake Jarvi,[3] have featured collaborations with Andrew Huang, Boyinaband, Davie504, Jared Dines, Leo Moracchioli, Mary Spender, and Sarah Longfield.

Scallon has released several solo albums. While most are self-released, his EP Anchor and LP The Scene is Dead are sold through DFTBA Records.[11] His releases have featured instrumentalists such as Jeff Loomis, Rabea Massaad, Ola Englund, and Pete Cottrell. He plays drums in the band Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers, and their debut album Incongruent peaked at number 3 on the Billboard Comedy Albums chart.[12] He is also part of a collaborative project with Andrew Huang called First of October, a novelty band that records an album within one recording session on October first.[13]

Scallon has a signature series of guitars released by Chapman Guitars.[14] Three more guitars were added to his line in 2020.[15]

Scallon, in partnership with Sweetwater Sound, received a Guinness World Record for the largest guitar effect pedalboard in 2019. The rig included 319 individual pedals, 34 pedalboards, and over 500 feet (150 m) of cables.[16] The board was played by Scallon and Alex Lifeson of Rush.[17]

In 2016, MetalSucks placed Scallon 23rd on a list of "The 25 Most Important People in Metal".[18] In 2020, Ultimate Guitar placed Scallon 11th on a list of "25 Best Guitarists Who Broke On the Scene After 2010".[19]

Discography

Studio albums
  • Summer (2008)
  • The Ride Home (2009)
  • The Winter's Months (2011)
  • Rob Scallon (2012)
  • Aldine (2014)
  • The Scene Is Dead (2017)

Extended plays
  • A Purple Cello EP (2013)
  • Anchor (2014)

Collaborations
  • Blind. Deaf. Mute (2009) – Gas Mask Catalogue
  • Promise Land (2010) – Gas Mask Catalogue
  • "Told Me" (2012) – Gunnarolla (feat. Rob Scallon)
  • "Six Inches" (2014) – Gunnarolla (feat. Ally Rhodes & Rob Scallon)
  • Incongruent (2014) – Hank Green and the Perfect Strangers
  • "Tines" (2017) – Andrew Huang & Rob Scallon
  • "Advice" (2018) – Cal Chuchesta (feat. Rob Scallon)
  • Ten Hours (2018) – First of October
  • Nostalgia Critic's The Wall (2019) – Doug Walker
  • Gourmet Ravioli (2019) – First of October

References
  1. "Rob Scallon". YouTube. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  2. Scallon, Rob. "8 STRING RAP and it may or may not be my birthday! (vloggin' 8/26/13)". Youtube. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  3. Galil, Leor. "Chicago's most popular young metal guitarist plays on YouTube, not onstage". Chicago Reader. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  4. Cornell, Jeff. "Watch Rob Scallon and Sarah Longfeld Cover Slayer on Ukuleles". Loudwire. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  5. Tom, Shackleford (May 26, 2019). "Metallica's "For Whom The Bell Tolls" Performed On Actual Bells". L4LM. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  6. Leight, Elias (October 3, 2014). "Rob Scallon Covers Slayer's 'Angel of Death,' Explains Making Money Off YouTube: Exclusive Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  7. Breathnach, Cillian (May 4, 2020). "Listen to this intense lap slide cover of Rage Against the Machine's Killing in the Name". Guitar.com. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  8. Scallon, Rob. "Slayer – Raining Blood (Banjo cover w/ solos)". Youtube. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  9. Scallon, Rob. "Metallica – Master of Puppets (Banjo cover)". Youtube. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  10. Scallon, Rob. "Slipknot – Psychosocial (Banjo cover ft. Leo Moracchioli)". Youtube. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  11. "Rob Scallon". DFTBA. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  12. "Hank Green And The Perfect Strangers". Billboard. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  13. Stolzer-Gary, Isaac (October 16, 2018). "Here's What An Album Written And Recorded In 10 Hours Sounds Like". GearGods. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  14. "Chapman Artist Rob Scallon". www.chapmanguitars.co.uk. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  15. Breathnach, Cillian (January 20, 2020). "NAMM 2020 video: Rob Chapman runs us through what's new for Chapman in 2020". Guitar.com. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  16. Astley-Brown, Michael. "Rob Scallon and Sweetwater just broke the world record for the largest guitar effect pedalboard". Guitar World. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  17. "'Sweetwater' and YouTuber Rob Scallon Team up to Break World Record for Largest Guitar Pedalboard". News18. September 3, 2019. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  18. Rosenberg, Axl (November 3, 2016). "The 25 Most Important People in Metal, #23: Rob Scallon". MetalSucks. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  19. "Friday Top: 25 Best Guitarists Who Broke On the Scene After 2010". Ultimate Guitar. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
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